Accounting Manager

Position: Accounting Manager

Pay Rate/Salary: $110-135k D.O.E

Location: Livermore, CA

Schedule: Monday - Friday *Must be open to OT

Job Description:

The Accounting Manager will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day accounting operations and ensuring timely and accurate financial reports. This will include implementation of scalable systems, policies and procedures as well as assisting with developing and reporting key performance indicators and budget and financial analysis.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise the accurate and timely close of monthly financial statements.
• Monitor Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) compliance.
• Prepare monthly budget to actual comparisons and financial reports.
• Manage the internal accounting team.
• Create, document and improve tracking for key business performance metrics and processes.
• Conduct cost analysis and identify cost-control measures and initiatives.
• Develop, mentor, and train accounting team members to match the needs of a rapidly growing business.
• Manage the timely filing of all required tax returns and other statutory filings with external units.
• Monitor overall cash and risk management.
• Responsible for calculating all necessary commissions, bonuses and profit sharing. Ensure payroll is posted accurately in general ledger.
• Audit all processes and review internal controls to ensure financial transactions are accurate, timely, and comply with accounting standards, principles, and company policy including ensuring confidentiality.
• Maintain all finance related policies and recommend new or modified policies to reflect changing business needs.

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance related field
• 5 years of progressively responsible experience in business accounting
• 3 years of experience successfully supervising an accounting team focused on back office and monthly closes
• Ability to manage, supervise and motivate co-workers
• Experience in designing and implementing financial controls and processes
• Advanced knowledge of internal accounting controls and the ability to monitor and correct controls as needed to assure compliance and integrity of financial statements by conducting internal audits
• High degree of accuracy and strict attention to detail
• Self-motivated with excellent time management skills
• Excellent verbal, writing, and organizational skills
• Proactive and willing to challenge current ways of thinking
• Ability to use discretion and judgment in confidentiality sensitive situations.

Preferred:

CPA or MBA strongly preferred