Senior Manager, Accounting
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Accounting provides leadership and direction to the accounting team, with primary responsibility for managing the monthly close process, maintaining a strong controls environment, and driving process improvements. The role includes preparing and reviewing journal entries for accruals, allocations, and reclasses; reconciling balance sheet accounts; preparing and distributing facilities and/or cost center financial statements; and supporting the annual external audit. The position also provides ad hoc information and analysis as needed. The role leads and develops accounting staff, oversees accurate and timely accounting and reporting, ensures the integrity of general ledger and reporting data, and supports management initiatives, budgeting, forecasting, special projects, and compliance with GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley controls.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Management with an emphasis in Accounting.
- Seven or more years of experience in accounting or financial reporting.
- Three or more years of management experience.
- Excellent communication skills, including communication with executive-level managers.
- Strategic thinking and understanding of GAAP and financial processes.
- Professional agility.
- Intermediate or advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience with automated accounting systems.
- Ability to effectively interface with all levels of the organization.
- Willingness to partner across internal departments with competing priorities.
Nice To Haves
- CPA, MBA, or graduate finance-related degree.
- Workday Financials experience or experience with other large ERP systems.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a high-performing team by mentoring and training staff and identifying cross-training opportunities.
- Establish annual goals and objectives with direct reports, monitor progress, and advise on professional development.
- Lead the team’s monthly close and internal reporting processes, including reviewing work papers, analysis, and supporting documentation for month-end balances across all accounts.
- Monitor and analyze department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining accuracy.
- Ensure timely and accurate monthly accounting close, including journal entries, reconciliations, and explanations of actual-versus-plan variances.
- Maintain detailed account reconciliations and develop in-depth knowledge of critical account balances.
- Review journal entries and other accounting transactions; maintain general ledger accuracy and integrity; and ensure financial statements comply with GAAP.
- Ensure the integrity of data from ERP and reporting systems, including during implementation of new systems.
- Support annual financial audits by providing backup documentation and explanations.
- Support management initiatives involving process standardization and simplification, financial analysis and research, and reporting.
- Ensure defined internal controls are followed consistently for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
- Assist with financial budgeting and forecasting.
- Collaborate with other departments to obtain information required for financial analysis and variance resolution.
- Review and maintain individual legal-company and profit-center reporting.
- Assist with special projects, including significant transactions.
- Perform and oversee advanced technical interpretation of accounting rules and ensure compliance with GAAP.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with Roth and Traditional matching contributions and immediate vesting
- Flexible spending and HSA accounts
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
- Paid volunteer days
- Employee assistance program
- Tuition assistance and tuition reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Military leave assistance and military benefits package
- QTS scholarship for employee dependents
- Wellness program
- Bonus eligibility
- Stock Purchase Plan
- Floating holidays
- Holiday compensation when holidays are worked
- Pet insurance
- Legal insurance
- Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
- Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
- QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
- QTS Crisis Fund
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
