Our client, based in the Austin, TX, a fast growing insurance organization with a unique platform seeks an Accounting Manager for their growing team.  If you are working in a Houston area insurance organization looking to relocate – Austin is one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the country.  About 50 people per day relocate to Austin and it was ranked by US News as the # 1 Best places to live.

The Accounting Manager will assist Senior Management with various financial activities including the preparation of monthly financial statements, supporting schedules for two entities in accordance with GAAP, monthly budget versus actual analyses and other analyses and work product as required.

Responsibilities of the Accounting Manager include but are not limited to the following:

• Management of the Accounting Department personnel overseeing day to day processes
• Assist in preparation of budgets.
• Assist in providing data and schedules for the Company’s financial audits with external accounting firms.
• Coordinate the month-end and year-end closing process.
• Review company financial statements for accuracy.
• Perform budget versus actual analysis on a monthly basis.
• Monitors delinquent A/R.
• Adhere to controls set forth for all SOX compliance.
• Assist in ensuring corporate income tax compliance to assure the accurate and timely completion of all corporate income tax returns taking full advantage of all favorable tax codes.
• Oversee the activities of the Accounting Department to ensure the accurate and timely in such things as interviewing, hiring and training accounting employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications  of the Accounting Manager:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration and 5-7 years’ experience
• Experience in the insurance industry highly preferred.
• Strong management experience, leadership and directing skills.
• Strong understanding of GAAP

Salary: 

80 to 90K plus bonus

 

 

Title:  CFO

Reports To:  President and to PE group

Location:  Fort Wayne, Indiana

Company Details: Founded in 1945, company is a food manufacturer that offers a wide range of wire cut and rotary molded products with multiple packaging capabilities.  This company is private equity-backed as of 2016, and has experienced a 99% customer retention rate.

Brief Overview of the Role: Company is currently seeking a dynamic Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to provide strategic financial leadership and support on the overall operation and effectiveness of the organization. The CFO will have primary day-to-day responsibility for planning, implementing, managing, and controlling all financial related activities of the company.  This will include direct responsibilities for accounting, finance, budgeting, strategic planning, costing, legal, property management and deal analysis and negotiations. As a key member of the Executive Management team, the CFO will report to the President and take on a strategic role in overall management of the company. This integral role will demand technical skills paired with strong leadership to help foster the growth of the company.

Compensation: 175-250K plus bonus/equity

Qualifications:

Must have CFO experience with Private Equity portfolio company and food manufacturing experience!

7 years + in progressively responsible leadership roles, preferably in a project-oriented industrial business

• Experience with multi-facility, international, and high volume accounting
• Extensive knowledge / experience in financial and cash management including investments, short-and long-range cash forecasting, and capital allocation decisions
• Capable of sound and timely financial analysis and financial planning with the ability to effectively utilize budgeting skills in the development of strategic goals
• Experience in developing and implementing activity-based costing systems
• Must be able to demonstrate history of strong supervisory skills
• Bachelor’s degree at an accredited college or university; MBA and / or CPA highly desirable

www.livingfortwayne.com

 

Overview: 

Responsible for organizing and leading cross-functional, multi-organization initiatives. The two most important initiatives are: (i.) maintaining and monitoring the system that detects conflicts with segregated duties in the system; testing controls in SAP and understanding job processes to check for mitigating controls that could exist outside of the SAP system; and (ii.) managing changes to the company’s financial reporting internal control framework to ensure the reliability of financial reporting;  monitoring the system that detects weaknesses in control of processes throughout the company, creating solutions, and monitoring the system.

Qualifications:

• Baccalaureate degree in Accounting
• Current CPA license or CPA eligible preferred
• National or major regional public accounting firm experience at the staff or senior level and internal control implementation and testing is highly preferred;

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and monitor the system that detects conflicts with Systems of Delegation (SOD) within the company’s SAP system. Facilitate remediation activities or detect mitigating controls that eliminate the conflicts.
• Manage change financial reporting internal control framework. Develop systems and tools using the COSO framework.
• Review, recommend solutions, and monitor the implementation of changes required by internal audits.
• Actively participate in the Quarterly Review meetings where key closing processes are reviewed. Use tools to reduce the number of post-closing accounting entries and to identify and remediate all significant work process gaps

Summary:

Leads implementation of the requirements of COSO 2013 and manages change of the Company’s existing financial reporting internal control framework; (examines existing system and business processes and identifies opportunities to increase efficiencies while maintaining internal control effectiveness;  review, recommend solutions and monitor the implementation of changes required by annual process walk-throughs and internal control testing; and (e.) coordinates and deliver training for control owners on their responsibilities and control tester expectations.

