What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Accounting position at Macquarie AirFinance?
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT: We’re looking for an Accounting Manager to join Macquarie AirFinance, a global lessor providing aircraft and capital to the world’s airlines. As a Manager of the Accounting department, you will be an integral member of the team working closely with the Assistant Controller and Controller on the day-to-day operations in accounting and ensuring a timely and accurate monthly close. You have demonstrated leadership skills and the desire to help shape the department with a high performing team in a collaborative environment. You are versatile, flexible and have a willingness to work with constantly changing priorities and will have a strong desire to work with systems and improving or streamlining processes.
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REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
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The Manager of Accounting will report to a senior manager in the accounting department.
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SUMMARY OF JOB DESCRIPTION
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The Manager of Accounting role will provide an opportunity to grow your career and deepen your understanding of GAAP while developing and enhancing people management and project management skills. You will play a crucial role in systems and process improvements to streamline and improve current process and have opportunities to participate in cross functional projects. To enhance your managerial skills, you will have opportunities to directly manage individuals or a team depending on your skills and career goals.
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ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
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You will primarily work with the Assistant Controller and Controller on the day-to-day operations in accounting and ensuring a timely and accurate monthly close. The role interacts continuously with the systems and operations teams to enhance and streamline our systems and processes as well as our internal reporting team who directly work with the external auditors. Below are the essential job functions for the role:
- Manage, coordinate, and assist the team in monthly and year-end accounting close activities
- Provide planning, direction and coordination of accounting operational functions
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting of financial results in accordance with IFRS/US GAAP and global accounting policies
- Identify and implement process improvements and automation to reduce time to close and improve accuracy of underlying accounting records
- Provide daily guidance to the team through coaching and mentoring
- Partner with cross-functional teams on a regular basis to identify areas for improvement and solve problems
- Lead or assist on critical accounting projects including the design, implementation, and maintenance of key finance and reporting systems
- Ensure accounting systems are stable and scalable to support the accurate and timely reporting of financial data
- Review and enhance reconciliations and related accounting schedules
- Design, implement, and maintain effective accounting processes, policies, and procedures
- Research, conclude and memorialize technical accounting position papers
- Assist in building and strengthening the accounting team including via recruitment, training, mentoring
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QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business-related field or equivalent; 6 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. CPA/Public accounting experience preferred and IFRS experience a plus. Prior people management experience a plus.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Strong technical accounting background with a knowledge of US GAAP and or IFRS as well as experience with technical research.
- Initiative: Self-starter who can work with minimal supervision and always seeks to improve.
- Passion and a strong interest in technology and process improvement.
- Experience in NetSuite and Adaptive Insights is a plus!.
- Analytical: able to synthesizes complex or diverse information, collects and researches data, uses intuition and experience to complement data.
- Experience with researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions
- Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully and develops alternative solutions.
- Strong project management and process improvement skills and proficiency with spreadsheets.
- Leadership skills with demonstrated ability to create a high performing team in a collaborative and complex environment.
- Energetic and positive attitude.
- Ability to think strategically, communicate vision, and execute plans to meet business objectives.
- Ability to lead and mentor but also roll up sleeves and be a team player.
- Able to exhibit objectivity and openness to different views, contributes to building a positive team environment.
- Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives.
- Responds promptly to requests and queries, solicits feedback to improve service and meets commitments.
- Versatility, flexibility and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities.
- Detailed understanding and ability to work with multiple entities (90 ).
- Strong understanding of intercompany relationships; accounting, consolidations and eliminations.
- Experience with lease accounting, both operating and finance leases.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel is required.
Benefits
Medical /Dental/Vision Benefits
401k with Match
Generous Vacation Benefits
Employer paid disability and life insurance
Tuition Assistance
Perks:
Hybrid work option
Kitchen stocked with snacks and drinks
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