Manager - Accounting

This position is responsible for the general direction and coordination of the activities performed by the accounting department. The Manager sets departmental quantity and quality standards, monitors staffing needs, interviews and selects prospective employees, appraises performance, and recommends salary changes. The incumbent presents ideas and recommends changes to improve departmental efficiency. This position also reports and analyzes financial data and makes recommendations based on the analyses.Responsibilities:Assist Financial Leadership in providing the vision and objectives for the accounting teamWork with Financial Leadership to implement better reporting and analysisIdentify areas for process improvement and work with appropriate Corporate and business units to design, test, and implement solutionsSupervise effectively and identify areas for process improvement to drive out excess costs of the various accounting processesProvide training and development opportunities to the financial accounting teamDesign, implement and maintain standardized accounting practicesWork closely with business units’ finance staff, Internal Audit, Corporate staff departments, external auditors, offshore resources, and other key members of the Corporate Controller’s groupProvide supervision, analysis, insight, and reconciliation of acquisitions, lease accounting, restructuring activities, impairment analysis, and other requests from senior managementOversee the general ledger and sub-ledger production process and provide application instruction and problem-solving for both the Shared Service Center and end-user personnel in the business unitsResponsible for general ledger reporting on a monthly and quarterly basis including internal and external audit requests for specified areasMonitor and maintain general ledger metrics including the reconciliation reviews Manage quarterly SOX compliance for areas of responsibility  Staff and develop the financial accounting team, including the development of team goals and performance measures  Assist Financial Leadership with ensuring the accuracy and adequacy of internal controls Evaluate performance and provide feedback to the team on overall and individual performanceEffectively manage the work product of our Off-Shore group  Work with executive management to bring more analytical work from the field into the shared services organizationSupport continuous improvement initiatives of the center by reviewing internal processes to identify opportunities.Help to foster acceptance of change and drive change management within the teamSupport and participate in the transition of new business to the Center Actively participate in the successful integration of acquisition operations into the CenterAssumes other responsibilities as needed or assigned by executive management