Sr. Accounting Manager

The Senior Accounting Manager supervises accounting staff and manages the team to ensure that work is properly distributed and completed in a timely and accurate manner. This position addresses tight deadlines while handling general accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, maintaining internal control, year-end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities. 

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities:

• Obtain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure within Oracle and FCCS, our consolidation tool. Assist with Oracle MRP/ERP enhancements.
• Drive the development and implementation of more efficient procedures and use of resources to streamline workflow within and among all US Global Controllership teams.
• Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close across US Global Controllership teams. Supervise the general ledger group to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met. Collaborate with the Global Controller to ensure a clean and timely year-end audit.
• Provide accounting support for the Cohu Corporate office.
• Ensure the timely reconciliation of subledger accounts and reporting of all monthly financial information.
• Oversee the processing and payment of intercompany and vendor invoices on expense, service, engineering, and blanket vendor purchase orders. Provide support as needed with customer or vendor payment issues.
• Advise staff about the handling of non-routine reporting transactions.
• Support budget and forecasting activities.
• Collaborate with our Operation Costing, FP&A, and Financial Reporting managers to support overall department goals and objectives.
• Support Global Controller with special projects and workflow process improvements.
• Respond to inquiries from the CFO, VP of Finance, Global Controller, FP&A team and other finance and firm wide managers regarding financial results, special reporting requests, etc.
• Work with Internal Audit dept on SOX audits. Review SOX Controls annually.
• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
• Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff.

Supervisory Responsibility:   Accounting staff of 6-10 in U.S.

Qualifications: 

Education
Bachelor’s degree required, CPA desired. Master’s degree or professional certifications in Business, Accounting or Finance are also a plus.

Technical Skills and Prior Experience
Five to seven years prior supervisory experience in the financial reporting/general ledger area in a US-GAAP based manufacturing company.  Publicly traded company experience is highly desirable.

Excellent understanding of US GAAP and relevant accounting regulations.

Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley environment and working with Big4 audit requirements.

Must be PC proficient and able to thrive in a setting with multiple priorities. Experience with Oracle, MRP/ERP or other similar accounting systems is required. Excellent Excel experience required.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Excellent interpersonal, supervisory and customer service skills required.

Highly organized and detail-oriented, but also able to develop strategy and execute on vision.

Strong supervisory and management skills. 

Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines required.

Job Conditions:  Office environment, currently a hybrid schedule. Interaction with other US sites and Europe/Asia locations may require non-standard working hours to accommodate time zone differences. 

Physical Demands/Strengths: 

Ability to sit at desk for prolonged periods, use of computer keyboard and telephone. 

Able to lift up to 20 lbs.