Overview
Supervises the corporate accounting and external financial reporting departments and works with other department managers and auditors, internal and external to achieve timely and efficient closing schedules and SEC filing dates. The areas directly supervised include, Financial Reporting, Fixed Assets, Account Reconciliationâs and the monthly close process.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the efficient and timely production of accurate monthly and quarterly financial and management information reports for the company.
- Coordinates and controls the external reporting process and prepares all SEC filings.
- Evaluate key balance sheet accounts constantly to assure their integrity in presenting the companyâs financial position.
- Presents impact on company relative to new authoritative pronouncements.
- Assure the operating integrity of financial and cost controls and compliance with policies and procedures. Evaluate constantly with a process-based mindset all repetitive tasks performed personally and by subordinates in order to streamline such tasks and processes.
- Work effectively in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will be proactive and aggressive with a professional demeanor, and will exhibit absolute integrity including being forthright in conveying information of both a positive and negative nature.
- Exhibit a strong work ethic and impeccable integrity, including maintaining strict confidence of financial information.
- Demonstrate comfort in thinking and performing both strategically and tactically.
- Have some familiarity with accounting for a multi-location retail firm where large volumes of small amount transactions are processed.
- Maintain general ledger control files and the companyâs chart of accounts.
- Monitors fixed assets to ensure that company policy and internal compliance is maintained. Review the analysis of fixed assets input and journal entries.
- Monitor all accounting functions to ensure an orderly and timely close each month and for the year. Ascertains that all system input is closed for the accounting period. Such systems include revenue, payroll, accounts payable fixed assets, taxes and normal journal entry input.
- Serve as the key coordinator of outside activities with Company’s external auditors regarding analysis, correspondence, etc. pertaining to necessary audit information.
- Supervise/direct accounting personnel in the performance of their duties.
- Directs accounting for the Company’s liability insurance program.
- Assist IT Department on new program development and improvements to existing systems.
- Complete special tasks and projects as assigned.
Qualifications
- Equivalent Education Required: Bachelors Degree (MBA preferred)
- CPA required
- Experience Required: Minimum of 10 years experience in general accounting supervision. Public accounting (at least at a Senior Manager level) and SEC reporting required.
- Specific Knowledge Required: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Possesses an understanding of computer accounting applications. Has ability to interpret legal documents (e.g. leases and contracts).
SP+ is an equal opportunity employer committed in policy and practice to recruit, hire, train, and promote, in all job classifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability or other classes protected by federal or state law. SP+ does not tolerate harassment of or retaliation against any employee or applicant on the basis of these characteristics, or because the individual exercised his or her EEO rights.
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