Sr. Manager, Financial Accounting
for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include sections only if posting has real specific content. We have content for responsibilities (What You'll Do), qualifications (Qualifications And Requirements), work location and arrangement (maybe Schedule?), benefits, pay (salary). Also maybe "About CarMax" could be "About the role"? Actually "About CarMax" is company overview, could be "About the role"? But we have "About CarMax" describing company. Could be "About the role" is not present; we have description of role earlier. Could use "About the role" heading for the introductory paragraph about role. But we must not repeat job title. The intro paragraph: "CarMax, the way your career should be! ... The Accounting team plays a critical role...". That's about role. So we can put that under About the role
. Then responsibilities under Responsibilities
. Then qualifications under Qualifications
(or Requirements). The posting has "Qualifications And Requirements". We'll use Qualifications
. Then maybe "Skills" not explicit; we could skip. Benefits under Benefits
. Pay under Pay
. Schedule under Schedule
(work location and arrangement includes onsite 4 days per week). Also work authorization maybe minor metadata; we can fold into a short
under maybe "Work Location and Arrangement"? But we have Schedule heading for onsite 4 days per week. Work location could be part of Schedule or separate? There's no specific heading for location; we could include location in Schedule paragraph. Or we could add a short
for location and work auth after Schedule? But we should not create extra headings unless content. Could put location and work auth in a
under Schedule or after. However instructions: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we can use those headings. We'll include About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Possibly also "Work Location" but not in list; we can incorporate location into Schedule paragraph. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, scam warning, navigation, cookie, legal, duplicated lines. Remove "CarMax is an equal opportunity employer..." etc. Also remove "Upon an applicant's request..." etc. Also remove "Work Authorization: Applicants must be currently authorized..." maybe we keep as minor metadata? It says fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can include a short
for work authorization after Schedule or within Schedule? Probably better to include a short
after Schedule: "Work authorization: Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; sponsorship not considered." That's minor metadata. We must preserve all substantive information: responsibilities bullet points, qualifications bullet points, benefits details, salary range, schedule (onsite 4 days per week), location (Kennesaw, GA). Also mention "CarMax Auto Finance office (Kennesaw, GA)". Also mention "Associates will work onsite 4 days per week." Also mention "Work Location and Arrangement: This role will be based out of the CarMax Auto Finance office (Kennesaw, GA). Associates will work onsite 4 days per week." So we can combine. We need to use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So responsibilities list, qualifications list, benefits list.
We must not invent or summarize away detail. Keep all details.
Let's extract responsibilities:
- Have effective oversight of cyclical accounting processes, including but not limited to, general ledger closing procedures, preparing/recording journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations, financial statement analysis and compiling financial reporting and footnote support for inclusion in SEC filings and earnings releases.
- Review work completed by the CAF Financial Accounting Team, which includes journal entries, reconciliations, and quarterly analysis documents.
- Partner with and be the primary resource for Home Office Accounting, Treasury/External Vendor Relationship, Loss Forecasting, and various other CAF departments to provide accounting and data support as
- Lead all external audit processes, including preparation of client-prepared schedules for quarterly reviews, annual audit and SOX 404 testing, and maintenance of financial reporting process documentation.
- Analyze data to identify and interpret trends; make recommendations for improvements to the necessary business areas.
- Participate in and/or lead special projects (e.g. implementation/maintenance of new accounting standards and/or systems) and meetings.
- Select, lead, manage and engage a team of salaried associates who perform the accounting, reconciliation and reporting functions.
Note there is a trailing "as" after "provide accounting and data support as". Probably incomplete but we keep as is.
Qualifications:
- CPA required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and/or Finance required
- Five years of general accounting experience in public accounting and/or corporate accounting or financial reporting.
- Exposure to SEC reporting requirements and previous experience preparing and/or analyzing financial statements preferred.
- Three or more years of experience leading teams to achieve common goals, including supervising direct reports.
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of accounting principles and theories; including financial statements, financial systems, payment processing, etc.
Also maybe "Work Location and Arrangement" not a qualification.
Benefits: The posting includes a paragraph about benefits: "Except as otherwise required by state law, CarMax Associates are entitled to the following paid sick, vacation, and holiday time. Associates That Are Considered Full-time Hourly Or Commission/incentive Eligible To earn up to 48 hours of sick time per year accrued on a per pay period basis and between 80 hours and 200 hours per year of vacation time after a 90 day waiting period depending on years of continuous service with the Company. For 8 hours of pay for each of a total of 6 paid scheduled holidays per year plus 1 floating holiday. If such an Associate does work on a scheduled holiday due to business need, they are eligible for Holiday Premium Pay. Associates considered full-time salaried are entitled to paid time away with no specified limit as needed for sick, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, holidays, floating holiday, etc. subject to manager approval. For more details about benefits, please visit our CarMax Benefits website."
