Accounting Manager - MCS

Overview

This position is responsible for managing and overseeing the MasterCorp Commercial Services accounting department, including both Senior and Staff Accountants inclusive of their daily operations within the shared services environment.  An individual in this role is expected to have a strong sense of ownership, ability to identify process improvement opportunities, and have an excellent knowledge of GAAP and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities include reviewing balance sheet accounts, maintaining general ledger and preparing month-end close procedures for multiple line of businesses. A successful Accounting Manager will establish and enforce proper accounting methods, policies, and principles.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent combination of work experience and education.
• Minimum of six (6) years of full-time work experience directly related to the role.
• CPA Preferred

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong analytical and accounting skills.
• Thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Excellent writing and verbal communications skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail a MUST.
• Proven ability to direct and supervise
• Advanced Excel Skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Positive personality, attitude, and professionalism.
• Awareness of business trends and familiarity with financial accounting statements.
• Experience with General Ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Prepare, examine, and analyze monthly financial statements and its accounting records as well as providing a summary of findings.
• Produce accounting reports and present their results.
• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses.
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures.
• Manage accounting team in their day-to-day operations, including assignment of work, coaching, communicating job expectations, monitoring and appraising job contributions, and enforcing policies/procedures
• Understand the requirements of US GAAP, including the issuance of new standards and their impact.
• Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions as needed.
• Effectively handle and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment.
• Support month-end and year-end close process.
• Reconcile financial discrepancies by collection and analyzing account information.
• Prepare monthly closing journal entries.
• Prepare monthly general ledger (GL) account reconciliations to identify discrepancies.
• Monitor compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and company procedures.