Accounting Manager POST NUMBER: 423767
Our client is seeking a skilled Accounting Manager to join their finance team. The Accounting Manager will be responsible for overseeing the daily accounting operations, managing the month-end close process, and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial statements. This role will work closely with the Controller and cross-functional teams to support the company’s financial goals and drive process improvements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Financial Management: Efficiently oversee month-end close, branch financial reviews, and other financial duties, ensuring alignment with standardized processes and procedures.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with GAAP, SOX reporting, and testing standards for branch operations, maintaining the integrity of financial data.
- Collaboration and Support: Partner with branch management to address financial requests, resolve issues, and provide insights during monthly project reviews to identify risks, inefficiencies, and develop mitigation strategies.
- Reporting and Forecasting: Manage and update financial tools for monthly reporting, assist in planning and forecasting by reviewing expenses, backlog, and other financial data, and ensure accuracy in preliminary financials.
- Cash Performance: Maximize billing, drive collections, and forecast future cash opportunities to enhance branch cash performance.
- Continuous Improvement: Collaborate with regional peers to share best practices, drive process improvements, and support the development of strategic financial initiatives.
- Additional Duties: Perform other duties as assigned to support branch and company financial objectives.
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or other related field from a four-year institution. The bachelor's degree is a minimum educational requirement for this position, and cannot be waived.
- Certifications: Certified Management Accountant (CMA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) will be bonus.
- Required Experience: 4 years’ experience of relevant, job-related experience.
- Preferred Experience: Recent experience in the construction industry.
- Good understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), financial accounting statements, and business trends.
- Adequate experience with accounting software packages and MS Office; Excel, Word, Access, etc.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize workload, and work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Understanding of cost accounting principles, inventory management, and the ability to analyze manufacturing costs.
- Functional knowledge of managing and analyzing WIP schedules to ensure accurate tracking of project progress and financial performance.
- Ability to work with others in a positive and professional manner and to develop and maintain strong working relationships with co-workers and management.
- Exceptional organization skills and high attention to detail. Completes all administrative tasks in assigned times (required)
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.