Job Description

Independently supervises a team responsible for the thorough execution of bookclose and financial reporting processes in a deadline focused environment, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of key financial controls. Plans and ensures the accurate completion of the team's assignments by implementing control measures and working with the team to solve problems as they arise. Communicates accounting issues, trends, and policy to senior management and other groups at the appropriate level of detail. Fosters a culture of innovation to continuously improve processes to ensure work is performed in the fastest, most cost-efficient means possible.

Responsibilities:

* Responsible for the team's accurate, timely completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual book close cycles by effective planning, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
* Helps manage the transition to and completion of workflows by our strategic partner EXL, facilitating smooth collaboration between our US and Noida teams.
* Works closely with internal and external auditors on all audit and attestation activities including compliance risk assessment, and annual AR Confirms.
* Performs/assists with the most complex accounting activities, financial analysis, questions and research both within team and across the organization. Establishes, documents, and performs internal control procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
* Completes system user access reviews
* Reviews and approves balancing, GL Ledger Reconciliations, and Journal Entries to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting regulations.
* Researches and applies accounting policy to complex issues, communicating appropriately to senior management.
* Trains others on financial systems/applications and manages key interfaces and interdependencies.
* Main point of contact for the Fiserv Frontier automated reconciliation application and oversees production support/troubleshooting as needed, maintenance, testing for production changes, build out and modification of new reconciliations.
* May make recommendations for enhancements to financial systems and associated processes, and participate in or lead their implementation.
* Helps integrate new vendors, systems, and product lines into reconciliation/balancing activities.
* Continually assesses the business value and efficiency of the work performed, identifying and implementing improvements. This includes building business cases for the best solution/vendor/tool.
* Initiates and/or leads increasingly complex department projects and continuous improvement activities that may span beyond the scope of own team`s responsibilities. Attends stakeholder sessions and demos and collaborates with development squads on enhancements and strategic initiatives.
* Fosters the development of direct reports by effective coaching, development planning, and shaping of assignments to leverage and improve capabilities. Also promotes a culture of authentic inclusivity and helps advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) throughout the organization.
* Monitor the progress of direct reports. Responsible for staffing activities, setting annual objectives for direct reports, development, coaching and conducting annual performance reviews.
Qualifications:
* Bachelors degree or equivalent plus 5-7 years of progressively more responsible related work experience is required. CPA or advanced degree in Accounting preferred. Minimum of 5 years of accounting or finance experience required.
* Must demonstrate attention to detail in a fast-paced work environment, and the ability to adapt quickly to changing conditions to achieve results.
* Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication and project management skills are required.
* Communicates well with own team and across organizational boundaries to ensure the successful completion of shared goals.
* Comfortable leading meetings and able to communicate issues and trends to senior management and other groups at the appropriate level of detail. Possesses a solid understanding of accounting principles.