Accounting Manager
AP Professionals
Description
AP Professionals is partnering with a stable and long-standing supplier in Rochester to fill a newly created Accounting Manager role. The organization is growing and doing well, and simply needs to strengthen the accounting and finance team. You'd work closely with the Controller and CFO, who have a defined growth plan for this new hire. No direct reports to start, but that will happen when this person is ready to take that on. Truly looking for a future leader of the department!
Responsibilities
- Prepare accurate and timely financial statements, reports, and analysis, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations
- Assist in preparing and filing sales tax
- Reconcile key accounts during the month-end close process, investigating any variances
- Keep an eye out for process improvement opportunities
- Critically review trial balances to correct problems prior to closing
- Facilitate audits by providing timely and accurate documentation to auditors
- Cross train all functions in the accounting department to aid the Controller with balancing workloads and covering absences
- Assist in calculating and posting month and year-end closing entries
- Other project work and special tasks as assigned
Education
- bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
Experience
- 4+ years of general ledger accounting experience
- prior experience supervising others or reviewing work is preferred, but not required
- candidates with some public accounting experience are preferred, but not required