Accounting Manager

Position Summary

The Accounting Manager role is a leadership position within the finance organization at Zinpro and is a key partner to the Accounting Director and other Financial Leaders including the International Controller & Operations Finance Manager. This position sets the direction for the Corporate Accounting team by providing US GAAP guidance & leveraging best practices to optimize month-end processes. The Accounting Manager is accountable for the creation of timely & accurate financial statements, continuous improvements in developing an efficient month-end close process & talent development. The successful candidate is an approachable, servant leader with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, comprehensive knowledge of US GAAP & a passion for process improvements. This is a hybrid & on-site role in Eden Prairie, MN.

Essential Functions

-Leads daily operations of Corporate Accounting team maintaining the general ledger for Zinpro & Subsidiaries. Navigates Zinpro organization to identify solutions and develop accounting practices for new transactions and challenges.
-Leads daily operations of the Corporate Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Teams including monitoring of past due payments & receipts, improving existing tools like Esker as well as mitigating financial risks.
-Manages Month-end Close process with goal to decrease time required to close.
-Prepares Timely & Accurate Financial Statements in accordance with US GAAP.
-Responsible for providing clarity to key drivers, metrics, and variances to budget / prior year.
-Prepares Timely & Accurate Management Financial Statements and understand nuances vs. the Accounting Books.
-Regularly reviews Balance Sheet Reconciliations and explains key drivers of changes.
-Develops talent of existing team via coaching & trainings. Sets clear goals & expectations and holds team accountable for execution & excellence.
-Completes assessment of current processes & proposes ways to optimize including leveraging technology via existing tools like Blackline.
-Adheres to and enforces the organization’s accounting policies and procedures. —Helps develop new guidance as business requires.
-Supports annual budget, audit & tax returns by delegating tasks to team and answering questions as they are cascaded by Accounting Director.
-Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate has strong month-end process experience & knowledge of US GAAP. A successful candidate will not only have strong communication skills, but also demonstrate exceptional customer service & a heart for leadership.

Minimum Required:

-Bachelor’s degree in accounting required
-Comprehensive Knowledge of U.S GAAP
-5+ years’ accounting experience
-Experience with monthly accounting close
-Strong communication, customer service & servant leadership attributes
-Clear focus on process improvement

Preferred:
-CPA
-Experience with SAP

Zinpro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.