Corporate Accounting Manager

Bristow Group - Houston, TX

Full-time - Manager

Houston, TX

Air Transportation

About the position

The Corporate Accounting Manager will oversee the daily operations of the corporate accounting department, ensuring compliance with GAAP and internal policies. This role involves managing a team of three accounting staff, completing internal controls, and assisting in process development to enhance efficiency and accuracy in financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the daily operations of the corporate accounting department.
• Maintain accuracy of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and compliance to internal policies.
• Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end close.
• Review journal entries (SAP) and monthly balance sheet reconciliations and tasks (Blackline).
• Prepare equity compensation accounting entries and reporting in partnership with HR utilizing Shareworks.
• Prepare other monthly corporate entries - debt, allocations, accruals, and reclassifications.
• Review balance sheet, income statement, and budget/forecast variance analysis.
• Review for any unusual or non-recurring transactions and work with the Assistant Corporate Controller to properly account for such transactions.
• Coordinate and review documentation of current processes and work with the department to implement efficiency improvements as necessary.
• Monitor and analyze department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Train and mentor corporate accounting staff, including performance reviews and goal setting.
• Handle personnel issues relating to staff conflicts, absenteeism, performance issues, etc.
• Ensure compliance with Employee Handbook and other company policies and procedures.
• Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff.
• Collaborate with cross-functional departments (e.g. Tax, Treasury, Legal, HR, etc.) to ensure accurate and timely accounting and reporting.
• Address audit requests during quarterly review, SOX control testing, and annual audit procedures.
• Coordinate monthly completion of the close process by other regions - ensuring all tasks and reconciliations are completed in a timely manner.
• Assist with preparation of annual statutory reporting financials for certain U.K. entities as required.
• Monitor timely completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual internal controls to comply with SOX requirements, internal and external audit requests.
• Develop and utilize in-depth knowledge of the Company's general ledger package (SAP), financial reporting tool (Onestream), and financial statement close tool (Blackline) to gather information for internal reporting.
• Run and prepare Onestream reports to assist in reconciliation preparation and journal entry validation.
• Assist and support cost center owners with necessary reports and details.
• Provide SAP and Blackline training, as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Five to ten years of accounting or auditing and management experience.
• Monthly financial statement close and budgeting experience.
• Experience with multiple entities and multiple currencies.
• CPA (preferred).
• SAP experience required.
• Onestream experience (preferred).
• Analytical skills, including research, ability to interpret data, and ability to analyze information.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Advanced organizational and time management skills, including ability to multitask, prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate, summarize, and present information clearly to audiences with different backgrounds and at different levels of the organization and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and proactively on projects after a brief explanation of the desired result.
• Ability to take ownership of assigned projects and see through to completion.
• Accountability for actions and decisions as well as maintaining confidentiality.
• Leadership abilities and high ethical standards.
• Motivate effectively and foster collaborative teamwork, provide training and be a good mentor.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with international accounting standards.
• Familiarity with financial regulations in the offshore energy industry.

Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity policies and practices.
• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.