Manager Accounting

Mohawk Industries, Inc.; Calhoun (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer in flooring solutions located in Calhoun, Georgia, is seeking a Manager of Accounting. This role involves overseeing accounting functions, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and leading an accounting team. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree, 6-8 years of relevant experience, and strong leadership skills. The position offers an opportunity to improve departmental processes and manage financial reporting effectively. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will help shape financial integrity within the organization.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of relevant experience or equivalent education.
• 1-3 years of management experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance and financial reporting.
• Manage SAP integrity and ensure transaction accuracy.
• Oversee month-end closing processes.
• Lead variance review meetings with management.
• Supervise team members and audit liaison.
• Identify areas for improvement within the accounting department.

Skills

Technical accounting expertise

Attention to detail

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

CPA certification preferred

Job description

What we need:

The Manager Accounting is a first‑level manager that oversees the day‑to‑day accounting functions and financial reporting activities of an accounting team. This role requires strong technical accounting expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to lead and develop a team of accounting professionals.

What you’ll do:

• Maintain Sarbanes‑Oxley Act compliance by verifying the accuracy of methods and controls according to GAAP.
• Manage SAP integrity and ensure the accuracy of transactions performed with the receiving and payment of goods in the accounting system.
• Oversee month‑end closing processes: journal entry preparation, account reconciliation, systems interface, inter‑company balancing, and allocations inventory control.
• Ensure that clerks and technicians are performing their duties properly and efficiently.
• Prepare yearly budgets for operations by gathering and preparing the documentation.
• Lead monthly variance review meetings with management and present monthly variances to management for them to be sufficiently informed of financial data.
• Manage the global reconciliation tool to include working collaboratively with the segments to ensure all account reconciliations are prepared and reviewed monthly.
• Manage the lease process to ensure policies and procedures are being followed globally.
• Supervise less experienced team members, review the work and analysis performed by those team members, and provide guidance on more complex transactions and reconciliations.
• Serve as audit liaison for both Internal and External auditors and manage SOX activities for the Corporate Accounting Group.
• Identify areas of improvement within the accounting department to increase efficiencies and develop streamlined accounting processes, implementing solutions accordingly.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

What you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 6‑8 years of relevant experience or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 1‑3 years of management experience.
• CPA certification preferred.

What you’re good at:

• Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in own job discipline or field.
• Focused on and responsible for their team's productivity and collective impact.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Able to multitask, prioritize, delegate, and manage time effectively.
• High level of integrity and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential data.
• Flexible attitude, adaptable to change, team player, and able to handle multiple projects at once.
• High degree of professionalism, judgment, maturity, and resourcefulness in the absence of formalized guidelines and procedures.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.