Accounting Manager

Position Title Accounting Manager

Location Columbus, Ohio

Reports to Director of Finance

Direct Reports 3

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Accounting Manager is responsible for managing the day-to-day accounting operations, including entering journals, managing accounts receivable and payable. The Manager ensures timely reconciliation and reporting of various financial information for the Director and other key stakeholders as requested; and maintains fiscal records. The Manager serves as the primary contact for internal staff on invoicing, bill payments, cash receipts and revenue. The Manager also implements and trains staff to use software that streamlines processes and improves distribution and accessibility of financial information.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintains all aspects of the operational accounting functions, overseeing all transactions related to the general ledger, various bank accounts, and financial reporting while maintaining a high level of accuracy
• Maintains and reconciles all intercompany transactions and allocations and properly reports to the Corporate office
• Assists with analyzing and reporting on the company's monthly financial performance with respect to margin, sales reporting, customer trends and deductions, production costs and ad hoc analysis to senior management
• Responsible for balance sheet account reconciliations with a thorough understanding of the balances
• Ownership of the monthly and annual accrual accounts, syncing all cut-off activities (including WIP) and tracking and management of intercompany shipments to ensure accurate elimination.
• Assists with developing and maintaining all necessary accounting policies and systems, including general ledger and financial reporting. Ensuring that records are maintained in accordance with GAAP and IFRS
• Assisting the senior leadership team in financial planning and results management. Work with other team members to understand revenue and cost drivers and define appropriate reports for tracking
• Oversees maintenance and accuracy of BOMs, standard costs and inventory control. Ensures proper processes and procedures are in place and manages cost savings initiatives to drive margin
• Assists with coordinating, preparing, and reviewing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
• Other finance and administrative duties as required such as supporting internal and external audit, investment analysis and capital spending requests
• Prepare and assist with monthly cash transactions for cash forecasting assistance
  
  

The Person

Pivotal Experience & Expertise

• Minimum 5 years’ finance and/or accounting experience in roles of progressive responsibility, preferably in a manufacturing or plant environment
• Experience working in a growing start up environment strongly preferred
• Strong financial reporting skills and able to efficiently and effectively understand and accurately plan the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with fluctuating priorities & deadlines
• Proficiency in financial software and ERP systems (SAP preferred) and advanced MS Excel skills. Experience working with Power BI and close management software
• Strong preference for SAP experience
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP
• IFRS knowledge would be a plus
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey financial information to non-financial stakeholders
• Understanding of a consumer goods business, preferably within food industry
• Desire to be part of a business minded finance team supporting the growth of new categories and brands
• Food Service / Retail Industry Experience: brings a thorough, yet modern approach to food services and/or retail, ideally a proven and well-respected entity in the grocery and / or food manufacturing industry
  
  

Leadership Behaviors

• Drive High Performance: Establish clear accountability for outcomes. Stays focused and disciplined in planning and execution. Take initiatives to overcome challenges. Celebrates wins and acts with urgency to keep momentum
• Collaborate: Works as One Team. Builds relationships and makes commitments to others and follows through. An active listener who understands and communicates openly while engaging in healthy debate. Supports and executes decisions when they are made
• Innovate: challenge the status quo by pro-actively identifying opportunities to make things better. Encourages team to share best practices, be creative and try new things. Experiments, incorporates learning and adjusts as needed. Acts with speed and agility while accepting and learning from failure
• Can-do attitude: has a pragmatic view on reality while understanding the challenges and perspectives across the organization. Proactively and easily connects with the customers, factories and the different stakeholders. Acts like an owner by providing ready-to-go solutions.
• Accuracy and attention to detail: ability to digest high amount of information to transform into actionable insights to drive business development, with a mindset of value generation
  
  

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