Manager- Corporate Accounting- Payroll

Job Duties

• Under broad direction, responsible for planning, organizing, and leading accounting department staff in the activities supporting general ledger, sub-systems, and related business applications, which may also include the preparation of financial statements and ancillary reports in a corporate or cost accounting environment.
• Responsible for preparation, review, and accuracy of business activities within the department, including executing financial close activities, reviewing and updating business practices, performing internal control self-assessments, preparing forecasts and annual business plans, and performing ongoing process improvements.
• Responsible for managing the recruitment, training, and development of accounting personnel within the assigned area. Serves as a trusted business advisor to management on key financial issues, financial performance, and strategy execution, including commercial business insight.
• Responsible for interpreting and applying company policy and accounting principles to financial transactions for internal control compliance.
• Applies technical accounting skills acquired through completion of an accounting or business university degree and eight (8) years of progressive experience in finance or accounting related roles, to include management experience.
• Professional accounting certification preferred. Demonstrates advanced functionality of common office environment, functional applications such as SAP and Hyperion, and relevant business applications.
• Demonstrates project management skills and awareness of financial performance metrics such as CVA/NOVA.
• Demonstrates strong knowledge in aspects of finance and accounting, internal controls and risk mitigation, company policy, financial analysis and statutory reporting, forecasting, and financial applications of varying complexity, as well as performance management and advanced levels of proficiency with industry and company acumen.

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