Assistant Accounting Manager
About The Position
The Assistant Accounting Manager leads Accutemp Engineering’s day-to-day accounting operations and supervises a four-person team covering accounts receivable, accounts payable, and fleet coordination. The role ensures accurate and timely execution of purchasing, accounts payable, customer invoicing, collections, cash management, bank reconciliations, payroll, and fleet compliance activities. Working closely with the VP of Finance, the Assistant Accounting Manager owns the month-end close process, including balance sheet reconciliations, P&L variance review, and final reporting to the Executive team. The position also supports the annual audit, maintains fixed asset and amortization schedules, and prepares ad-hoc reports to support business decisions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including full-cycle accounts payable, accounts receivable, and month-end close.
- At least 2 years of experience supervising or leading accounting staff.
- Hands-on experience with balance sheet reconciliations, bank reconciliations, and P&L variance analysis.
- Working knowledge of GAAP.
- Experience maintaining fixed asset, depreciation, and amortization schedules.
- Experience supporting payroll processing and payroll reconciliations.
- Experience with a cloud-based ERP system.
- Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and reconciliations.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines.
- Clear communication skills and ability to work with executives, vendors, customers, and internal stakeholders.
- Experience supporting annual external audits.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a construction, engineering, or field services environment, including job/cost coding on purchase orders.
- Familiarity with fleet management, including vehicle registrations, inspections, and maintenance tracking.
- Experience improving or documenting accounting processes and internal controls.
- CPA license or progress toward a CPA license.
Responsibilities
- Supervise two AR Coordinators, one AP Coordinator, and one Fleet Manager/AP Coordinator.
- Ensure purchase orders are reviewed and received in the accounting software daily with accurate cost coding and values.
- Ensure accounts payable is processed weekly with accurate accounting coding.
- Ensure relevant vendor documentation is processed and stored centrally.
- Ensure customer invoicing is processed daily.
- Monitor accounts receivable balances weekly with relevant stakeholders.
- Track cash collections and disbursements daily.
- Ensure bank reconciliations are completed daily.
- Ensure vehicles are maintained on time and have up-to-date registrations and inspections.
- Ensure payroll is processed accurately and on time, with relevant reconciliations completed.
- Manage the timely and accurate month-end close process with support from the VP of Finance.
- Ensure monthly balance sheet reconciliations are completed.
- Monitor and document P&L fluctuations.
- Issue final reporting to the Executive team.
- Support the VP of Finance with gathering documentation for the annual audit.
- Maintain fixed asset depreciation schedules and various amortization schedules.
- Prepare ad-hoc reporting as needed.
Benefits
- Competitive pay.
- 401(k) with 6% match after 1 year.
- Comprehensive health insurance, including EAP programs.
- Comprehensive dental insurance.
- Paid Life AD&D insurance.
- Paid sick time.
- Paid time off.
- 10 paid holidays.
- Tuition reimbursement program.
- Paid training.
- Employee referral program.
- Professional development assistance.
- Company-provided uniforms.
- Company-sponsored events.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
