Accounting Manager

Description

Join the Weisiger Group Team

As a family-owned company under our fourth generation of leadership, we have built our business based on the principles of trust, integrity, and a desire to help our customers and employees succeed.

Since 1926, we’ve supported the strength of our communities by supplying equipment for critical infrastructure and commerce, and by funding programs that advance social and economic vitality. Being around for nearly 100 years means we change and pivot to capture opportunities and avoid challenges. We make smart investments in our company and continuously improve as part of our vision to be a trailblazing company that’s built to last. 

We’re looking for hard-working, team-oriented professionals who enjoy working on new challenges every day. We believe our employees are the key to our success, and we’re committed to providing a work experience that helps our team grow to their full potential. 

Join a leading solutions provider and be a part of a group of highly skilled technicians, sales and support team members who exist to serve as a trusted partner to our customers, communities, and fellow employees.

Summary

Weisiger Group, a third generation, full-service distributor of construction, power generation and industrial equipment is in need of a dynamic Accounting Manager who can oversee divisional accounting functions of this rapidly growing, multi-state organization. We strive to streamline existing processes and develop new processes. Successful continuous improvement should help the Finance organization meet its stated purpose of being a trusted partner and deliverer of value-added information to the business.

This role will handle a variety of general ledger accounting, reporting and analysis, and shared service responsibilities.

Essential Functions

• General ledger account reconciliation preparation and review of assigned accounts
• Prepares and reviews journal entries; ensures sufficient documentation supporting the transactions exist thereby facilitating future examination of underlying purpose.
• Prepares balance sheet and other financial reports.
• Develop, implement, modify, and document accounting systems and associated accounting processes.
• Ensure strong internal controls exist and are operating effectively for the functions managed.
• Support external audits related to various aspects of general accounting by providing support schedules, reconciliations and answering questions posed by the audit team.
• Coach, train, and evaluate employees to enhance their performance and personal growth; foster communication and teamwork within the teams managed as well as across the organization.
• Continually monitor business practices and procedures and identify areas of improvement and act accordingly to implement improved practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has supervisory responsibilities for 2-3 Accountants.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualifying individuals to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or comparable educational background with 5+ years of equivalent, appropriate experience.
• Licensed CPA
• Good understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills.

Other Qualifications

• Ability to make rational decisions based on facts and experienced intuition.
• Must exhibit detail orientation and ability to execute and manage many priorities simultaneously..
• Ability to communicate as an “equal” across levels of the organization.
• Ability to delegate, make decisions, and hold people accountable for agreed upon job goals.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to present ideas in business-friendly language.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem solving skills; active curiosity for why things are done.
• Ability to motivate and coach in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Action-oriented with regard to compliance with established policies, practices, and controls while fostering good long-term relationships with the impacted parties.
• Must be willing to use his/her “voice” to educate the business about standard processes and the “why” behind them and address issues as they occur to help drive the business to its highest performance.
• Action-oriented with regard to employee advocacy in all issues affecting employee morale.
• Ability and willingness to play a role where credit for success often goes to others despite your contribution to the cause.
• Highly organized and analytical
• Great listener
• Good delegator; great coach
• Competitive and driven to achieve both personal and team success
• Direct and open in communications; pushes for resolution and clarity
• Disciplined and detail oriented; maintains focus and priorities

Computer Skills

• Understands and utilizes current technology
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• SAP experience preferred but similar experience using a large ERP in a centralized environment is acceptable.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as rates of return, financial measures, discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Workplace Requirements

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee must frequently lift, carry, push, pull and /or otherwise move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this Job, depending on site location, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and equipment. The employee may occasionally be exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee may occasionally be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in some work environments is occasionally loud.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

We require all employees to treat all our employees and candidates as equals. All personnel actions are conducted in the spirit of equal employment. We’re committed to recruit, train, promote and retain associates without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.

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EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.