We need to turn that into a list? It's prose but we can make a
- for each benefit type? The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we should create a list of benefits items. We can break into items: sick time, vacation time, holidays, holiday premium pay, salaried PTO. Let's extract:
- Up to 48 hours of sick time per year accrued per pay period (for full-time hourly/commission/incentive eligible).
- Between 80 and 200 hours of vacation time per year after 90-day waiting period, depending on years of service (for full-time hourly/commission/incentive eligible).
- 8 hours of pay for each of 6 paid scheduled holidays per year plus 1 floating holiday (for full-time hourly/commission/incentive eligible); holiday premium pay if work on scheduled holiday.
- Full-time salaried associates: paid time away with no specified limit as needed for sick, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, holidays, floating holiday, etc., subject to manager approval.
We could also mention "For more details about benefits, please visit our CarMax Benefits website." That's a reference; we can keep as a
after list. Pay: "The Annual Salary For This Position Is $112,800.00 - $180,500.00 May be eligible for bonus and equity." We'll make a
under Pay heading. Schedule: "Work Location and Arrangement: This role will be based out of the CarMax Auto Finance office (Kennesaw, GA). Associates will work onsite 4 days per week." We'll make a
under Schedule heading. We also need to include location maybe in Schedule paragraph. We also need to include work authorization minor metadata: "Work Authorization: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Sponsorship will not be considered for this specific role." We'll add a short
after Schedule or maybe under a separate minor metadata but we can just add a
after Schedule. We must not include any heading for "Work Authorization". So just a
. Now produce HTML fragment. Structure:
About the role
CarMax, the way your career should be! CarMax didn’t become the nation’s largest used car retailer overnight. It took years of controls, self-regulating, and discipline when it came to managing customer and company funds. The Accounting team plays a critical role in this endeavor. As a Sr. Manager, you will serve as CarMax Auto Finance’s steadfast resource for all recurring accounting processes, having an intimate expertise with various company financial systems. You’ll support the business by proactively and independently seeking opportunities for improvement – conceptualizing the “big picture” while maintaining keen attention to detail. A candidate for this role will have strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills and be effective and efficient in prioritizing and time management.
Responsibilities
- Have effective oversight of cyclical accounting processes, including but not limited to, general ledger closing procedures, preparing/recording journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations, financial statement analysis and compiling financial reporting and footnote support for inclusion in SEC filings and earnings releases.
- Review work completed by the CAF Financial Accounting Team, which includes journal entries, reconciliations, and quarterly analysis documents.
- Partner with and be the primary resource for Home Office Accounting, Treasury/External Vendor Relationship, Loss Forecasting, and various other CAF departments to provide accounting and data support as
- Lead all external audit processes, including preparation of client-prepared schedules for quarterly reviews, annual audit and SOX 404 testing, and maintenance of financial reporting process documentation.
- Analyze data to identify and interpret trends; make recommendations for improvements to the necessary business areas.
- Participate in and/or lead special projects (e.g. implementation/maintenance of new accounting standards and/or systems) and meetings.
- Select, lead, manage and engage a team of salaried associates who perform the accounting, reconciliation and reporting functions.
Qualifications
- CPA required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and/or Finance required
- Five years of general accounting experience in public accounting and/or corporate accounting or financial reporting.
- Exposure to SEC reporting requirements and previous experience preparing and/or analyzing financial statements preferred.
- Three or more years of experience leading teams to achieve common goals, including supervising direct reports.
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of accounting principles and theories; including financial statements, financial systems, payment processing, etc.
Benefits
- Up to 48 hours of sick time per year accrued on a per pay period basis (for full‑time hourly/commission/incentive‑eligible associates).
- Between 80 and 200 hours of vacation time per year after a 90‑day waiting period, depending on years of continuous service (for full‑time hourly/commission/incentive‑eligible associates).
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- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we should create a list of benefits items. We can break into items: sick time, vacation time, holidays, holiday premium pay, salaried PTO. Let's extract:
- Up to 48 hours of sick time per year accrued per pay period (for full-time hourly/commission/incentive eligible).
- Between 80 and 200 hours of vacation time per year after 90-day waiting period, depending on years of service (for full-time hourly/commission/incentive eligible).
- 8 hours of pay for each of 6 paid scheduled holidays per year plus 1 floating holiday (for full-time hourly/commission/incentive eligible); holiday premium pay if work on scheduled holiday.
- Full-time salaried associates: paid time away with no specified limit as needed for sick, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, holidays, floating holiday, etc., subject to manager approval.
We could also mention "For more details about benefits, please visit our CarMax Benefits website." That's a reference; we can keep as a
- for each benefit type? The instruction: Use