E&PI PI Accounting Supervisor

Ametek, Inc.•Fox Chapel, PA

About The Position

The Accounting Supervisor role involves contributing financial information to strategic planning and operational reviews, developing and maintaining various financial reports, and partnering with commercial and operational teams. This position supports the annual budgeting process, manages month-end and year-end close activities, and oversees fixed asset accounting. Additionally, it involves managing cash flow objectives, administering business insurance programs, and providing financial analysis and reporting to management. A key aspect of this role is ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial records, maintaining and strengthening accounting and SOX controls, and researching accounting guidance. The supervisor also coordinates and supports internal and external audits and safeguards confidential information. A significant part of the role includes managing and supervising the payroll function, ensuring accurate and compliant processing, maintaining payroll system integrity, overseeing payroll processing cycles, and leading payroll process improvement initiatives. The supervisor will also mentor payroll staff and generate various payroll reports for management.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in accounting, or MBA.
Minimum three-years accounting experience
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Microsoft NAV and/or SAP is an asset.

Responsibilities

Contributes financial information to strategic planning and operational reviews by analyzing results, resolving issues, identifying improvement opportunities, and supporting continuous process enhancements.
Develops and maintains sales, margin, inventory, costing, and job variance reporting to support business decision-making and operational performance.
Partners with commercial and operational teams to review product costing, pricing strategies, and margin performance.
Supports the annual budgeting process by providing accounting information, monitoring expenditures, analyzing variances, and recommending corrective actions.
Manages month-end and year-end close activities, including account reconciliations, journal entries, financial analyses, and preparation of financial reports.
Oversees fixed asset accounting, including asset records, capitalization activities, depreciation, and related account reconciliations.
Manages cash flow objectives through strategic disbursement planning and monitoring of working capital requirements.
Renews and administers business insurance programs by maintaining accurate property, equipment, vehicle, personnel, and other insured asset valuations.
Provides financial analysis, reporting, and recommendations to management through the evaluation of accounting data, business trends, and operational performance.
Ensures the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial records through the preparation, recording, reconciliation, and validation of financial transactions and account balances.
Maintains and strengthens accounting and SOX controls through policy development, internal control compliance, revenue recognition testing, financial data management, and maintenance of SOX databases and supporting documentation.
Researches and interprets accounting guidance, policies, and regulations to ensure compliance and resolve accounting-related issues.
Coordinates and supports internal and external audits by preparing schedules, providing requested documentation, and responding to auditor inquiries.
Safeguards confidential financial and employee information while ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
Manages and supervises the payroll function, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing of payroll transactions.
Maintains payroll system integrity by overseeing employee records, processing personnel changes, investigating discrepancies, and coordinating with HR to ensure accurate payroll data.
Oversees payroll processing cycles, reviews payroll reports for accuracy, and serves as the primary point of contact for payroll-related inquiries and issue resolution.
Leads payroll process improvement initiatives, including procedure optimization, system enhancements, and collaboration with IT to improve efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
Supervises, coaches, and develops payroll staff while providing guidance on complex payroll and compliance matters.
Generates, analyzes, and presents payroll and ad hoc reports to management and leadership to support decision-making, regulatory compliance, and business objectives.
Collaborates with HR, operations, and management to ensure seamless integration of payroll, employee data, and organizational processes.