Accounting Manager

Summary:

We are seeking an Accounting Manager with deep expertise in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions. This role is vital to ensuring timely, accurate client billing and vendor payments, and maintaining strong financial controls. The ideal candidate will excel in communication, process oversight, and attention to detail, with the ability to lead reconciliation efforts, manage aging reports, and collaborate effectively across departments to optimize financial processes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Accounts Receivable functions, including client invoicing, aging analysis, collections, and ensuring accurate recording of receivables.
• Oversee the Accounts Payable process, verifying vendor approvals, compliance, and use tax accuracy to ensure timely and correct payments.
• Supervise billing activities, providing guidance to Billing Coordinator(s) to ensure accurate and timely client invoicing.
• Act as the primary point of contact between accounting, account management, and vendors for billing and payables inquiries and resolutions.
• Regularly review aging reports and follow up on overdue accounts, discrepancies, or missing entries with precision.
• Reconcile accounts receivable and accounts payable ledgers, including bank statements and vendor records, with an emphasis on accuracy and completeness.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with internal policies and vendor agreements for payables and receivables.
• Prepare and review journal entries, aging reports, and financial statements, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Maintain and monitor internal billing schedules and vendor payment deadlines, informing stakeholders and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Implement improvements in billing and AR/AP processes, emphasizing clarity, efficiency, and best practices.
• Collaborate regularly with senior leadership, account management, and vendors to resolve billing and AR/AP issues swiftly.
• Perform other related responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 years of accounting experience, with at least 5 years in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions.
• Proven leadership skills and experience supervising billing, AR and AP teams or activities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of explaining financial details clearly to diverse audiences.
• Exceptional attention to detail, with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving discrepancies.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, able to meet deadlines while maintaining accuracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Adobe Acrobat; experience with Net Suite and Salesforce is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of client billing structures and vendor management, particularly in agency or service-based environments, is a plus.
• Dedicated to continuous process improvement and cross-department collaboration.

Employment Type:

• Full Time
• Little Rock Office (required)

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Potential for annual profit-sharing bonus
• 401(k) savings plan
• Flexible spending account for health and dependent care
• Generous insurance plans available (health, dental, life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability)
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid parking
• Explore Arkansas (annual expense reimbursement for qualifying in-state vacations)
• CJRW Cares (employee-guided non-profit giving program)
• #We Are Wellness  (annual expense reimbursement for eligible wellness expenses)