Position Summary

The Accounting Manager will work with the Akers Corporate Controller on a variety of accounting and financial analysis duties and projects. Recurring duties will include month end close responsibilities, account reconciliations and decision support and analysis for multiple facilities. This role will also support the company’s initiative in developing and deploying a business intelligence system and work with the General Managers and Corporate Controller on key business initiatives. This position also delivers on our core focus of:

The answer is Yes. Be a solutions provider

While building on our culture of:

Help First
Take ownership
Do the right thing
Expect excellence

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Manage the day-to-day operations of the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable department
Manage the completion of periodic financial reports and ensure the reported results comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and other internally established controls and policies.
Monitor and enforce internal controls to protect company assets
Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts, accounts payable, and accounts receivable
Supporting others in company initiatives including accounting automation
Lead timely and accurate month-end and year-end closing processes
Responsible for expense integrity and analysis to ensure accuracy and consistency
Proactively provide explanation of various expenses variances
Manage and maintain the Purchase Order process
Complete various monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for Cash, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, etc.
Manage and centralize our company credit insurance program
Review and initiate various weekly payments
Research, maintain and reconcile production and accounting software transactions
Collaborate with external auditors to resolve issues and complete scheduled audits
Coordinate with external auditors and supply necessary documentation for corporate audits
Assist in other audits such as sales tax, personal property, worker’s compensation for assigned locations
Delegate daily tasks, set performance goals, and train new team members
File quarterly and annual reports as required
Ability to work in excess of 40 hours, as business needs arise
Regular and reliable attendance
Any other task or duty that is deemed necessary by management.

Cultural Competencies

Help First means being a reliable team member serving everyone, internally and externally. At Akers, we believe and exhibit a “roll up your sleeves and get the job done” mentality and behavior. No job is unimportant, and no person is above any job. We demonstrate this through:

Able communicator—good clarity, balanced talker, and listener
Has energy and enthusiasm

Take Ownership means that you think and act like an owner. No matter what the role, everyone is empowered to be a good steward of the organization. Each person has the autonomy to make recommendations for improvement to their work and the organization. We demonstrate this through:

Patient
Effectively assertive and able to manage conflict and confrontational situations
Solution vs. blame oriented
Mixture of firmness and flexibility
Has energy and enthusiasm
Holds self and others accountable

Do the Right Thing means that you do the right thing for the customer, regardless of its popularity. Doing the right thing at the right time requires a person to have and exhibit high moral standards.

Systematic trainer, willing and able to develop people
Good work ethic, task focused and willing to extend extra effort
Able to follow structure where it exists and create structure where it does not

Expect Excellence means that you think and act like an owner. No matter what the role, everyone is empowered to be a good steward of the organization. We demonstrate this through:

Resilient—able to deal with the unexpected, not easily flustered
Has sense of urgency
Follows up to ensure quality task completion

Work Environment / Physical

Fast paced environment, requiring adaptation to continuous changes in Company, Customer and People needs

Ability to frequently sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arm’s length, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Ability to sit for extended periods of time at desk in traditional office environment
Ability to travel at least 5%

Systems Usage

MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams)
ERP system (such as Business Central, Microsoft Dynamics 365, HRMS, Amtech, etc.)
ADP Workforce Now
KIWI
Power BI

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

Minimum of 7 years of relevant financial experience in a manufacturing environment
Bachelor’s degree with a major in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent experience
Advanced Microsoft Excel experience (VLOOKUP’s, pivot tables, SUMIF, modeling)
Attention to detail and the ability to work varied and additional hours during closing

Preferred:

Ethical and able to work with minimal supervision
Enthusiastic, curious, quick learner
Process improvement
Resourceful solutions provider

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