Manager of Financial Operations

About the Role

Fick Supply is a small, local company thatis seeking a Managerof Financial Operations to provide leadership and oversight for the company’s accounting function. This role is responsible for financial accounting and reporting, banking and cash management, payroll oversight, regulatory compliance, insurance and bond administration, and the processes and controls that support reliable accounting operations.

The Manager of Financial Operations also supervises the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions while allowing dedicated specialists to own day-to-day transactional work. This position is well suited to an experienced accounting professional who combines strong accounting judgment with practical leadership, attention to detail, sound internal controls, and the ability to improve processes while keeping critical work organized and dependable.
We're looking for an Financial Operations Manager who knows the numbers, understands the why behind them, and isn't afraid to get into the details.

• Manage the integrity of Fick Supply’s financial accounting, including journal entries, account reconciliations, adjustments, and financial consolidations.
• Lead month-end and year-end close activities and review supporting schedules and subsidiary account reconciliations.
• Prepare or oversee financial statements and management reporting, identifying material variances, unusual activity, and issues requiring attention.
• Support external accounting, tax, audit, and other professional-service requests with accurate records, schedules, and documentation.

• Oversee banking relationships, bank accounts and access, cash-position monitoring, deposits, intercompany transfers, and related banking administration.
• Review key banking and cash activity and exercise appropriate approval authority for designated transactions and exceptions.
• Maintain effective fraud-prevention and payment controls, including Positive Pay oversight and review of payment exceptions.
• Provide management-level approval and oversight for designated AP, AR, credit, cash, and banking controls.

• Process and/or provide final review of bi-weekly payroll and oversee payroll taxes and payments, union fringe benefits, payroll records, reporting, and related reconciliations.
• Ensure required sales tax, DNR, certified payroll, Department of Labor, and other regulatory filings and documentation are completed accurately and on time.
• Oversee business licensing, insurance administration, insurance certificates, claims coordination, bond renewals, and renewal tracking.
• Provide accounting oversight or review for designated inventory, fuel/IFTA reporting, vehicle registration and compliance, and related operational records where assigned.

• Supervise the Accounts Payable Specialist and Accounts Receivable Specialist, including workload planning, training, cross-training, performance support, and issue resolution.
• Provide management approval and judgment for AP and AR matters requiring higher-level review, including selected payments, vendor issues, credit decisions, write-offs, customer exceptions, reconciliations, and cash controls.
• Ensure key AP and AR balances, payments, deposits, and subsidiary accounts are properly reconciled and supported.
• Own accounting process documentation and SOP governance while identifying opportunities to improve controls, efficiency, automation, system use, and data quality.
• Review accounting-related system access and material process changes and coordinate with designated IT or operational resources when needed.
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