Finance Manager - CPA

WSP • Costa Mesa, CA

6h • Onsite

About The Position

WSP is seeking a Finance Manager - CPA for their tolling operations team, based in Costa Mesa, CA. This role involves organizing and directing all general accounting and financial activities for a client's project, including reconciling operational and financial records, managing various operational and financial audits (cash and inventory), and interfacing with clients, subcontractors, vendors, and auditors. The manager will focus on process control improvements and program efficiencies, coordinate accounting functions, reporting, receivables, and payables, and ensure monthly performance measures are met. The position also includes supervising general accounting staff. WSP USA is a leading engineering and professional services firm, designing solutions in buildings, transportation, energy, water, and environment markets, with over 15,000 employees across the U.S.

Requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and under strict deadlines
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion properly
• Possess the skills and ability to learn and utilize new software products as introduced by the organization.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Should possess an above average skill ability and knowledge of PC computers.
• The ability to develop, create, and utilize spreadsheet software (Microsoft Excel) and word processing software (Microsoft Word) on a daily basis.
• Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write correspondence and staff memos.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management and public groups
• B.A. or B.S. degree in Accounting or related field
• Active CPA license required
• Five (5) years of financial and accounting experience including management or leadership positions overseeing accounting operations in a GAAP compliant, high-volume, transaction/trip processing environment performing revenue management, process audits and similar functions
• Ability to package and present quantitative data effectively.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with tolling back-office systems preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop accounting standard operating procedures including internal controls
• Direct, monitor, and evaluate the activities and performance of the accounting activities/processes and accounting staff.
• Monitor accounting systems and procedures and necessary updates.
• Oversee weekly payables and customer refunds.
• Oversee preparation of daily and monthly journal entries
• Oversee preparation of monthly quarterly and annual financial reporting and analysis for client
• Oversee preparation of daily, monthly quarterly and annual reconciliations
• Perform evaluations of back-office operating software and identify areas for efficiency and operational improvements and/or modifications to functionality.
• Ensure daily and monthly key performance measures are successfully achieved
• Participate in internal project meetings and client meetings
• Interface with clients, subcontractors, vendors and internal/external auditors
• Oversee internal audits such as monthly physical inventory audit
• Oversee external audits such as SOC 1 Type II audit
• Keep abreast of current accounting trends, practices, and developments in the profession including governmental accounting standards and regulations, GAAP and GASB.
• Supervisor may assign other duties as needed.

Benefits

• coverage related to medical
• dental
• vision
• disability
• life
• retirement savings
• paid sick leave
• paid vacation (or other personal time)
• paid parental leave
• paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level