Position is responsible for supervising accounting staff and/or processes ensuring all cost control methods and accounting protocols are maintained and followed, focusing on but not limited to accounts payable and billing customers.
Annual Hiring Range/Hourly Rate: Benefits, US - Company sponsored life insurance
- Medical, dental, vision plans
- Voluntary short-term/long-term disability insurance
- Voluntary life, accident, and hospital plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- Weekly pay for union employees
- Free hot healthy meals for unit operations roles
Main Duties and Responsibilities:- Maintains office services by organizing office operations and procedures, controls correspondence, designs filing systems, reviews and approves supply requisitions, assigns and monitors clerical functions
- Provides historical reference by defining procedures for retention, protection, retrieval, transfer, and disposal of records.
- Designs and implements office policies by establishing standards and procedures: measures results against standards.
- Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees, following up on work results
- Keeps management informed by reviewing and analyzing special projects; summarizes information; identifies trends
- Maintains office staff results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; plans, monitors and appraises job results and/or in the case of dotted line reports influencing and monitoring results and recommending appropriate actions to the BU controller and/or local GM.
- Performs weekly projections and forecasts as needed
- Contributes to and performs monthly closing for two operating units
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing results as needed
- Manages billing, AP, SAP coordinator, and payroll staff for two operating units
- Assists controller in ensuring necessary controls are in place
- Coordinates monthly inventory process and ensures SAP functions are performed on a timely basis
- Performs other duties as needed
Qualifications Education: - Associates Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related Field required.
- BS/BA in Accounting or Finance preferred.
Work Experience: - 3 years accounting experience in high volume, high transaction, manufacturing environment.
- Previous supervisory experience with accounting/payroll staff preferred.
- Previous experience in SAP or other ERP programs preferred.
Technical Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration)
- CPA or finance/accounting certifications a plus.
Job Skills: - Knowledge of MS Office applications, specifically intermediate knowledge of Excel.
- Forecasting, budgeting, and implementing/following cost control methods.
Language / Communication Skills: - Effective written and oral communications
- Bi- Lingual is a plus
Job Dimensions Geographic Responsibility: US Units
Type of Employment: Full time
Travel %: 10%
Exemption Classification: Exempt
Internal Relationships: Unit billing, unit accounts payable, centralized purchasing office and procurement and ASG - (charter)
External Relationships: Vendors regarding payment (accounts payable)
Work Environment / Requirements of the Job: Must be able to work varied shift or days, during specific periods of month (yearly, quarterly, month end)
Budget / Revenue Responsibility: 70.5 million
Organization Structure Direct Line Manager (Title): Dir, Field Controlling / BU Unit Controller
Dotted Line Manager (Title, if applicable): Number of Direct Reports: 0-6
Number of Dotted Line Reports: 0-4
Estimated Total Size of Team: 1-7
gategroup Competencies Required to be Successful in the Job: - Thinking - Information Search and analysis & problem resolution skills
- Engaging - Understanding others, Team Leadership and Developing People
- Inspiring - Influencing and building relationships, Motivating and Inspiring, Communicating effectively
- Achieving - Delivering business results under pressure, Championing Performance Improvement and Customer Focus
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
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