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Interim Accounting Manager 16541486
Upper Marlboro, MDCordia Resources by Cherry Bekaert is partnered with a $85M manufacturing and distribution company who is seeking an Interim Accounting Manager to join their team on a contract basis.
Title: Accounting Manager
Location: Upper Marlboro, MD (4-5 days on-site)
Hourly Rate: $50.00 - $60.00/hour
Job Type: Contract
The Accounting Manager will assist the Controller with planning and directing the accounting activities of the department. This role will be responsible for the execution of accurate and timely financial reporting to our client’s parent company and will support with activities pertaining to the maintenance of the general ledger and completion of monthly financial statements. Key responsibilities are ownership of General Ledger; month-end close; posting and reconciliation of journal entries; financial statement preparation and analysis; bank and account reconciliations; ensuring consolidation of subsidiary chemical manufacturing consolidates. This role will one direct report - Senior Accountant.
Essential Functions:
Requirements & Qualifications:
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Title: Accounting Manager
Location: Upper Marlboro, MD (4-5 days on-site)
Hourly Rate: $50.00 - $60.00/hour
Job Type: Contract
The Accounting Manager will assist the Controller with planning and directing the accounting activities of the department. This role will be responsible for the execution of accurate and timely financial reporting to our client’s parent company and will support with activities pertaining to the maintenance of the general ledger and completion of monthly financial statements. Key responsibilities are ownership of General Ledger; month-end close; posting and reconciliation of journal entries; financial statement preparation and analysis; bank and account reconciliations; ensuring consolidation of subsidiary chemical manufacturing consolidates. This role will one direct report - Senior Accountant.
Essential Functions:
- Act as a key member of the finance leadership team, supporting day to day accounting operations.
- Responsible for intercompany with our client’s sister companies as of BD-3.
- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal government requirements in all areas of responsibility including filing of sales and use tax in relevant jurisdictions.
- In collaboration with the Senior Accountant, prepare monthly closing journal entries. This includes obtaining data from source systems, reconciliations and following up on reconciling items with internal and external parties.
- Summarize and prepare financial status and transactions reports, including a profit and loss statement, and components of reporting package in 3 business days.
- Responsible for the integrity of the GL and ensuring all accounts reconcile to source system, sub ledger or schedules as appropriate.
- Close monthly financials using leveraging two source systems into GL and associated validation.
- Provide backup for monthly closing script on BD0.
- Prepare / review customer GL upload file billing including reconciliation to source systems.
- Support parent company with analyzing weekly cash forecasting.
- Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations and ensure that reconciling items are resolved timely.
- Prepare financial analyses and reports.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Liaise with warehouse for cycle and inventory counts.
- Administer data validation controls to ensure accuracy of daily sales journal.
Requirements & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or Related Field.
- At least 3 years of experience managing an accounting team.
- At least 6 years of experience stemming from corporate accounting, Big Four / National Accounting audit or Accounting Advisory practice.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
- Experience with or providing services to $90 million+ organization.
- In depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a deadline driven, fast paced environment.
- Ability to communicate financial information clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.
- Computer proficiency to include Microsoft Word and advanced / expert Excel skills.
- Experience with sales and use tax and associated nexus a plus.
- Experience supporting a distribution firm a plus.
- Experience preparing consolidating entities a plus.
- AS400 and Sage Pro software experience a plus.
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