Accounting Supervisor Job at Highlights for Children in Columbus

Accounting Supervisor

Department: Finance

Reports To: Sr Manager, Accounting

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Summary:

The Accounting Supervisor supports the Senior Accounting Manager in carrying out the responsibilities of the Finance and Accounting Department. Key responsibilities include managing a team of 2-3. This role will collaborate with other business areas to review and develop best practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of Enterprise Accounts Receivable to ensure responsibilities are completed accurately and timely:
  1. Manage weekly and monthly AR reporting for enterprise
  2. Manage timely application of funds
  3. Manage inbox, cases and response time in partnership with Customer Experience
  4. Manage payment sources
  5. Bad debt review and approvals
  6. System implementation, upgrades and robust functional use of technology
• Oversee accounting responsibilities:
  1. Foreign Exchange month-end process and review
  2. Manage Amazon Seller Central accounting processes, JE’s and reconciliations partnering with business partners
  3. Monitor and review Consumer postage, USPS, permits, allocations, and journal entries
  4. Support of Retail, SBI and Licensing business lines
  5. Oversee CDS Journal Entry process, approval, clearing
  6. Review Account reconciliations
• Supervise staff to include AR clerk and Staff Accountant
• Support all revenue and AR related processes across the enterprise to include reporting and KPI
• Assist in month-end close by completing monthly journal entries and reviewing financial statements
• Review, reconcile and approve balance sheet accounts; resolve discrepancies timely
• Prepare and analyze financial statements and management responsibility statements for multiple companies
• Identify opportunities for continuous process improvements; partner with internal teams to resolve processing issues
• Maintain departmental best practices, policies, and workflows, Documentation of procedures
• Ensure compliance with GAAP for areas of responsibility
• Prepare audit schedules to help facilitate completion of the audit
• Create and maintain financial reporting and structures within the systems
• Leads and assists with special projects (Versapay/CDS/etc)

Supervisory Responsibilities: One Accounts Receivable Clerk and one Staff Accountant

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or similar field plus a minimum 5 years of accounting experience and/or minimum 5 years of progressive Accounts Receivable experience
• Two to four years of Team Lead experience
• Experience with multiple entities and lines of business

Qualifications:

• Consistent demonstration of accuracy and completeness in work
• Excellent problem-solving abilities, verbal, and written communication skills
• Experience working with an ERP system (NetSuite preferred)
• Exceptional Microsoft Office skills, Outlook, Word, Excel, Microsoft 365
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task to meet various deadlines, efficient time management
• Self-Starter
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Discretion in handling confidential matters