Accounting Leadership Position (0188)

Application Status: Open

Location: Westminster, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Help CFO lead a department of 10 accounting/IT team
• Help manage the accuracy and productivity of day to day activities of accounts payable, cash disbursements, perpetual inventory integrity, fixed asset records, general & entity accounting
• Help provide financial analysis tools to evaluate company ventures or special projects, programs, capital expenditures, product costing, etc. when necessary
• Help with the production of the annual budget and forecasts; provide financial analyses as needed, specifically for capital investments
• Help provide warm leadership environment among the accounting/IT department staff; this includes coaching, training, and team building
• Recommend process and procedure improvements in coordination with the CFO
• Interface with outside audit firms, banks and lessors, casualty/liability insurance agents, credit card companies, and collection agencies
• Provide proactive positive interactions with related divisions and companies.
• Help CFO develop, improve and issue timely monthly financial records for four division leadership teams
• Provide good communication to these groups of “internal customers” regarding accounting and business issues
• Supporting CFO in her efforts to continuously improve accounting processes and procedures among the four operating divisions and the “internal customers” who operate them; this includes coaching training, and team building as well
• Teaching “internal customers” best practices and improvements in daily accounting activities at their remote locations
• Some travel by car is necessary between locations (most are within 15 minutes to 1 hour away from our main office in Westminster)
• Learn & assume any other administrative duties assigned by the CFO

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field and/or equivalent experience
• Great Plains software experience
• Ability to calculate figures related to bookkeeping, budgets, statistical analysis, and ROI projections
• Ideally, successful candidate will live in Carroll County (but not required)