Accounting Manager

The Accounting Manager position will supervise, monitor, and lead activities of the accounting department. This role will start as a rotational position, with the goal of obtaining a foundational understanding of the day-to-day accounting functions at FORCE America as well as obtaining and building relationships with associates in all areas of the company.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Accounts receivable - develop an understanding of FORCE America's customers and basic sales support along with customer collections, cash application and problem-solving.
• Cost accounting - develop an understanding of FORCE America's products, and the accounting for those products. This will include topics of inventory costing, variance reporting and production order processing.
• Accounts Payable - develop an understanding of FORCE America's vendors and basic procurement support along with invoice entry, invoice payment and problem solving.
• General Accounting - develop an understanding of FORCE America's financial reporting including sales and use tax reporting, account reconciliations and other review items.
• Teamwork and Values - create productive work relationships and demonstrate FORCE America values when interacting with FORCE America associates in all departments.
• Assist with the implementation of a new ERP system where it intersects with the accounting department.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent combination of number of years' experience and education.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP.
• 5 years of experience or more in a combination of general accounting, cost accounting, accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Demonstrated ability to lead and supervise teams
• Strong leadership, problem solving skills and demonstrated decision making skills.
• CPA Preferred
• Microsoft Dynamics AX/D365 experience is preferred but not required
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and function in a fast-paced work environment