Job Description

Job Description

Associate Manager, Accounting

Background: The Associate Manager manages and reviews the full month-end close, oversees recording of key transactions as the business expands into new product lines and regions, and leads process improvements to integrate accounting procedures with the company’s financial systems. This role will collaborate with individuals in multiple departments such as Financial Planning & Analysis, tax, and operations. The individual should have the ability to work cross functionally with these groups in addition to having ownership of their respective general ledger transactions, variance analysis, and process improvements as the business grows in complexity globally.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Review and analyze the full month-end close cycle and reporting.
• Must have a strong understanding of general accounting functions such as preparing and reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analysis, and general ledger integrity.
• Own the full cash accounting cycle such as preparing and reviewing journal entries, completing cash reconciliations, recording intercompany transactions, calculating foreign exchange impact, and other related cash transactions.
• Work with a team across multiple levels through all business processes and month-end close improvements.
• Ensure the application of US GAAP accounting principles and practices, demonstrate proficiency in areas related to the general ledger and financial reporting and communicate clearly with all levels of the organization.
• Collaborate globally and cross functionally to build scalable accounting and operational processes (ERP system integration, mapping transactions to the GL, invoice coding), maintain 2-day close cycle in line with parent company requirements, and improve timelines and efficiencies to support global growth.
• Variance analysis to support business partners and FP&A team.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Required Skills, knowledge and abilities:

• Demonstrated expert knowledge working with business units, identifying key business transactions, and translating operations into financial transactions.
• Ability to identify detailed transaction coding errors, vet financial data for accuracy upon review in ERP system, and willingness to find process enhancements to reduce such errors in the future.
• Self-motivated and a continuous learner that seeks new information through technology and industry best practices to solve complex problems.
• Ability to manage relationships across departments with competing priorities while proactively following-up on open tasks with minimal supervision.
• Ability to complete multiple duties with accuracy shifting from one to another with frequent interruptions and competing deadlines.
• Proficient knowledge of how foreign currency transactions and translation affect GL consolidation and downstream US reporting impacts.
• Ability to create procedures for day-to-day operations to comply with SOX requirements.
• Strong knowledge of Excel and experience working with large data sets.
• Demonstrated proficiency in standard MS Office software applications.
• Excellent communicator, both written and oral for technical and non-technical audiences.

Education/ Experience required:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Big 4 or regional firm public accounting experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional progressive accounting experience with some experience in management or leadership.
• Strong understanding and hands on experience working in US GAAP.
• Experience working in a multi-national corporation.

Education/ experience Preferred:

• CPA preferred.
• Advanced degree such as a Master’s in Accounting or MBA preferred.
• Medical device industry experience preferred.
• Experience with financial systems such as NetSuite, Adaptive/Office Connect or other financial reporting software preferred.

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