Supervisor, Accounting

TDS

About The Position

As the Supervisor, Accounting at TDS, you will provide leadership and direct supervision to the Accounting team, including hiring, performance management, establishment of metrics, reporting, employee development, and coaching. In addition to leadership and direct supervision role, this position is responsible for supervising the activities to ensure compliance with internal controls and all SOX requirements, including being a point of contact with both internal and external auditors. The position also entails executing general accounting activities, including day-to-day maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger and in preparing financial statements and reports.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) or 4+ years professional work experience
5+ years’ experience in the application of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) or equivalent combination of technical and functional experience
2+ years of experience directly supervising employees or leading projects/teams
Experience with large process improvement and/or organizational efforts
Occasional travel may be required

Nice To Haves

CPA or eligibility to sit for the CPA within the first six months of employment.
Knowledge of GAAP, SEC rules, and Sarbanes Oxley Act requirements
Knowledge of quarterly, annual and periodic external reporting processes of 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K and other SEC filings
Strong leadership abilities, thinking ahead of needs to help drive the best business decisions
Ability to work effectively in a complex, fast moving organization, satisfying needs of diverse constituents, under the pressure of competing priorities
Excellent written and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact persuasively at all levels of the organization
Demonstrated ability to form long-term relationships at all levels both within and outside the organization
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and SAP
Strong results orientation, which includes achieving commitments, performance metrics and required delivery dates
Ability to be a sharp, rigorous thinker who can operate as an intellectual leader among bright, high-energy people
Ability to exhibits confidence and credibility and team-above-self outlook
Ability to help foster a constructive development environment regarding training, recruitment, team building and change
Ability to immerse self in the business and develop an understanding of the requirements of the users of the financial information
Demonstrated experience in translating strategy into action with solid planning, execution and change management
Strong personal and professional ethical values, impeccable integrity and the energy level and stamina required to meet the demands of the position
Knowledge of telecommunications industry preferred

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and direction to Accounting team:
Supervising team members, evaluating performance and providing feedback, and facilitating career development opportunities for direct reports
Develops personnel goals and objectives, and determines how to use resources to coordinate the activities of the function in order to meet business schedules and goals.
Development and maintenance of applicable metrics and reporting.
Development of standard processes and documentation.
Identify and lead business process improvement opportunities.
Maintain and foster effective relationships at all levels both within and outside of the company
Research and recommend appropriate accounting treatment for business activities and support applicable memo documentation
Ensure compliance with SOX and other internal controls and standard business practices.
Safeguard company assets (cash, fixed assets, inventory).
Review work product of other team members
Validate work product is accurate and appropriate, including journal entries, financial analysis, external and regulatory reports, etc.
Provide feedback, including sharing best practices, to team member.
May be assigned to management of one or more finance functional areas below:
General/Business Unit Accounting
Supervise process to prepare and review journal entries in accordance with regulatory and/or GAAP requirements
Review reconciliations and research discrepancies of balance sheet accounts
Supervise the compilation of monthly income statement and balance sheet analysis to support internal and external reporting
Operational Accounting
Effectively communicate financial information for internal and external audit
Review certain external regulatory filings and reporting
Lead certain accounting activities as assigned such as company level audits
Validate work product is accurate and appropriate
Cash Accounting
Manage the monitoring of cash general ledger accounts and reconciliation of bank accounts and statements for completeness and accuracy.
Analyze the cause of over/shorts related to bank deposits where more complex analysis is required; work with leaders to minimize these discrepancies
Supervise daily reconciliation of all cash and non-cash receipts.
Lead the maintenance of procedural and control documentation for Cash Accounting activities.