Accounting Manager

California Newspaper Partnership; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, 401k

Paid time off

Bonus potential

Job summary

The California Newspaper Partnership is seeking a General Ledger Manager to oversee monthly close, journal entries, and reconciliations for our Shared Services Center. You will supervise the Ledger Team and ensure GAAP compliance and timely reporting across properties, with close collaboration with FP&A and IT.

Requirements include a bachelor's in finance/accounting, 5+ years of GL experience, 2-3 years of supervisory responsibility, advanced Excel, and experience with Oracle/EPM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, math or related field.
• 5+ years general ledger accounting experience.
• 2-3 years supervisory experience.
• Strong GAAP knowledge and financial statement close experience.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
• Experience with Oracle and EPM reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Supervise General Ledger Team to ensure timely and accurate close.
• Review and post journal entries; approve payroll journals and reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly journal entries and schedules for assigned properties.
• Enter and document journal entries in Oracle; obtain required approvals.
• Complete quarterly ICQ and Representation Letter reporting; support PAR responses.
• Assist FP&A with variance analyses and day-7 reports.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

GL close

Journal entries

Financial reporting

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting/economics/math

Tools

Oracle

EPM

Excel (Advanced)

Job description

Summary

The General Ledger Manager is responsible for ensuring all general ledger and financial close activities are completed timely and accurately for the MNG properties managed in the Shared Services Center, as well as ensuring all payroll activity is recorded timely and accurately for MediaNews Group and Tribune Company. Working in Oracle and its respective reporting tools (EPM), this role handles all activities related to preparing and recording journal entries, maintaining sufficient backup documentation, and account reconciliation. Additionally, this position will be assigned the financial statement responsibilities for one or more newspaper properties and all payroll activity, supervise other staff, and serve as a key communication link with assigned properties' FP&A contacts. This position may also be responsible for tracking newsprint inventory and calculating expense.

What you will do

• Supervise the General Ledger Team within the Shared Services Center to ensure all financial close activities are completed in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with GAAP
• Review and post journal entries and review and approve payroll journal entries and reconciliations
• For assigned properties, prepare monthly journal entries and supporting schedules, ensuring proper approvals have been received
• Prepare documentation for journal entries in the following areas: ad revenue, interactive revenue, circulation revenue, circulation expenses, advertising expenses, newsprint expenses, payroll expenses, benefits expenses, and allocations
• Enter journal entries into Oracle
• Obtain appropriate authorization from properties for journal entries requiring approval
• Complete quarterly reporting requirements for Internal Control Questionnaires and Representation Letters
• Participate in quarterly close calls and respond to PAR questions from the Corporate Accounting Team
• Support the Senior Director of Accounting with special projects and reporting
• Release P&L details to department heads at field locations
• Respond to questions and inquiries from department heads, FP&A contacts, and publishers regarding financial results, and perform related research
• Assist FP&A resources with variance analyses and Day 7 reports
• Review account reconciliations
• Perform newsprint analyst tasks: tracking inventory orders, receipts, and invoicing
• Complete the inventory roll-forward to calculate newsprint expense and generate the related journal entry
• Perform bad debt analysis and record bad debt expense
• Provide customer service to key contacts at field locations and the corporate office
• Identify areas for process improvement and increased efficiency
• Hire, train, and manage the General Ledger Team
• Actively participate in the future expansion of Shared Services

What you will bring

• Knowledge of accounting processes and internal controls
• Strong knowledge and application of GAAP
• Experience executing the financial statement close
• Ability to read and comprehend written instructions (including process, policy, and procedure manuals), correspondence, and financial documents
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to present organized technical information via email to clients
• Capable of solving practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• High degree of self-initiative
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure
• Strong attention to detail
• Proven team collaboration skills
• Demonstrated leadership and team development skills
• Customer-focused approach
• Ability to communicate technical problems to appropriate IT staff for troubleshooting and resolution

The minimum education required to be considered for this position is a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, math or related field of study; prefer a bachelor's degree in accounting and a combination of college education and experience to enable successful performance in all aspects of the position

Advanced Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and the ability to build reconciliations and roll-forward schedules

Knowledge of automated accounting systems (Oracle system preferred) and business intelligence and reporting systems (EPM)

5+ years of related General Ledger accounting experience required (5-7+ years preferred)

2-3 years of supervisory experience required

8-10 years of overall business experience preferred

Benefits and Compensation

The salary range is $80,000 - $85,000 + potential annual bonus (OTE $88,000 - $93,500). Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to geographic location, education, work experience, time in role, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, the Company offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, 401k, as well as paid time off and select paid holidays (all benefits are bas