Project Accounting Manager

Location: Woodcliff Lake

Company Description

Job Description

- Backfill various roles as required by the SAP ERP implementation project, including the General Accounting Manager, Sales & Marketing Finance Manager, Financial Reporting Manager, and other roles as required
- Participate in special projects including fraud investigations, acquisition due diligence, business development projects, contract reviews, research of accounting issues, management assistance on new operational programs
- Conduct financial, operational and control review of third parties including sales agreements, freight claims processors, co-op claims processors, etc.
- Develop accounting policies, procedures and processes.
- Coach and train accounting staff.
- Lead projects to identify processing efficiencies and internal control improvements.
- Oversee audits of the company pension and 401(k) plans
- Expected travel 20% - 25%

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- CPA / CMA / MBA preferred
- 5+ years of Accounting experience, strong technical US GAAP accounting knowledge
- Prior Audit Experience, from public, preferably Big-4
- Strong working knowledge Microsoft Office; proficient in Excel, Access, and Word.
- Experience with audit software tools, such as ACL or IDEA

Additional Information
$110K + Bonus

Responsibilities

Backfill various roles as required by the SAP ERP implementation project, including the General Accounting Manager, Sales & Marketing Finance Manager, Financial Reporting Manager, and other roles as required; Participate in special projects including fraud investigations, acquisition due diligence, business development projects, contract reviews, research of accounting issues, management assistance on new operational programs; Conduct financial, operational and control review of third parties including sales agreements, freight claims processors, co-op claims processors, etc.; Develop accounting policies, procedures and processes.; Coach and train accounting staff.; Lead projects to identify processing efficiencies and internal control improvements.; Oversee audits of the company pension and 401(k) plans; Expected travel 20% - 25%

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA / CMA / MBA preferred; 5+ years of Accounting experience, strong technical US GAAP accounting knowledge; Prior Audit Experience, from public, preferably Big-4; Strong working knowledge Microsoft Office, proficient in Excel, Access, and Word.; Experience with audit software tools, such as ACL or IDEA