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Title: Accounting Manager Job Type: Salary Exempt

Department: Accounting Location: Mira Loma, CA

Supervisor: Controller

SUMMARY

The Accounting Manager is responsible for managing the accounting department and ensuring that general accepted accounting principles, company policies, procedures and practices are managed to expected standards across all branches, departments, and divisions of the entire organization. The Accounting Manager will also have oversight and accountability in the progress of projects, investigating variances, approving expenses, and ensuring project billings are issued to customers and payments are collected.

Responsibilities:

The following responsibilities are a general guideline and not intended to be an exhaustive list of the full scope of responsibilities. Duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on business needs and at managements discretion.

• Assist in the Month End Closing and reporting
• Ensure timely payment of company's insurance and benefits programs
• Manage internal accounting database system
• Process and oversee business tax payments as required for all locations and complies with local, state, and federal government requirements
• Reconcile Balance Sheet and designated inhouse reports such as the Work in Progress report and the Parts Inventory
• Assist the preparation of periodic financial statements and ensures that financial reports comply with generally accepted accounting principles or financial reporting standards
• Support Accounts Payable department as need with posting, bank wires, reporting, etc.
• Maintains a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
• Identifies and recommends updates to accounting processes and procedures
• Monitors the creation of project accounts in the accounting system
• Audits project related records, including contracts and change orders
• Authorize access to project accounts
• Authorize the transfer of expenses into and out of project related accounts
• Review and approve supplier invoices related to a project
• Review and approve time sheets for work related to a project
• Review and approve overhead charges to be applied to a project
• Review account totals related to project assets and expenses
• Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management
• Confer with receivables staff regarding unpaid contract billings
• Report on project profitability to management
• Report to management on any opportunities for additional billings
• Report to management regarding the remaining funding available for projects
• Support Accounts Receivable as needed with posting payments, customer creations, collections, Respond to requests for more detail from customers, etc.
• Investigate all project expenses not billed to customers
• Works with the Controller to review and receive approval for the write off of any accounts receivable billings that cannot be billed to or collected from customers
• Close out project accounts upon project completion
• Create and submit government reports and tax returns related to projects
• Compile information for internal and external auditors, as required
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Education/Additional Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related
• 1 to 3 years or more in project accounting, accounting or related experience required
• Construction background preferred
• Experience with preparing and filing business tax payments; specifically, Sales & Use Tax Reporting and Property Tax Reporting in multiple states
• Excellent management and supervisory skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Proficient in accounting software
• Proficient in project management software
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software with an emphasis in MS Excel

We value our Associates and offer competitive wages with great benefits such as:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage (employer sponsored)
• Basic Life insurance (employer sponsored)
• Voluntary Life insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401k with a company match of 50% of your contribution (up to 6% of your current salary)
• Career development opportunities
• And much, much more!

Wage Range DOE: $108k to $122k