Accounting Manager

The Accounting Manager will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day accounting operations and ensuring timely and accurate financial reports for an employee-owned company who specializes in designing & engineering automation solutions and providing automation parts within the manufacturing & parts distribution space. This position will work directly with their Chief Finance Officer and members of the Leadership Team to provide support for the continued growth of our client.

This will include implementation of scalable systems, policies and procedures as well as assisting with developing and reporting key performance indicators and budget and financial analysis.

• Supervise the accurate and timely close of monthly financial statements.
• Monitor Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) compliance.
• Prepare monthly budget to actual comparisons and financial reports.
• Manage the internal accounting team and ensuring that accounting operations are optimal. Responsible for accounting process improvements and development.
• Create, document and improve tracking for key business performance metrics and processes.
• Conduct cost analysis and identify cost‑control measures and initiatives.
• Develop, mentor, and train accounting team members to match the needs of a rapidly growing business.
• Manage the timely filing of all required tax returns and other statutory filings with external units.
• Monitor overall cash and risk management.
• Responsible for calculating all necessary commissions, bonuses and profit sharing. Ensure payroll is posted accurately in general ledger.
• Provide technical support to our staff by being a resource in accounting or other areas which you have specialized skills.
• Audit all processes and review internal controls to ensure financial transactions are accurate, timely, and comply with accounting standards, principles, and company policy including ensuring confidentiality.
• Maintain all finance related policies and recommend new or modified policies to reflect changing business needs.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance related field
• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in business accounting
• 3+ years of experience successfully supervising an accounting team focused on back office and monthly closes
• Ability to manage, supervise and motivate co‑workers
• Experience in designing and implementing financial controls and processes
• Advanced knowledge of internal accounting controls and the ability to monitor and correct controls as needed to assure compliance and integrity of financial statements by conducting internal audits
• High degree of accuracy and strict attention to detail
• Self‑motivated with excellent time management skills
• Excellent verbal, writing, and organizational skills
• Proactive and willing to challenge current ways of thinking
• Ability to use discretion and judgment in confidentiality sensitive situations.

CPA or MBA strongly preferred

This position may be required to travel for business purposes.

• In the performance of the respective tasks and duties, all employees are expected to abide by the following:
• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision
• Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
• Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
• Honest, ethical, and hardworking with a strong desire to succeed.
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating work efforts with other employees and organizations.

Our client is a rapidly growing organization and as such their accounting team must be very agile and be comfortable working onsite in an evolving environment. The working conditions for this position is primarily sedentary in an office environment; experiences frequent interruptions; required to meet deadlines; requires visual concentration on detail, dexterity and precision. Typical work hours are M-F 8am-5pm.

• Most work is performed in a temperature‑controlled office environment.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee…