- Senior
- Office in Atlanta
Job Title: Accounting Manager
Location: Atlanta, GA (Battery area - 3 days in office (including Monday), 2 days remote)
Reports To: Assistant Corporate Controller
Position Summary
We are seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager who will play a pivotal role in preparing and reviewing transactions to complete the month and quarter-end general ledger Close process, including cash and bank transactions, inventory, fixed assets, leases, payroll, tax, various accruals, and license compliance.
In addition, the Accounting Manager will coordinate with, and provide guidance to, North American plant controllers, assist with integrations, and ensure external audit requests maintained throughout the year and provided timely. The ideal candidate has experience in a manufacturing environment, can streamline processes down to value-added activities, and has worked in a PE backed business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leads and owns the day-to-day accounting and month-end close process
- Prepares and reviews journal entries, reconciliations, and accounting support schedules monthly, in anticipation of external audit examination
- Supports the Assistant Corporate Controller in consolidating North American financial results
- Leads and supports various cost accounting activities and assists plant controllers as needed
- Conducts variance analysis and provides insights and discrepancy solutions
- Ensure adherence to internal controls and company policies.
- Assists with audit readiness and regulatory reporting requirements, and addresses inquiries
- Implement process improvements to enhance Close accuracy and reliability
- Working with third party tax consultants to ensure federal, state, and local tax and information filing requirements are satisfied
- Working with accounting firms to complete purchase price accounting and integration efforts
- Supervises, trains, supports, and mentors accounting staff of 2 - 3
- Collaborating with cross-functional accounting teams, including A/P, A/R, inventory owners, and Finance Managers (Controllers)
Ideal Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- Minimum of 7 - 10 years of professional experience, primarily with general ledger, cost accounting, financial reporting, and various integration (including due diligence, purchase accounting, finalizing NWC true-ups, etc.) responsibility in a manufacturing environment
- Experience working in an organization that is PE backed, and with ownership of debt compliance reporting, various tax matters, insurance analysis and renewal, cost accounting considerations, etc.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting standards
- Proficiency in SAP, OneStream, and Excel, with working knowledge in Sage and exposure to Epicor
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills
- CPA, or CPA tack, with auditing experience
- Experience working with multi-state teams in a high-growth, complex business environment
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on, and performance-driven culture
- Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and scalable processes
