Contract Accounting Manager

Openwork is currently engaged in a search to find an eager Contract Accounting Manager in Smyrna, GA. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and overseeing the daily operations of the accounting department by establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, Apply today if you meet the qualifications listed below.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Directly manages the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable personnel.
• Perform managerial responsibilities in accordance with the company’s policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include recommendations of hiring and firing employees, training employees; planning, assigning, and directing workload of staff, conducting employee performance reviews; rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.

Duties and Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned):

• Oversee daily accounting operations, including A/P, A/R, general ledger entries, and payroll postings.
• Making sure that all invoices are paid timely and payments received are posted properly.
• Research cost accounts and production routes to verify COGS and investigate variance accounts.
• Verify inventory valuation.
• Prepare Excel schedules to post within the General Ledger.
• Complete reports for various inter-company departments.
• Complete month-end procedures and journal entries.
• Reconcile monthly bank statements for the operating and payroll accounts.
• Prepare financial reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Analyze actual expenses to the budget.
• Examine all invoices, expense reports and expenditures for payment.
• Prepare reports for outsourcing sales tax returns.
• Approve state sales tax returns.
• Facilitate and assist in sales tax audits.
• Process Austrian invoices and back up schedules.
• Submit invoices to Austria.
• Audit expense reports.
• Reconcile monthly purchasing cards.
• Execute all year-end processing and audits.
• Research any problems within GLOCK’s ERP system, Microsoft Dymanics AX and Dynamics 365.
• Consolidate and prepare annual budget.
• Maintain fixed asset program.
• Prepare FET quarterly and file quarterly reports.
• Process, audit and reconcile Consult invest, Inc. invoices.

Qualifications/Job Requirements:
The ideal candidate must have a very thorough knowledge of accounting and GAAP compliance. This position works very heavily in Microsoft Excel and the candidate will need to have a proven understanding of advanced functions. The position requires the ability to properly prioritize requests for regular reports and understand what information is being requested. This is not a remote position. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, pre-skills, and/or abilities needed to perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified employees or applicants with disabilities.

Skills and Abilities:

• Management and supervision.
• Prioritize and multi-task numerous responsibilities.
• Ability to identify and effectively resolve problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communications.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and Visio.
• Able to perform A/R and A/P functions.
• Confidentiality.
• Understanding/Speaking German is a plus, but not required.

Competencies:

• Leadership Communication Relationship Management.
• Ethical Practice Critical Evaluation Time Management.
• Conflict Resolution Analytical Thinking Adaptability.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Four or more years of accounting related experience and training.
• Or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel is a must.
• Microsoft Dynamics experience preferred.

Licenses and Certifications: CPA is a nice to have but not required.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified employees and applicants with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and stand for extended periods of time and is regularly required to operate a keyboard to enter data into computer and to key an adding machine and/or computer keyboard.

Work Environment:
This position is in a typical office setting that occasionally requires walking across the campus for various reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This company is a manufacturing environment. While the setting is a typical office environment, there may be noise levels or odors.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position and is not remote. Typical days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but may require some work outside of these hours, including some travel.

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About Openwork:

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