Required:

• degree in accounting
• CPA license required;
• national or major regional public accounting firm experience at the senior or manager level which is required, and internal control implementation and testing is highly preferred;
• exceptional written & oral communication skills required;

Responsibilities: 

1. DESIGN & DIRECT installation of controls which mitigate or prevent material loss or reduce to an economically reasonable level the frequency of occurrence of lesser loss. Specifically, IMPLEMENT COSO 2013 standards. Coordinates control initiatives with the System Security Manager, especially where integral automated processes are a subset of subject business processes.

2. STREAMLINE processes which cut across the scope of responsibility of more than one SAP Process Owner. LEAD process change which involves multiple SAP Process Owners. DIRECT installation of key internal controls in related business processes.

3. DEVELOP, ISSUE, MAINTAIN & INTERPRET Corporate business policies and procedures integral to key internal controls. ADMINISTER publication of Corporate business policies and procedures developed by others.

4. MANAGE closure of open control and finance-related issues on the agenda of the Audit Committee of the  Board of Directors.

5. COORDINATE and DELIVER training for control owners on their responsibilities and control tester expectations.

6. SUPERVISE & ADMINISTER employees and/or contractors involved in control and process design related to duties number 1 through 3, above.

 

Overview: 

This position is responsible for completing complex and technical financial analysis and interpretation and documentation of financials. This includes handling most accounting problems with minimum assistance. Obtains information from and coordinates the flow of information with other departments to resolve complex accounting problems. Technical input is used in developing accounting policies and practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

College Degree (Bachelor’s Level) in Accounting, Finance, Economics.

• Prioritize work when given multiple projects.
• Current CPA license required.

Responsibilities: 

1. Assist representatives leading discussions and/or participating in deal structuring early and upfront to assure correct awareness and application of GAAP effects including effects on architecture of ownership structure and effective operational control.

2. Manages closure of principles-related issues as originated by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, the Corporate Controller, and internal and independent auditors.

3. Monitor industry reference sources of breaking compliance and restatement risk issues.

4. Directs, controls, and administers formal Corporate accounting policy and procedure intranet.

5. Leads staff training and development with regard to the most challenging technical accounting topics and current issues, including development of a formal recap of current developments specifically pertinent to company.

 

The Houston Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), a short-term leading indicator for regional production, registered 54.2 in February, signaling economic expansion in metro Houston for the fifth consecutive month, according to the latest report from the Institute for Supply Management-Houston (ISM-Houston). The February reading is unchanged from January. To access the full report, click here. PMI Report

The Accountant will serve under the Controller and CFO. This is a broad role with broad responsibilities which include month-end, bank recs, AR, cash recording, audit scheduling, etc. The organization is located in downtown Houston and features many benefits, including the ability to serve the Houston area.

Why work here?

• Great benefits including an 8% retirement account contribution (entirely free to the employee!)
• A tight-knit group where plenty of laughs will be had
• Your own office!
• Extensive holidays & vacations
• Free Downtown parking
• Roughly a 7.5 hour work day
• Stable organization with nearly 100 years of existence

This organization is seeking 2-4 year candidates with an accounting degree and a passion for their work.

The salary range is from 45-55K and interviews begin over the next two weeks.

Let me know if you know of anyone who would be interested!”

Position Summary

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Director of Treasury will be responsible for managing the cash flow, investments, real estate, capital projects, debt, and risk of the company and its related entities.  Responsible for leadership in capital planning and financing. Develops innovative approaches, processes and growth strategies. Performs data analysis to inform management decision making.

 

Essential functions and responsibilities 

Cash Reporting and Forecasting • Develops processes and systems to determine daily cash position including tracking and managing intercompany funding.  Manages treasury operations. • Monitors cash balances. Oversees cash management to maintain liquidity.  Reviews and approves all outgoing ACH’s and wire transfers.  • Prepares short and long term cash forecasts.

 

External Institutions and Relationships

• Manages key relationships with financial institutions, banks, lenders, investment managers, attorneys, and title companies.  • Assists and advises churches with real estate, debt and cash flow matters. • Monitors changing economic environments.

 

Investment Management

• Reviews proposals and selects investment managers.  • Manages investment advisors and portfolios including participating funds. • Explores and analyzes new investment vehicles, particularly alternative investments, to maximize liquidity and preserve capital. • Assists with programs to manage oil and gas, lignite, commodities, and alternative investments.

