Accounting Manager

Adecco; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible hours

Professional development

Job summary

Adecco seeks an Accounting Manager in Livermore, California to oversee day-to-day accounting operations and ensure timely financial reports. You will work closely with the Chief Finance Officer and leadership to implement scalable systems and assist in budget analysis.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree, 5+ years in accounting, and experience in supervising an accounting team. The position requires strong leadership and attention to detail, and offers a dynamic work environment focused on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in business accounting.
• 3+ years of experience successfully supervising an accounting team focused on back office and monthly closes.
• Proven ability to manage, supervise, and motivate co-workers.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the accurate and timely close of monthly financial statements.
• Prepare monthly budget to actual comparisons and financial reports.
• Manage and ensure optimal performance of the internal accounting team.

Skills

Leadership and supervision skills

Advanced accounting knowledge

Attention to detail

Time management

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Finance

Job description

The Accounting Manager will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day accounting operations and ensuring timely and accurate financial reports for an employee-owned company who specializes in designing & engineering automation solutions and providing automation parts within the manufacturing & parts distribution space. This position will work directly with their Chief Finance Officer and members of the Leadership Team to provide support for the continued growth of our client. This will include implementation of scalable systems, policies and procedures as well as assisting with developing and reporting key performance indicators and budget and financial analysis.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Supervise the accurate and timely close of monthly financial statements.
• Monitor Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) compliance.
• Prepare monthly budget to actual comparisons and financial reports.
• Manage the internal accounting team and ensuring that accounting operations are optimal. Responsible for accounting process improvements and development.
• Create, document and improve tracking for key business performance metrics and processes.
• Conduct cost analysis and identify cost‑control measures and initiatives.
• Develop, mentor, and train accounting team members to match the needs of a rapidly growing business.
• Manage the timely filing of all required tax returns and other statutory filings with external units.
• Monitor overall cash and risk management.
• Responsible for calculating all necessary commissions, bonuses and profit sharing. Ensure payroll is posted accurately in general ledger.
• Provide technical support to our staff by being a resource in accounting or other areas which you have specialized skills.
• Audit all processes and review internal controls to ensure financial transactions are accurate, timely, and comply with accounting standards, principles, and company policy including ensuring confidentiality.
• Maintain all finance related policies and recommend new or modified policies to reflect changing business needs.

Qualifications & Skills Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance related field
• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in business accounting
• 3+ years of experience successfully supervising an accounting team focused on back office and monthly closes
• Ability to manage, supervise and motivate co‑workers
• Experience in designing and implementing financial controls and processes
• Advanced knowledge of internal accounting controls and the ability to monitor and correct controls as needed to assure compliance and integrity of financial statements by conducting internal audits
• High degree of accuracy and strict attention to detail
• Self‑motivated with excellent time management skills
• Excellent verbal, writing, and organizational skills
• Proactive and willing to challenge current ways of thinking
• Ability to use discretion and judgment in confidentiality sensitive situations.

Preferred

CPA or MBA strongly preferred

Travel Requirements

This position may be required to travel for business purposes.

Behavior Standards

• In the performance of the respective tasks and duties, all employees are expected to abide by the following:
• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision
• Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
• Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
• Honest, ethical, and hardworking with a strong desire to succeed.
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating work efforts with other employees and organizations.

Working Conditions

Our client is a rapidly growing organization and as such their accounting team must be very agile and be comfortable working onsite in an evolving environment. The working conditions for this position is primarily sedentary in an office environment; experiences frequent interruptions; required to meet deadlines; requires visual concentration on detail, dexterity and precision. Typical work hours are M-F 8am-5pm.

Physical Requirements

• Most work is performed in a temperature‑controlled office environment.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to walk 10% of the time,
• Stand 10% of the time and sit 80% of the time.
• The employee will occasionally lift and or carry up to 25 lbs.
• Employee may use computer, phone, copier/scanner and other office equipment in the
• course of a day.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to use hand
• to finger, handle or feel objects, touch and use tools, reach with hands and arms, climb
• stairs, bend, stoop, twist, lift, reach, push, pull, grasp, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl,
• grasp, talk, hear, and walk during the course of employment.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color
• vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and an ability to adjust focus.

Adecco USA, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression), veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Military connected talent encouraged to apply. To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.adecco.com/en-us/candidate-privacy. The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements,