Accounting Manager

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Full Time Flushing, NY, US

4 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Role Purpose

The Accounting Manager is responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of the company’s financial operations. This role leads the monthly close process, oversees accounts payable and accounts receivable performance, manages credit and collections activity, maintains general ledger structure, and supports budgeting and forecasting initiatives.

Travers is a product distribution business with significant physical inventory across multiple locations. Experience in an inventory-intensive environment is highly valued—the right candidate will be comfortable with inventory costing methods, cost-of-goods-sold accounting, gross margin analysis, cycle count reconciliation, inventory reserves, and the interplay between purchasing, warehousing, and the general ledger.

Strong process discipline, internal control awareness, and team leadership are critical. Financial accuracy directly impacts cash flow, vendor relationships, compliance, and executive visibility into company performance.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the monthly and periodic close process, coordinating timelines and reviewing deliverables
• Review and approve bank reconciliations and key balance sheet reconciliations
• Oversee journal entries, accruals, prepaids, and fixed asset accounting
• Ensure subledgers properly reconcile to the general ledger
• Produce internal financial reports including cash reporting and management summaries
• Maintain audit-ready financial records and documentation

Inventory Accounting & Cost Management

• Partner with operations and purchasing to ensure inventory is accurately valued in the general ledger
• Oversee COGS accounting, landed cost allocation, and gross margin reporting
• Support and reconcile cycle count programs; investigate and resolve inventory variances
• Maintain inventory reserve calculations (slow-moving, obsolete, shrinkage)
• Collaborate on standard cost updates and analyze cost-to-actual variances

Accounts Payable Oversight & Working Capital Management

• Supervise Accounts Payable operations to ensure timely and accurate invoice processing
• Monitor AP service levels and vendor payment timing to balance relationships and working capital goals
• Ensure vendor terms are optimized, including early-pay discounts and rebate tracking
• Resolve escalated vendor and internal AP issues; maintain strong internal controls within AP

Accounts Receivable, Credit & Collections

• Supervise the AR/cash posting clerk and credit & collections staff
• Ensure accurate and timely cash application and customer account reconciliation
• Oversee credit evaluation processes for new and existing customers
• Monitor collections activity, aging trends, and DSO; elevate delinquent accounts as needed
• Maintain bad debt reserves and write-off procedures in accordance with company policy
• Partner with sales and customer service to resolve billing disputes and payment issues

General Ledger Governance

• Own and maintain the chart of accounts; ensure consistent and appropriate account usage across departments
• Review coding trends, correct misclassifications, and maintain alignment between reporting needs and GL structure
• Ensure data integrity within the ERP and accounting systems

Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Planning Support

• Assist department leaders in preparing annual budgets and periodic forecasts
• Conduct variance analysis using historical and trend data
• Support ROI and cost-benefit analysis for business initiatives as needed

Financial Controls, Compliance & Process Improvement

• Maintain compliance with…