Director of Accounting and Finance

Job Summary

The Director of Accounting and Finance is responsible for entering, verifying, and evaluating financial transactions, producing accurate financial reporting, ensuring the integrity of financial systems and records, and overseeing accounting, finance, and related order processing activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Define and help continuously improve accounting processes and systems to meet company objectives.
• Lead month-end close and present accurate financial statements and management reporting according to defined corporate schedule.
• Accurately reconcile ledgers, accounts, balances, statements, and internal systems in a timely manner
• Find, correct, and report on errors or issues discovered in financial data.
• Support preparation of corporate budget and track and analyze performance variances.
• Oversee and manage work of AR/AP and order processing staff to ensure timeliness, accuracy, and compliance with company policies.
• Manage corporate AR balances, credit granted, and credit hold decisions.
• Ensure proper accounting, reporting, filing, and compliance with sales taxes.
• Maintain accurate balances in all customer and partner accounts.
• Manage facility leasehold accounting and payments for corporate and warehouse locations.
• Monitor and process inbound and outbound wire transactions and issue payments according to company processes and approvals.
• Accurately record cash receipts, deposits, invoices, purchases, and payables
• Ensure all externally required tax and financial reporting is prepared and filed either directly or by collaborating with firms selected and approved by the company.
• Perform payroll, 401k, and benefits processing and financial entries directly or by collaborating with firms selected and approved by the company.
• Monitor and quickly alert management regarding major discrepancies or concerns with any transaction, data or trend differing from company’s expectations and policies.
• Ensure information is backed up, kept confidential and help improve internal controls.
• Comply with federal, state, local and company policies, procedures, and regulations as well as generally accepted accounting practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 5 years’ experience in relevant accounting, bookkeeping and month end close experience.
• Proven experience performing essential duties and responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial regulations
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Experience with Salesforce and other Microsoft Office tools highly desirable
• Proven customer service orientation and effective collaboration and negotiation skills
• Strong analysis and judgement skills
• Personal accountability, ethics, and integrity in achieving results.

Competencies, Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with others, able to manage team and vendor relationships.
• Detail oriented in performing tasks, managing records, and reporting.
• Ability to work independently.

Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision and Distance vision.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

• Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Travel

• Must be able to travel as required

Compensation:

• $120,000 per year

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Accounting: 5 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Twinsburg, OH 44087 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $120,000