 

Capital Budgeting, Development, and Strategic Planning

• Manages capital requirements and budgeting processes.  Prepares models, pro-formas and forecasts to support growth.  Identifies tactical initiatives.  • Assists in developing strategic business plans. Prepares and monitors performance measures to support strategic direction.   • Examines real estate and building proposals.  Develops metrics to weigh alternatives.  • Performs analysis of potential capital projects, remodeling and development of new sites. • Assists in integration efforts of mission outreach, controller, legal and foundation functions to achieve capital objectives.

 

Debt Financing

• Obtains lines of credit and other debt instruments to minimize interest expense and debt costs.  • Assists in arranging debt financing and offerings such as REITS to Finance site acquisitions and other ventures.   • Determines corporate guarantees debt of affiliates. • With Legal, executes transactions including financial analysis and board materials.

 

Risk Management

• Coordinates with central insurance shared services organization to develop a risk tolerance profile.  Maximizes coverage and minimizes cost. Considers weaknesses and mitigates risk.  • Maintains appropriate insurance coverage.  • Monitors open insurance claims.

 

Internal Control and Stewardship

• Considers the impact of regulatory changes on recording and reporting of assets and debt including required disclosures.  • Reviews new investment funds and types of securities with Controller’s group to ensure appropriate GAAP accounting and statutory reporting. • Establishes and maintains strong internal controls within Treasury to ensure asset protection and data integrity.

 

Education and Training

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration

 

Qualifications required

• 10 years of progressive responsibilities within finance. • Excel skills and experience with other Microsoft Office products;  • Detail oriented with strong organization and management skills;  • Ability to prioritize, be flexible, and respond to change;  • Excellent verbal and written interpersonal and communication skills

Qualifications desired

 

• MBA or CPA preferred.

 

Diane Delgado LeMaire | Senior Managing Director, Executive Search & Branch Manager | Creative Financial Staffing (CFS)

5718 Westheimer Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77057

T: 713.490.6003| C: 713.594.4486 | dlemaire@cfstaffing.com | www.cfstaffing.com | LinkedIn

 

Our client has been in business for almost 100 years! They are adding two Senior Accountants to their team. The company offers great benefits and a flexible work schedule…outside of month end close of course! If you have general accounting experience and love closing the books, but would love to get your hands on special projects and exposure to other areas of accounting, this may be for you!!!!!

Responsibilities: 

• Financial accounting for the month-end closing process
• Perform balance sheet accounts reconciliation
• Prepare various month-end journal entries
• Analyze general ledger accounts
• Maintain analysis & reports
• Investigate and report on balance sheet and P&L issues as needed
• Special projects
• Ad hoc Analysis

Requirements:

• Accounting Degree
• Month end close experience (at least 3 years)

Other:

• Go-getter attitude
• Someone who is eager to learn!!!!

#monthendclose #job #Accounting #financialstatemtents #Accountant

Time for your 60-day checkup

With January and February officially behind us, it’s time for your 60-day checkup. Are you upholding your New Year’s Resolution? Have you started it? Did you utter the word “no” under your breath just now? That’s ok! It’s not too late to get back on track.

Resolutions have a horrible reputation for being broken— but your career goals should never be compromised. Here are 5 key steps that will help you accomplish your goals before you know it:

Be Specific

A common dilemma that we face is making our resolutions too vague. For example, saying “I want to network more” is simply too broad since there isn’t a way to measure your success rate. Instead you could say, “I would like to add 100 people to my LinkedIn profile” or “I would like to attend 2 networking events a month”. Not only are these specific goals, they are measurable as well.

Set manageable/ monthly goals

Once you set specific goals, you need to determine how manageable they will be. Setting your sights high is great, but doing so can leave you questioning where to begin. If you find yourself in this position, you may want to break your goals down into smaller objectives. This helps you create a game plan and a timeline, which will help you reach success.

Consider adding 100 people to your LinkedIn network—that would be extremely overwhelming when tackled all at once. However, when you break that number down and connect with a few people each week, it’s not as intimidating.

Make the time

It’s one thing to say you’ll do something, and it’s another to actually do it. It’s easy enough to push it off until tomorrow or the next day, but next thing you know you’ll be caught in a vicious cycle of continuously postponing your goals. Why is that? We don’t make the time!

If you want to reach your goals, then you have to dedicate the time to work towards them. Allot time on your calendar to work on your resolutions each week and stick to that schedule.

