Description : Accounting Manager
Culligan Water of Kansas City , a Culligan franchise, is currently seeking a creative, independently driven, dynamic and energetic individual to join our Kansas City accounting team! This position is based out of our office in Olathe Kansas.
Job Purpose :
Lead the Accounting team of associates including collections specialists and accounts receivable to deliver accurate and timely accounting transactions and practices.
Responsible for entering daily accounts payable transactions, creating financial reports, and completing month end processes.
Partner with Leadership to seamlessly manage cash flow, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and financial analysis.
Essential Job Duties :
- Responsible for the direct oversight of the accounting function, including A / R, cash application, and collections.
- Daily monitoring, validation and recording of AP transactions and bank debits.
- Reconcile cash deposits and debits, sales tax activity, and credit card activity
- Prepare journal entries in conjunction with balance sheet account reconciliations and month-end close.
- Timely completion of month-end close
- Supervise collections specialist & AR clerk, including daily communication and providing feedback, coaching, training, goal-setting, and disciplinary tasks, as necessary.
- Be the collections point of escalation, as needed.
- Prepare budgets by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; recommending plans.
- Maximize return on financial assets by establishing financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting systems.
- Manage bank activity and relationships.
- Achieves budget objectives by scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
- Prepares special reports.
- Timely completion of month end close.
Skills / Qualifications : Self-motivated, high energy individual. Professional who thrives on being in a hands-on role with a strong sense of urgency.
History of meeting and / or exceeding monthly, quarterly and annual goals, building and maintaining vendor relationships, coaching, managing processes, market knowledge, and staffing.
Minimum Education Requirements :
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
Minimum Work Experience Requirements :
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in accounting / finance
- Experience in working with multiple legal entities
- Experience with financial reporting requirements
Special Knowledge / Skills and / or Abilities :
- Managing processes
- Financial software (Netsuite)
- Developing standards
- Auditing, accounting, and corporate finance
- Tracking budget expenses
- Financial skills
- Analyzing information
- Developing budgets
- Inventory & Purchasing controls
- Job costing
- Netsuite experience a plus
Certifications / Licenses / Registrations :
Valid driver’s license is required
Compensation / Hours / Benefits
Job Type : Full-time
Work Location : In person
Minimum Salary based on experience : $60,000 - $75,000
Benefits :
- Monday- Friday, 8-5
- Paid time off
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Birthday off
- Positive and fun Company Culture
- Competitive pay
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Benefits eligible on 1st of month after hire
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision Insurance