Senior Accounting Manager

North American Company Ltd - Upper Marlboro, MD

Full-time - Senior

Upper Marlboro, MD

Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and Appliance Retailers

About the position

The Senior Accounting Manager is responsible for leading the finance department's daily operations, serving as a consultant to staff and functional leaders, and supporting local and regional business needs. This role focuses on streamlining financial operations, ensuring strong internal controls, and managing accounting processes, while reporting to the Vice President of Accounting at Brady Plus.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with FP&A team in support of performance analysis and identification of opportunities for performance improvement.
• Execution and improvement of Accounting Dashboards with relevant KPIs.
• Manage accounting department operations including general ledger, transactional accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and weekly cash flow forecasts.
• Implement corporate policies, including accounting, COA, and innovation projects.
• Direct the preparation and timely completion of the monthly close, including consolidation of subsidiaries and specific segment reporting.
• Ensure general ledger balance sheet account reconciliations are completed and reviewed regularly.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment.
• Identify opportunities to streamline financial operations and automate processes where possible.
• Act as the point of contact for external, internal, or regulatory audits.
• Collaborate with Corporate Accounting on banking activities, accounting policies, and SOX compliance.
• Support insurance renewals and oversee insurance administration.
• Oversee local cash management and regulatory reporting, liaising with advisors and corporate as appropriate.
• Manage sales tax collection, remittance, and nexus monitoring.
• Supervise, develop, and provide feedback to direct reports, managing a team of more than 10 accounting professionals.
• Support the transition to a regional services model as appropriate.
• Conduct ad hoc reporting and analysis as assigned.
• Work with other functional leaders to support business operations and growth.
• Ensure proper accounting and elimination with sister entities within BradyPLUS.

Requirements

• BS Degree in Accounting/Finance; CPA is a plus.
• 7-10 years of experience in progressively advancing accounting roles.
• Experience in a multi-site operation and prior experience in a Controllership role.
• Experience as a Regional/Operating Controller or in public accounting in Big 4 or Regional Firms.
• Experience in a public or PE owned company is a plus.
• Technical accounting skills in US GAAP and IFRS experience preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.
• Financial statement preparation experience required.
• Experience with preparing full P&L budgets and forecasts in a multi-location operation.
• Distribution industry and public accounting experience is a plus.
• Experience with Sage, AS400, and/or OneStream preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and effective communicator.
• Ability to multi-task with strong attention to detail.
• Experience leading teams and leveraging team strengths.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet hard deadlines while maintaining a healthy team environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the distribution industry.
• Experience with public accounting in Big 4 or Regional Firms.
• Experience in a public or PE owned company.

Benefits

• Competitive starting salary
• Comprehensive benefits program