Senior Accounting Manager

Job Purpose/Summary: Reporting to the Director of Finance, responsible for directing overall accounting activities, internal controls andfinancial reporting. Maximizes the return on assets by administering financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting systems that safeguard the assets to assure accurate and timely recording of all transactions.

Essential Functions:

Management, Accounting Policies and Procedures

• Establish, monitor, and enforce accounting policies and procedures in compliance with GAAP.
• Document transactional accounting processes, ensuring appropriate accountabilities.
• Ensure proper implementation and use of GL chart of account design, profit center structure and cost center structure.
• Ensure the integrity of financial results through the development, implementation and support of proper internal controls.
• Recommend and actively pursue process improvements ensuring the integrity of consolidated financial statements. This may include participating in company-wide initiatives that improve processes and systems, as well as company-wide training in the understanding and application of accounting policies.
• Review capital expenditure requests for appropriate support, analysis and compliance with GAAP.

• Supports documentation (including testimony and exhibits) for Public Utility Commission (PUC) rate cases and all other PUC filings.
• Prepare, or assist with the preparation of, analyses and written testimony in support of rate case filings, tariff administration proceedings, and other regulatory proceedings / filings.

Month-End Close, Financial Reporting

• Oversee the preparation and review of consolidated financial statements for internal and external use, including performing detailed balance sheet analytics and verifying appropriateness of US GAAP adjustments and consolidation elimination entries.
• Work closely the Director of Finance to understand and communicate month end results

Accounting Transactional Processes

• Direct overall financial accounting activities, including accuracy and daily productivity of accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing/billing, customer credits and collections, perpetual inventory integrity, fixed asset records, and cost accounting.

• Manage and support existing and new accounting transaction processing
• Define, develop, and implement best in class processes

External and Internal Audits

• Act as primary contact between external auditors and accounting department in managing all annual financial audits.
• Monitor internal controls, management assessments and on-going compliance.
• Oversee regional internal audit initiatives.
• Act as the primary contact with the parent company internal audit group, ensuring internal control objectives are met.

Supervisory and Leadership of Direct Staff

• Be a leader for "SpeakUp", including encouraging peers and staff to exhibit a safe and ethical culture.
• Responsible for all matters of employment including recruiting, training, development, promotion, discipline and termination.
• Understands and complies with Company policies and procedures, including EEO, Non-Discrimination, Harassment, and Saltchuk Code of Ethical Business Conduct.
• Effectively communicates function and/or regional goals and objectives.
• Provides direction and leadership to achieve company Core Values, Mission and Safety Vision.
• Lead and manage department processes and practices to ensure that programs are aligned with company business goals and objectives.
• Processes performance evaluations in a timely, effective and fair manner.
• Directs, motivates and develops employees for maximum performance.
• Establishes goals, monitors progress and results of direct reports.
• Addresses inter- and intra-department training needs and counseling, as needed.
• Performs special duties and other projects as assigned.
• Accomplishes all tasks as appropriately assigned or requested.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Possess knowledge of, or ability to learn, regulatory accounting (NARUC).
• Strong analytical skills and ability.
• Ability to research technical accounting issues, exercise professional judgment and document conclusions/recommendations.
• Computer proficiency, including MS Office Suite; SAP and reporting tools preferred.
• Strong listening, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong ability to communicate well with all levels and personalities, including discussing business problems and presenting recommendations to managers and senior leaders.
• Ability to deliver presentations to large and small groups.
• Knowledge of the maritime industry preferred.
• Ability to produce work with a high degree of precision
• Ability to organize and prioritize projects and competing deadlines in a demanding, high-stress/fast-paced environment.
• Ability and willingness to travel, as required.
• Self-directed and ability to work independently.

• Ability to analyze and handle confidential and sensitive information.

Minimum Qualifications: This position requires a bachelor's degree in accounting, CPA or equivalent and 7 - 10 years' progressively responsible experience for a large company or division of a large corporation. Demonstrable experience as a change agent and experience in financial systems implementations. Demonstrated experience managing staff and building teams. Strong technical GAAP skills, with regulatory accounting experience preferred. Preference will be given to candidates with the Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant designations.

Working Conditions: Work is mostly performed in a normal office environment. May be required to work more than a normal workweek, including weekends. Travel may also be required. Regular and predictable attendance is a requirement.

Physical/Mental Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands or fingers; handle or feel; talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Content:This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, these requirements may change over time. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.