Accounting Supervisor

Centric Software is seeking a highly qualified Accounting Supervisor as a key member of the Finance and Accounting team at a high-energy, growth environment.  This role requires a person who will supervise and direct the workflow of the staff to ensure that objectives are being met in a timely manner.  Supports internal and external customers.  Manages day to day activities. Identify opportunities to streamline processes and procedures. Supervises and supports critical accounting, finance, reporting, and/or related functions.  Provides guidance, training, motivation, and work scheduling for staff.  Supports Manager and/or VP/CFO as appropriate.  Mentors and develops staff.

Responsibilities: I can do that!
 

• Support the financial statement close process through timely and effective review of journal entries, reconciliations and managing close deliverables
• Perform and oversee effectiveness for key financial statement controls
• Provide guidance and technical research memos to ensure proper US GAAP compliance
• Support the financial statement reporting process, including monitoring key performance indicators.
• Develops and maintains monthly reporting.
• Analyzes metrics to measure performance and identify opportunities.
• Oversees the documentation of departmental policies and procedures and supervises activities to ensure the policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Assists Manager in staff supervision: Provides comprehensive input on periodic staff reviews, maintains employee records, conducts established performance plans and developmental activities for individuals on the team, assists in hiring and training new personnel and makes recommendations for additional training.
• Ensures that staff productivity is monitored and maintained at an acceptable level such that work is completed accurately, procedures are being followed and deadlines are being met.
• Ensures that staff receives developmental training in order to improve their competencies or build strengths.
• Handles issues affecting daily performance, communicating with other departments and outside sources as required to resolve issues. Escalates to management as needed.
• Provides upper management and other departments with accurate, timely, and useful communications, including reports and analysis to enable them to make appropriate decisions.
• Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with other departments, internal and external customers.
• Serves as liaison to other departments in developing and/or administering strategies. Supports other departments with ad-hoc projects and special investigations.
• Takes ownership of and/or works on special projects as assigned.
• Assists in formulating ideas that will lead to process improvements.
• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of department procedures, systems and critical issues.
• Performs additional duties as assigned

Requirement: I’ve already got that!
 

• CPA license or equivalent strongly preferred
• 5-7 years of experience in finance or accounting, particularly in mid-size public companies both domestically and internationally
• BA/BS degree in Accounting, Business or Finance, from a 4-year university,
• Self-directed, able to achieve objectives with some management input.
• Able to direct others to reach objectives.
• Ability to assign duties and resources where necessary to achieve success.
• Ability to analyzes data required to recommend business solutions.
• Ability to identify new sources of business data.
• Ability to forecasts impact of each solution and implement best solution.
• Ability to measure impact after implementation and adapts solution as necessary.
• Ability to react quickly to changing needs, meet SLA's and manage workload of staff accordingly.
• Ability to ensure processes are well controlled and to identify and implement process improvements.
• Understands corporate department objectives and functions.
• Knowledge and application of Intermediate/Advanced Excel and Intermediate PowerPoint
• Generally, manages team members doing similar tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Adaptable to change, high decision quality, professionalism, teamwork, ability to recognize and reward team members, ability to hire, develop and retain talent, ability to effectively deal with employee relations issues, demonstrates leadership and self-assuredness.
• High level of "self-starting" thinking required for analysis, evaluation, creating, reasoning, and drawing conclusions/solutions; HIGH complexity of mental process to achieve in the role in order to come to solutions.
• Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

Centric Software provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information.