Accounting Manager
Independence Pet Group
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Illinois • Iowa • United States
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About the role
- Oversees and develops the accounting team, ensuring accurate financial records, regulatory compliance, and process improvements
- Managing reconciliations, audits, and cross-departmental collaboration while driving strategic initiatives
- Personnel management and development of the accounting team, including performance evaluation and coaching
- Reviewing of all accounting entries, bank reconciliations and other general ledger account reconciliations
- Analyzing current accounting practices and processes
- Make recommendations and implementing efficiencies within the team and the business to ensuring integrity of the general ledgers
- Manage external and regulatory reviews, audits and examinations when needed and complete requested materials
- Document policies, procedures, and workflow for assigned areas of responsibility and for other businesses within the Company
- Provide assistance to the planning & analysis function and the tax function on a routine basis
- Performing various ad hoc financial and operational analyses and contributing to department and organization special projects as assigned
Requirements
- 7 years’ relevant work experience to include leadership
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
- CPA license preferred
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of major accounting software packages for both general ledger and financial reporting
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
- Been through a system conversion and experience in acceptance testing methodologies
- Good working knowledge of control over financial reporting (e.g. SOX) framework
- Flexible in work schedule to meet the demands of various reporting cycles
Benefits
- Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance
- Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
- Company paid short-term and long-term disability
- 12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Retirement savings plan
- Personal Paid Time Off
- Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off
- Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
- Pet friendly office environment
- Commuter Benefits
- Group Pet Insurance
- On the job training and skills development
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial reportingreconciliationsauditsgeneral ledger accountingprocess improvementsfinancial analysisacceptance testing methodologiescontrol over financial reportingregulatory complianceperformance evaluation
Soft Skills
leadershippersonnel managementcoachingcross-departmental collaborationstrategic initiativesflexibilitycommunication
Certifications
CPA licenseBachelor’s Degree