Accounting - 351-Manager - Route Settlement

G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc.•Columbus, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Route Settlement Manager will oversee all activities related to route settlement, driver reconciliation, cash handling validation, route exception management, and accurate posting of route settlement activity for G&J Pepsi Cola bottlers and its various business entities. This role is responsible for ensuring timely and accurate settlement of daily route activity, maintaining strong controls over cash, checks, credits, shortages, overages, and related adjustments, and partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, Treasury, Accounts Receivable, and Accounting to resolve issues. The Route Settlement Manager will lead process improvements, strengthen internal controls, support bank reconciliation and deposit accuracy, and develop team members through coaching, training, and clear performance expectations. The ideal candidate will have strong accounting, reconciliation, cash management, and leadership experience with the ability to manage daily financial transactions end to end.

Requirements

An associate degree in accounting or relevant work experience is required.
5+ years of experience managing or supervising is required.
Advanced knowledge of: Microsoft Office Suite; Accounting ERP systems; general accounting practices; Route Settlement functions.
Skill in internal customer service.
Ability to work quickly, efficiently and independently.
Ability to multi-task.
Ability to be detail oriented and organized.
Ability to follow-through.
Ability to meet deadlines in a pressured situation.
Ability to communicate effectively with other employees and develop good working relationships.
Ability to adapt to change.
Ability to operate a computer, copier.
Ability to problem solve.
Ability to read and write.
Ability to perform basic math functions (e.g. addition, subtraction).

Nice To Haves

A bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

Managing daily route settlement activities, ensuring route deposits, cash, checks, charge activity, credits, shortages, overages, and adjustments are accurately reviewed, reconciled, and posted in a timely manner.
Validating accuracy of all route settlement transactions in the ERP system and assisting the team with researching and correcting variances.
Partnering with Sales, Operations, Treasury, Accounts Receivable, and Accounting teams to resolve route settlement discrepancies, missing deposits, driver shortages, customer payment issues, and route exceptions.
Reviewing and monitoring daily exception reporting to ensure settlement errors; unapplied activity, route adjustments, and open items are fully addressed before period end.
Ensuring cash deposits, check deposits, credit card activity, ACH transactions, and direct bank activity are accurately validated and aligned to bank reporting and general ledger activity.
Supervising team performance and providing feedback in a coaching and mentoring environment.
Identifying and executing process improvements to simplify, standardize, and automate route settlement, deposit reconciliation, and exception management processes.
Maintaining route settlement guidelines, desk procedures, and training documentation to ensure instructions remain accurate and up to date.
Performing periodic reporting on route settlement KPIs, open exceptions, deposit accuracy, posting timeliness, shortage trends, and unresolved reconciliation items.
Performing and/or reviewing tasks related to Route Settlement period-end close, including account reconciliations, clearing account review, and variance resolution in accordance with company policy.
Working with internal and external auditors to ensure route settlement documentation, controls, and support are complete and audit ready.
Identifying and presenting solutions for continuous process improvement, enhanced internal controls, stronger reporting, and improved partnership between Route Settlement, Treasury, AR, and Operations.
Ensuring route settlement activity and related cash receipts are recorded in the accounting system on a timely and accurate basis.
Assisting with ERP, bank feed, route settlement application, and general ledger system upgrades or process implementations impacting route settlement activity.
Traveling as needed to fill in for cashiers at any company location and supporting continuity of daily cash handling, route settlement, and customer service activities.