Accounting Supervisor

Johnstone-Supply; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive PTO

Safe Harbor 401(k) – 100% employer?ed

Holiday pay

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral program

Health, dental, vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Telehealth

HSA with employer contribution

Wellbeing program

Job summary

Johnstone Supply, a leading HVACR equipment distributor, is seeking an experienced accounting leader to manage daily operations, close processes, and financial reporting. The role demands strong GAAP knowledge, supervisory experience, and excellent collaboration with internal teams and external vendors.

The ideal candidate will oversee budgets, internal controls, and audit support while fostering a culture of accuracy and accountability. Competitive benefits and growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance from a four-year college or university.
• At least 6 years of hands-on financial experience in a fast-paced environment with at least 3 years of supervisory experience.
• CPA, CMA, or MBA is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily accounting operations and ensure accuracy of the General Ledger.
• Oversee month-end close processes, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statement reporting.
• Maintain relationships with internal departments and external customers; ensure GAAP compliance.

Skills

General Ledger

GAAP knowledge

Excel proficiency

Leadership

Vendor relations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA/CMA/MBA preferred

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Overview

Johnstone Supply, North America's leading wholesale distributor of HVACR equipment, parts, and supplies, has a great opportunity to join our team. Over the last seven decades, Johnstone has grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry leader with over 470 distributor branches and 6 distribution centers throughout North America. We work with some of the largest companies in the world, including Daikin/Goodman, Bosch, Copeland, Honeywell, Johnson Controls, and Fujitsu, to provide contractors with world-class products, technical expertise, and quality service.

Now is the best time to join Johnstone Supply. Relationship-building is the key to our success, and it shows in everything we do. The Power of Johnstone is everyone who works with us. Our customers, our partners, and our people.Johnstone is growing, and so can you.

Responsibilities

Operations:

• Manage daily accounting operations by ensuring the accuracy of the General Ledger and documentation of procedures.
• Manage month-end close process, close system ledgers, review all journal entries and reconciliations, as well as the financial statement reporting and distribution.
• Ensures accounts payable is managing vendors and paying them inside their terms and all supportive documents and approvals are properly documented.
• Ensures accounting team is maintaining good relationships with internal departments and external customers.
• Ensure compliance with state and local laws by calculating, paying and filing sales and use tax & property tax.
• Financial Statement Audit – assist in the annual audit by preparing audit schedules and providing auditors with substantiation and documentation.
• Operating & Capital Budgets – Assist in the creation of annual Company Owned Stores budgets.

Financial Reporting:

• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual financial closing and analysis.
• Prepare the financial reports and analysis for Management for evaluation and planning purposes by collecting and formatting necessary information.

Internal Controls:

• Assist in ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the Accounting Department by –
  • Ensuring Department policies and procedures are designed to support strong internal controls;
  • Ensuring compliance with Company and Department policies and procedures;
  • Identifying weaknesses policies and procedures, and recommending updates to strengthen internal controls, when appropriate;
  • Ensuring compliance with GAAP; and
  • Continuously improving the Department through the use of technology and streamlined processes and workflow.

Resource Management:

• Supervises, trains, develops and manages resources such as personnel. Provides frequent feedback including annual performance reviews. Provides routine informal feedback to manage employee performance. Takes corrective actions as necessary and recognizes employees when appropriate. Regularly holds individual performance discussions (i.e. “One-On-Ones”) with direct reports.
• Ensures accounting teams are up-to-date and knowledgeable regarding policies and procedures by holding regular meetings and continually providing information and status reports.
• Participates in the hiring and selection process to identify qualified candidates within established processes and guidelines.
• Provides learning opportunities to develop employees for promotion.
• Carries out leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Accounting/Finance from a four‑year college or university; at least 6 years of hands‑on financial experience in a fast‑paced environment with at least 3 years of supervisory experience required; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or Master of Business Administration (MBA) is preferred, but not required for this role.

Technical Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Ability to create financial reports from given information.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and handling datasets for reconciliations and reporting.
• Knowledge of internal control systems.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to collect data, evaluate results and draw conclusions.

Process Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Problem solving skills: listening to, interpreting, and meeting the needs of others; diagnosing and rectifying problems.
• Project management skills: establishing objectives, timelines and deadlines; action planning to meet deadlines; evaluating current and future positions.
• Ability to establish and continuously improve work procedures and systems.
• Ability to attend to detail.
• Ability to establish priorities and manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to develop and use systems for organizing and keeping track of information.
• Works well under pressure and meets deadlines.

Communication Skills:

• Ability to communicate information across different individuals, departments, and external parties.
• Ability to listen and converse in a clear and professional manner.
• Ability to effectively present information both orally and in writing.
• Ability to listen to others to identify needs and concerns.
• Maintains confidentiality of information.

Leadership Skills:

• Manager/Supervisor - Focus on getting work done through others; delivers team and department results.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply human resource management principles, including recruiting, hiring, compensating, training and orienting, coaching, and managing the performance of employees.
• Strong managerial skills in resolving or diffusing employee conflict.
• Strong history of building collaborative relationships with other internal department leaders.

Physical Demand

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk. Specific vision requirements are close and peripheral vision.

Company Values

We’re also interested in hiring a great candidate that holds these values so we can further build a strong company culture:

• Safety:Always prioritizes safety, both at work and at home, while ensuring those who work for you work safely.
• Customer Focused:Take the perspective of those we serve, anticipate their needs, and responding quickly.
• One Team:We win together by collaborating with each other, focusing on the common goal, and leveraging the strengths of the team.
• Own It:Take the initiative, act with a sense of urgency and pride, do things right the first time, and always act with integrity.
• Innovate:Embrace and create change that drives continuous improvement and customer-valued solutions.

Benefit Overview

At Johnstone Supply, we recognize that our employees’ growth, well-being, and success drives the company’s success. We offer a competitive wage, in addition to health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, vision coverage, and options for supplemental care. We provide the resources you need to take charge of your well-being, including:

• Competitive Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Safe Harbor 401(k) – 100% employer match up to 5% of base pay and immediate vesting
• Holiday pay – we recognize and pay our employees for 7.5 holidays per year
• Paid Parental Bonding Time
• Employer subsidized medical, dental, and vision plans
• Employer paid life insurance and short-term disability
• Voluntary long-term disability, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
• 24/7 Access to virtual care/telehealth options
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution; Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Wellbeing program with opportunity to earn reduced medical costs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you, and your family
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee referral bonus program
• Employee service milestone recognition program

We understand that our employees are the cornerstone of our success. Our commitment to continuous improvement & investment in our people is only matched by our commitment to superior customer experience.

EOE & E-Verify Participating Employer.

Compensation

$105,000 - $130,000 per year, with a 10% bonus based on individual and company performance.