Accounting Manager

Produce Careers•Arroyo Grande, CA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision of the Chief Financial Officer, the Accounting Manager coordinates all aspects of the company's accounting functions. This role involves performing analytical and technical duties in support of all accounting, GAAP, and IFRS requirements, while maintaining confidentiality of privileged information. The manager is responsible for verifying the integrity and accuracy of financial operations, safeguarding organizational assets, and developing efficient business processes. Key responsibilities include overseeing financial reporting, capital budgeting, leading strategic planning for accounting policies, and maintaining internal controls over financial transactions. This position supervises the entire finance team, including Staff Accountants, Accounts Payable positions, and Administration Assistant. The Accounting Manager directs accounting activities, provides specialized accounting support, and serves as the accounting expert for the organization, assisting with processes such as general ledger maintenance, treasury/banking accounting, fixed asset accounting, cost allocations accounting, accounts payable management, and consolidation reporting. Essential activities also include coordinating various accounting functions, reviewing and supervising monthly reconciliation of general ledger accounts, leading the closing of financial records, managing the finance team, reviewing and maintaining Financial Institutions transactions, acting as Administrator for all Financial Institutions, serving as the lead contact and facilitator of external auditors, leading the development of the accounting budget, evaluating and improving internal accounting processes, reviewing recommendations for improvements to accounting software, managing the accuracy of Commercial Inventory, managing data for Business Intelligence reporting, finding and correcting anomalies in inventory data, acting as Key User for all ERP applications, implementing and writing procedures for ERP tasks, and participating in policy development as a member of the Key User/Leadership team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, in Accounting or Financial Management is required.
Valid California drivers license.
7-9 years experience working in an accounting or financial management role.
7-9 years of experience in a lead management position, preferably within an accounting firm or a related business environment.
3-5 years proficiency in relevant accounting software and applications.
Ability to work effectively and independently and exercise sound judgment and discretion.
Ability to accurately work with large amounts of financial and accounting data.
Ability to be a member of a team-oriented staff.
Good planning and organizational skills.
Strong knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and tax regulations.
Knowledge of MS Excel and MS applications.
Project management skills in development, coordination, and management of project plans.
Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
The ability and readiness with planned notice to travel (+/-20% time devoted to travel).

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in a similar field or related field is preferred.
C.P.A. – California Certified Public Accountant license, valid and in good standing is preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinates all aspects of the company's accounting functions.
Performs analytical and technical duties in support of all accounting and GAAP and IFRS requirements.
Maintains confidentiality of all privileged information.
Verifies the integrity and accuracy of financial operations.
Safeguards organizational assets.
Develops efficient business processes.
Oversees processes as it relates to financial reporting, capital budgeting, leading strategic planning for accounting policies and maintaining internal controls over financial transactions.
Supervises the entire finance team including the Staff Accountants, Accounts Payable positions and Administration Assistant.
Directs accounting activities.
Provides specialized accounting support.
Serves as the accounting expert for the organization.
Assists with accounting processes such as general ledger maintenance, treasury/banking accounting, fixed asset accounting, cost allocations accounting, accounts payable management, and consolidation reporting.
Coordinates various accounting functions such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash and treasury management, and general accounting.
Reviews and supervises monthly reconciliation of general ledger accounts.
Leads the closing of financial records on a monthly/annual basis.
Manages the finance team, reviews and manages the workflow processes, conducts employee training, sets goals, and performs annual appraisals as team leader.
Reviews and maintains Financial Institutions transactions and requirements.
Acts as Administrator for all Financial Institutions.
Leads contact and facilitator of external auditors.
Leads the development of the accounting budget and provides support to budget managers.
Evaluates and makes appropriate improvements to internal accounting processes ensuring that practices are in line with the overall goals of the organization.
Reviews recommendations for improvements to the accounting software, modules, and processes.
Responsible for accuracy of Commercial Inventory.
Manages data so it corresponds with Business Intelligence reporting and ties out to General Ledger.
Finds anomalies, patterns, and correlations with inventory data sets for errors and corrects them.
Acts as Key User for all ERP applications.
Implements and writes procedures for ERP tasks and protocols for all departments, Sales, Warehouse and Accounting.
Participates in policy development as a member of the Key User/Leadership team.