Responsible for creating and ensuring internal controls are adhered to, and for all accounting activities that impact the General Ledger and financial reporting.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. Corporate Controller
· Ensure appropriate internal control procedures are in place including working closely with IT to ensure the accuracy with financial systems.
· Ensure that the general ledger accurately reflects the Company’s financial position and is closed in a timely and accurate manner
· Review periodic account analysis
2. Financial Systems
· Ensure the integrity and security of SAP and all postings flowing from it, all accesses to it and all financial data generated within it
· Establish & maintain security protocols and internal controls over the SAP ERP system.
· Ensure safeguards over cash disbursements, confidential and proprietary information, company assets and financial reporting
· Provide ongoing training and development opportunities to enhance the team’s skills and knowledge.
· Review and approve requests for changes to SAP roles and transactions.
2. Sales & Marketing accounting
· Prepares monthly journal entries to record and adjust revenue, sales allowances and marketing expenses per GAAP
· Works with the marketing team to provide financial results vs budget and assists with budget management
· Sales & Marketing analysis using BI to create explanations for variances vs budget to ensure accuracy in SAP and in financial reporting
· Creates marketing internal orders, manages and revises order groups and extracts marketing reports from SAP
· Approves and codes all marketing invoices considering contracts, budgets and marketing approvals.
3. Manage Accounts Receivable (Credit)
· Manages the timely and accurate cash application of daily receipts
· Manages the creation of credit memos by AR and the Accounting team to accurately record promotional expenses and clear deductions from AR
· Manages cash collection efforts and credit holds
· Monitor the aging of receivables and produce AR Aging reports
**4. **Purchasing Controls, sub-ledgers, General Ledger
· Ensures control over payables and cash disbursements by reviewing, approving and setting-up all vendor additions in SAP
· Maintains a company purchasing matrix and PO approval logic as basis for SAP release strategies
**5. **Interim and Annual Audit
· Ensure year-end closing is timely and accurate and all systems roll correctly for the new year.
· Coordinate the audit for the finance department
· Ensure that all required confirmations and documentation is ready for the auditors
· Point of contact for audit.
Required Skills
Required skills and knowledge:
Accounting experience.
Knowledge of SAP, BI and Excel.
Effective communication skills and analytical skills.
Required education/training:
Undergraduate degree in accounting.
CPA preferred
Required Experience
The ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and management about the finances of the business and justify certain financial recommendations
Attention to detail
Basic math skills to make accurate calculations and estimates
Clear understanding of financial laws
Organization and project management
Required skills and knowledge:
Accounting experience.
Knowledge of SAP, BI and Excel.
Effective communication skills and analytical skills.
Required education/training:
Undergraduate degree in accounting.
CPA preferred