Accounting Manager

The Accounting Manager assists with managing the accounting function for the F&I BU based in West Palm Beach, FL; providing information about company activities that will assist management in making educated economic decisions. This role is responsible for the BU’s monthly close process, processing appropriate financial reports, maintaining appropriate books and records of the division, and ensuring that appropriate policies and procedures are met.

Responsibilities include generating monthly financial statements, operational analysis, project review, depreciation, general ledger accounting, internal controls, and payroll. Reports to the Regional CFO.

You will have responsibility for providing financial insight and analysis to support the business in managing its performance in addition to ownership over the accounting, reporting and internal control environment. Specific areas of activity and ownership include:

• Accounting and Reporting:
• Month End Close Process: responsible for running an accurate and timely close, including project review, journal preparation/ review, account reconciliations, variance analysis and reporting
• Oversees all general ledger, payroll, and fixed asset activities, ensuring accurate and timely processing of transactions and compliance with internal policies.
• Assist with analysis of business performance and variance analysis
• Propose and develop process improvements to financial reporting to improve efficiency
• Assist in developing the budget and forecast for the BU.
• Internal Controls:
• Review, document, implement and communicate the enforcement of correct and appropriate accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls in accordance with GAAP
• Driving improvements to financial and operational controls in the context of a project-based business utilizing percentage of completion (POC) accounting
• Management:
  Provide guidance, training, and assistance for the site’s operational & accounting personnel to ensure that reporting and compliance objectives are achieved while supporting talent development initiatives and performance
• Ad-hoc requirements – supporting the business with any ad-hoc reporting or request. Such areas may include system implementation/enhancements, ad-hoc business analysis/ modelling, local tax reporting and compliance, acquisition and integration support and other special projects as assigned
• Develop and execute territory-specific prospecting plans identifying target accounts with both service contract potential and capital project opportunities (aging equipment, deferred maintenance, inefficient systems)
• Cold call facility managers, property managers, and building owners to uncover both immediate capital needs and ongoing service dissatisfaction with incumbent contractors
• Identify opportunities leading with service agreements as capital equipment projects (replacements, retrofits, system upgrades) and other services to new customers

• Undergraduate degree in accounting or finance and a CPA License (preferred)

• 5+ years in accounting experience with 2+ years in a leadership position, including demonstrated management experience leading an accounting team
• Public accounting or experience working in a private equity owned company preferred
• Experience in a multi-project-based company, preferably in Construction, Engineering, or other project-based industry experience
• Experience and demonstrated understanding of percentage of completion accounting preferred
• Systems savvy with implementation experience and proficiency preferred
  • Proficiency in G/L,
  • MS Office suite proficiency required

• N/A

• Attention to detail and ability to work independently
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