Accounting Manager

Spectrum Plastics Group, A DuPont Business; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading plastics manufacturing company in Alpharetta, Georgia is seeking a Corporate Recruiter with expertise in financial month end closing and reporting. This role involves managing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting corporate financial functions. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, has 4-6 years of relevant experience, and strong analytical and communication skills. Full-time employment offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in accounting, with Big 4 accounting experience preferred.
• Experience with financial consolidations and M&A activity preferred.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Complete the month end close for cash management.
• Prepare month end consolidated financial statements according to GAAP.
• Act as liaison between corporate office and manufacturing sites.

Skills

Accounting principles

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

MS Excel

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or related field

Tools

Cognos

MS Word

MS Outlook

Job description

Corporate Recruiter at Spectrum Plastics Group

Overview

This role involves ownership of the financial month end close and cash month end close processes. Prepare balance sheets and profit and loss statements, and other financial reports. Complete balance sheet reconciliations. Responsibilities also include analysing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future expenses. This position will also support the corporate consolidation and financial reporting function, as well as be involved in projects within both the treasury and financial reporting sectors.

Responsibilities

This individual will be responsible for completing the month end close for cash management and the corporate office. Will act as liaison between corporate office and the manufacturing sites as it relates to corporate polices, intercompany accounting, and treasury management.

• Corporate month end close and financial reporting (30%)
• Complete and process monthly journal entries
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Weekly expense reporting / forecasting
• Ownership of the Corporate month end close including consolidations
• Monthly forecasting and trend analysis
• Prepare monthly consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP

Treasury management (20%)

• Reconciliation of checks and wire disbursements
• Process outgoing wires
• Manage and reconcile monthly inter-company accounting
• Month end cash closing and reporting
• Daily cash positioning
• Route corporate related AP for processing

P-card Administrator (20%)

• RAMP administrator (T&E)
• Manage out of pocket reimbursements
• Monthly transaction audit

Project Management, and External Audit and Tax Support (30%)

Key Skills and Attributes

• The position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or related field.
• Minimum of 4-6 years of experience in accounting, Big 4 public accounting experience preferred
• Previous financial consolidations experience preferred as well as experience with M&A activity including purchase accounting
• The individual will be expected to be familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the accounting and finance field.
• Rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Be able to perform a variety of tasks and work under general supervision. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required.
• This position is held within the corporate office and one must conduct oneself with professionalism at all times.
• Excellent phone skills, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, strong interpersonal skills are a must, as well as willingness to accept and task ownership of new responsibilities in a fast growing environment.
• Additional requirements include a working knowledge of MS Excel, Word, and Outlook, and the ability to multi-task with moderate supervision. Experience with Cognos products would be plus, but not required.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing

Industries

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• Plastics Manufacturing

Note: This refined description removes extraneous boilerplate and non-essential postings while preserving core responsibilities and qualifications. EEO/notice language has been omitted here as it is not present in the original text and no explicit language was provided to include.