Senior Accounting Manager (AR)

Job Type

Full-time

Description

OVERVIEW:

The Sr. Accounting Manager (AR) reports to Senior Director of Accounting and oversee the Working Capital function of the company working with Sr. Accounting Manager (AP). The position is responsible for leading Accounts Receivable in the Order to Cash process. This person will develop a close partnership with Customer Experience and Sales to resolve issues and establish policies and procedures to support the growth of the company. Credit Administration Specialist and four collectors report to this position.

Possessing a mindset who enjoys the opportunity to lead, inspire, contribute, and champion is imperative.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Order to Cash: Strong background in supporting the order to cash process. Ability to question and guide strategies around revenue recognition in accordance with ASC 606.

• Partner with Customer Experience to ensure accurate billing including review of sales recorded for proper accounting recognition
• Lead the team in working with a sense of urgency to achieve monthly and quarterly collection targets
• Facilitate collection on delinquent problem accounts, coordinating with internal business partners to resolve past due balances
• Support and train the collectors on the reconciliation between customer statement of accounts and AP aging to expedite collections
• Coordinate with Sales Team as needed for collection of accounts
• Review and deep dive into the reasons for reconciling issues and pursue process improvement working with Customer Experience, Sales and Customers.
• Ensure A/R team processes invoices and cash receipts timely
• Oversee the daily reconciliation of cash application in BlackLine
• Oversee credit reviews and facilitate the approval process
• Oversee daily review of orders on hold and release orders based on research
• Monitor the month-end close of A/R on the last business day of the month and first few days of the new month
• Enter approved journal entries to the general ledger and upload to BlackLine
• Oversee customer set up in QAD
• Documenting procedures and streamlining transaction processing to improve efficiencies
• Completing ad hoc reporting and analysis as requested
• Other duties ass assigned

Internal Controls: Ensure the Company maintains its robust internal control environment relative to the variety of business processes which lead toward financial reporting. Act as a key process owner on internal controls and business processes. Recommend control changes and enhancements as needed.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Strong MS Excel and ERP
• Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ration, and percent.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must have good phone skills and interact well with others.
• Must present themselves as a professional always.
• Requires minimal supervision.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• AR personnel

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, and TRAINING:

• 10+ years related experience and thorough knowledge of U.S. GAAP, strong technical writing skills and experience in the implementation and handling of complex U.S. GAAP accounting matters with proven ability to research and clearly articulate and document complex technical accounting issues. 5+ years of experience related to working within a public company.
• Must be self-motivated and function independently, driven towards superior effort and performance and the desire to work in a very dynamic environment.
• Passion for leading people. Having joy in supporting growth and learning. Being a strong advocate for the accounting team.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, including written and verbal communication, especially in developing positions and presenting to management, auditors, and non-accounting stakeholders.
• Training to be completed per the training plan for this position as maintained in the document control system
• The training requirements on TRN-10007 Insider Trading Policy, TRN-10008 Global Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy and TRN-10009 Code of Business Conducts and Ethics must be diligently completed within 30 days from the hiring date and on an annual basis

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Accounting Software (QAD a plus)
• MS Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook)
• Spreadsheet Software (e.g., Microsoft Excel) Intermediate level

Salary Description

$130,000 To $150,000