Accounting Manager

Looking for an accounting manager that

Ideal candidate is capable of covering a portion of the USA workday (email s, phone calls, and web meetings, etc.) and conversing with customers, vendors, and company employees in written and spoken English.

Accounting oversight and exception management
-Review work prepared by the accounting clerk.
-Investigate unusual transactions, reconciliation differences, duplicate payments, unapplied receipts, vendor issues, bounced payments, credits, etc.
-Determine the proper accounting treatment when something does not fit the normal workflow.
-Perform or supervise monthly account reconciliations and month-end close.

Policies, procedures and internal controls
-Write and maintain accounting policies and SOPs.
-Develop approval processes and controls.
-Identify weaknesses in current processes.
-Help design controls around automated accounting systems and integrations.
-Maintain segregation of duties.

Management reporting
-Monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow reporting.
-Budget-to-actual analysis.
-Variance explanations.
-Department/customer/product profitability where appropriate.
-Cash-flow forecasting.
-Identify trends and exceptions for management rather than simply producing reports.

Budgeting and forecasting
-Develop the annual budget with management.
-Maintain rolling forecasts.
-Compare actual results with budget.
-Explain meaningful variances.
-Help management understand financial consequences of operating decisions.

Accounting systems/process improvement
-Work comfortably with accounting software, Excel and automated workflows.
-Review integrations between operational software and the accounting system.
-Identify where automation makes sense and where human review is needed.
-Help establish audit trails and exception reporting.

Strongly preferred
-Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent substantial experience.
-Month-end closing experience.
-General ledger and account reconciliation experience.
-Financial statement preparation.
-Budgeting and variance analysis.
-Experience creating accounting procedures and internal controls.
-Strong Excel skills.
-Experience with Xero (USA version)

Very desirable
-Experience in a small or midsize privately held business.
-Experience supervising or reviewing accounting clerical work.