Director of Accounting - Columbia, United States - Chesapeake Search Partners

Description

Our services client is experiencing tremendous growth and is now expanding nationally.

This has created the need to hire a Director of Accounting who can help put in place the structures they need to grow.

The role will help with general accounting and strategically partner with leadership to drive profitability and deeper analysis into the numbers.

AccountabilitiesPerform monthly closing activities and review of financial statements for all business units.
Perform off-statement analyses, cost accounting, business metrics, and reporting assistance on a weekly and monthly basis.

Prepare reconciliations and discrepancy investigations balance sheet recs (e.g, bank recs, credit cards, and payroll-related liability recs) and assist the Accounting Supervisor with any investigation of vendor accounts.

Support the documentation and implementation of processes, controls, procedures, and approvals for all accounting-related activities and decision points.
Assist with reviewing and recording prepaids, accruals, and cost allocations across multiple business units and locations.
Perform fixed asset and capital expense reporting.
Assist with payables verification and quality control prior to payments release.

Multi-state sales and use tax management accurate and timely submission of sales tax returns and payments, business license registrations, renewals, and annual filings.

Provide guidance and oversight of payroll process with in-house administration and third-party software.
Provide support for the annual budgeting process.
Provide timely support for in-house accounting inquiries from business unit leaders specifically and all employees in general.

QualificationsDegree in Accounting5 years of relevant experienceProficiency in QuickBooks preferredProficiency in MS Outlook and Excel expectedCPA requiredPayroll experience required, use of Paycom and multistate idealGenerally Accepted Accounting PrinciplesKnowledge of multi-state payroll tax, ERISA, ACA, and federal filings such as the 5500s, 720, 941, W-2s, etc.

, preferredAttention to detail and a passion for accuracy while maintaining a discipline for deadlinesAdherence to the level of record-keeping and process documentation necessary to support external auditsContinuous improvement and evaluation of processes and procedures#J-18808-Ljbffr