Accounting Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Directly supervises the Accounting staff (such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable) in the assigned region.
• Manage daily accounting operations by ensuring the accuracy of the General Ledger and documentation of procedures.
• Manage month-end close process, close system ledgers, review all journal entries and reconciliations, as well as the financial statement reporting and distribution.
• Ensures accounts payable is managing vendors and paying them inside their terms and all supportive documents and approvals are properly documented.
• Ensures accounting team is maintaining good relationships with internal departments and external customers.
• Ensure compliance with state and local laws by calculating, paying and filing sales and use tax & property tax.
• Financial Statement Audit – assist in the annual audit by preparing audit schedules and providing auditors with substantiation and documentation.
• Operating & Capital Budgets – Assist in the creation of annual Company Owned Stores budgets.
• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual financial closing and analysis.
• Prepare the financial reports and analysis for Management for evaluation and planning purposes by collecting and formatting necessary information.
• Aid in ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the Accounting Department by – Ensuring Department policies and procedures are designed to support strong internal controls; Ensuring compliance with Company and Department policies and procedures; Identifying weaknesses policies and procedures, and recommending updates to strengthen internal controls, when appropriate; Ensuring compliance with GAAP; and Continuously improving the Department through the use of technology and streamlined processes and workflow.
• Supervises, trains, develops and manages resources such as personnel.
• Provides frequent feedback including annual performance reviews.
• Provides routine informal feedback to manage employee performance.
• Takes corrective actions as necessary and recognizes employees when appropriate.
• Regularly holds individual performance discussions (i.e. “One-On-Ones”) with direct reports.
• Ensures accounting teams are up-to-date and knowledgeable regarding policies and procedures by holding regular meetings and continually providing information and status reports.
• Participates in the hiring and selection process to identify qualified candidates within established processes and guidelines.
• Provides learning opportunities to develop employees for promotion.
• Carry out leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Assist as a backup to other accounting positions.
• Carries out other functions as assigned by the supervisor.
• Establishes and maintains positive and constructive working relationships with counterparts in other departments by ensuring open lines of communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Accounting/Finance from a four-year college or university; at least three years of hands-on financial experience in a fast-paced environment with supervisory experience preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or Master of Business Administration (MBA) is preferred, but not required for this role.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Ability to create financial reports from given information.
• Ability to utilize Microsoft Excel proficiently, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and handling datasets for reconciliations and reporting.
• Knowledge of internal control systems.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to collect data, evaluate results and draw conclusions.
• Problem solving skills: listening to, interpreting, and meeting the needs of others; diagnosing and rectifying problems.
• Project management skills: establishing objectives, timelines and deadlines; action planning to meet deadlines; evaluating current and future positions.
• Ability to establish and continuously improve work procedures and systems.
• Ability to attend to detail.
• Ability to establish priorities and manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to develop and use systems for organizing and keeping track of information.
• Works well under pressure and meets deadlines.
• Ability to communicate information across different individuals, departments, and external parties.
• Ability to listen and converse in a clear and professional manner.
• Ability to effectively present information both orally and in writing.
• Ability to listen to others to identify needs and concerns.
• Maintains confidentiality of information.
• Manager/Supervisor - Focus on getting work done through others; delivers team and department results.