Accounting Manager

Sysco

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Accounting Manager for Sysco Business Services (SBS) provides leadership and direction to the Accounting analysts and global partners to manage day-to-day Accounting processes, teams and related activities for assigned Sysco entities and accounts timely and accurately. The role is responsible for providing guidance and support in resolving escalated issues and supporting other complex accounting activities. This role is also responsible for leading and developing the SBS and global accounting teams.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in Accounting
5 years progressive, related experience
2 years experience in supervisory or team leader experience in leading team members
Demonstrates leadership skills and ability to effectively manage resources (personnel, equipment, materials, facilities, funds and reputation).
Demonstrates skills in problem solving, team building, total quality management
Ability to interpret and apply a variety of policies, procedures and/or precedents to resolve diverse issues and make effective decisions
Process improvement mindset geared towards automation and elimination of process inefficiencies
Knowledge of U.S. GAAP
Ability to monitor and control department expenses, schedules and progress
Ability to collaborate and work across functions within Sysco and with GPOs
Microsoft Office and specialized accounting / finance software
ERP Systems (i.e. workday).

Nice To Haves

CPA Preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for leading the review of monthly and quarterly account reconciliations to lower risk and ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance in accordance to US GAAP
Manages the health of balance sheet accounts by owning and resolving reconciling items through root cause analysis and in coordination with cross functional teams
Responsible for the oversight of medium to high risk journal entries as prepared by the Global Staff Accountant and reviewed by SBS Accounting Analysts
Ensures adherence to department goals/metrics, Internal Audit reports, and SLAs.
Good understanding of end to end business processes and work with subledger groups (Payroll, AP, AR, Credit, Collections, Agreements, etc.)
Translates technical accounting guidance into operational accounting processes
Primary point of contact for the Sysco entities and their leadership teams on the balance sheet accounts assigned
Overall responsibility for month-end task list, including BPC reporting packages for financial consolidation, on assigned accounts and entities to ensure all period close activities are completed on time and accurately
Regularly leads key stakeholder meetings to discuss open risks and develop action plans to resolve
Develops, performs, and monitors analytics on key accounts to drive resolution, create efficiencies in reviews, provide entity wide visibility, and reduce overall risk.
Responsible for ensuring compliance to the Financial & Accounting Methods Manual (FAMM) and suggesting additions and/or updates where necessary
Lead and complete internal and external audit requests
Mentor new Accounting Analysts at SBS and Staff Accountants at SBS Global team members on Sysco Accounting processes and culture
Lead process improvements and works with upstream process owners to streamline the end-to-end processes
Provide value added insights and trends of financial data mitigate risks and help provide variance analysis to the field
Support the Accounting Services Director on overall team management where necessary
Complete special projects as necessary
Responsible for providing final validation on financial and supplemental schedules
Responsible for managing and resolving escalation issues relating to RTR work processes
Act as a champion in assigned area and advise internal customers/stakeholders with accounting procedure as needed