Fleet Card Accounting Manager

Description

Christensen, Inc. is a privately held, mid‑market fuel, propane and lubricants distributor operating in the western United States, with a significant presence in the Pacific Northwest. The company’s expansion and future growth plans have created the need for an experienced Business Unit Division to focus on business unit operations, assets, capital, and operating expenses. The Fleet Card Accounting Manager will be the process owner for the business unit’s Order‑to‑Cash (O2C) process tower, inventory management, governance, accounting, and reporting.

Reporting to the CFO, the Fleet Card Accounting Manager is an integral member of Christensen’s Finance Leadership Team and works closely with the Operations Business Unit Leader to manage growth, maintain monthly, quarterly, and annual metrics, and continuously improve processes across the fleet card accounting function.

• Credit & Collections Manager
• Billing Team
• Direct (Goods for Resale) Accounts Payable
• Operational and Sales Finance

• Record‑to‑Report (R2R) process tower responsibilities as outlined by the Corporate Controller and Corporate Assistant Controller
• Preparing the annual budget and partnering with business unit leadership to manage to the budget
• Manage and report on assets and inventory of the business unit
• Order‑to‑Cash (O2C) process tower for the business unit
• Monthly, Quarterly, and Year‑End financial accounting close as outlined by the Corporate Controller
• Ensure Balance Sheet integrity and accuracy for the business unit
• Manage Fixed assets
• Preparing business cases to request capital investments as outlined by Corporate Finance
• Reporting (e.g., metrics, KPI’s, ad‑hoc, financial)
• Always provide relevant input in senior leader meetings and support the direction and plans agreed upon with the CFO as if they were your own
• Identify opportunities for improvement throughout the business unit end‑to‑end process towers and other functional areas and follow through with documentation that meets company expectations, transformation, and implementation of projects
• Manage the accounting close cycle responsibilities determined by the Corporate Controller and implement improvements to decrease time to close and increase the quality of results
• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of the Balance Sheet and operate with a “no surprise” mentality
• Work collaboratively with peers, leadership, key stakeholders, and other process owners to provide timely, accurate results combined with insightful analytics
• Maintain integrity beyond reproach
• Prepare and submit periodic reporting to leadership on status of projects owned
• Monitor team and manage compliance with new initiatives and policies
• Work with members of the FLT and Controllership Leadership Team (CLT) and business leaders to identify, prioritize and execute projects to improve the functions of the team
• Develop and present ad‑hoc analytical requests
• Oversee the day‑to‑day operations of the Fleet Card Accounting Team
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting
• Support the annual independent external audit with a partnership mentality as outlined by the Corporate Controller
• Respond with accurate documentation in a timely manner to requests from external auditors for annual audits and reviews
• Monitor and ensure compliance with tax regulations and filing requirements through collaboration with the Controller and Tax Director
• Develop and deliver meaningful insights via data analysis and collaboration throughout the budgeting and forecasting process
• Deliver accounting guidance and support as needed to the business and other accounting and finance teams
• Design and implement repeatable standardized processes that are sustainable and scalable
• Develop, maintain, improve, and ensure compliance with all policies related to all owned responsibility areas
• Maintain clean balance sheet for all owned accounts with no write‑offs due to accounting errors or oversight
• Develop and maintain alignment and relationships with the CFO and FLT continuously
• Guide business unit financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and…