Be accountable

Share your goals—keeping them to yourself won’t do you any good. Your friends and family are a vital resource to you and they shouldn’t be overlooked. They’ll not only help you stick to your schedule, but they will hold you accountable. If you happen to hit a roadblock, they’ll be there to tell you “it’s ok” and help you get back on track. If you crush one of your goals, they’ll be there to celebrate! This support system is exactly what you need to push yourself a little harder, and to hold yourself to a higher standard when it comes to accomplishing your goals.

Be patient

It’s a resolution for a reason. You won’t accomplish your goals overnight, but that doesn’t mean you won’t make progress every day. Focus on tackling one objective at a time, and stay positive. Be patient—good things take time, and they will be well worth the wait.

Are you looking for your next accounting or finance role? We are here to help! Contact on of our expert recruiters to help you in your job search- find the closest CFS location to you here.

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Originally posted by Interview Expert Academy 

When I was in the job market recently, I realized that I had to market myself as widely as possible.

I had to think of myself as a product, like something you see on a TV ad, a press ad etc. If I did then I’d increase my chances of getting a job as quickly as possible.

Routes to the Job Market

As part of making sure I covered every angle, it meant:

• Using my network of contacts
• Establish which recruitment consultants were the right ones to use
• Following and engaging with users on Social Media
• Researching potential companies that I wanted to work for
• Identifying relevant jobs and crafting an application
• Following up on all conversations, opportunities and actions

The task was large. It was a lot of effort. But it’s an effort that you have to go through to ensure that you have left no stone unturned in finding your next role.

Keeping a Record

That means that you need to remember:

• What you’ve done
• Who you’ve spoken to
• What you said
• What they said
• The actions
• Who you applied to
• When the closing date was
• When you’ll hear back
• Follow up dates
• etc…

There is no way, unless you’ve got a photographic memory – which I don’t have – that you’ll remember everything. No way.

A Simple Way Forward

So to help me, I created what became known as my Job Search Logbook (free download available at bottom of article). This became my one stop resource for everything that I was doing with my job search.

I recommend that you create one, so that you have everything in one place.

Our memories can play tricks on us. Sometimes the people we speak with won’t always remember what they said. Therefore, get into the habit of recording your conversation immediately once it has finished – before moving onto the next one.

So What To Do?

There are a couple of options you can take. The easiest, and the one I chose, is to use a spreadsheet, such as Microsoft Excel or Apple Numbers. I used Excel.

Using a spreadsheet gives you flexibility to add and delete rows, and adapt to your needs. If you can, use a spreadsheet.

The other option is to use a journal or notebook that you can record the information I detail below.

Job Search Logbook

My Job Search Logbook had 3 tabs in the spreadsheet:

1. Contacts
2. Conversations
3. Opportunities

 

1. Contacts

I recorded all my Contacts in this tab. I included their name, company, email address and phone numbers. Plus I included any relevant notes and information that I might find useful.

2. Conversations

The Conversations tab became the hub for all my activity. When I’d had a useful conversation with a contact that I felt was important, I recorded it here. I included:

• Who I’d spoken to
• Their company
• The date, summary of the conversation, actions and follow up date.

 

I also included their telephone numbers and email address. That way I didn’t have to revert back to the contacts tab every time I needed to speak with them.

3. Opportunities

This tab included details of every role that I’d applied for or was applying for. I listed who the contact was e.g. recruitment consultant or company contact and whether I’d used a job board to apply e.g. LinkedIn.

I then detailed the actions I’d taken plus any follow ups.

 

Easy to Review

I had in one file everything related to my job search. It made it easy to review my previous conversations, the actions plus what I needed to do next.

This is a simple technique you can apply to your job search and one that will keep you on top of everything you do.

I’m a goal oriented person, so each day I’d look at my Job Search Logbook, and think I have to do more. I’ve got to add to this list. What else can I do?

The Job Search Logbook kept me focused. It can keep you focused on marketing yourself as widely as possible. But most importantly it’s a record of everything you’re either doing or done.

Tip – don’t delete it once you’ve got a new job. Keep it safe as when you’re looking for your next role it’s worth while going back to it as a potential resource.

To get your own copy of the Job Search Logbook (Excel format), enter your details below. The download will begin immediately.

dlemaire@cfstaffig.com

 

The Accountant will support the Controller with general accounting services and accounts receivable processes. This includes Month-end, bank reconciliation, cash receipt recording, preparation of audit schedules and collection activities. This is a broad role with broad responsibilities. There is potential for growth within the department and this role will see direct exposure to the CFO & Controller.

• 47-55K range (cannot stretch above 55K)
• 2 to 3 years experience
• Non-profit experience is a plus
• Sound communication skills
• Intermediate to advanced Excel required
• Bachelor’s in accounting required