Accounting and Business Operations Manager
On-sitePhoenix, Arizona, United States
Job Summary
Manage month-end and year-end close preparations, oversee accounting department activities, and conduct reconciliations and audits for financial records, tax filings, and business insurance. Create and maintain engineering, profit, and sales reports while tracking the purchase order life cycle and ensuring integration between business and engineering operations. Audit multi-state payroll processing for approximately 45-65 employees, manage time off tracking, and investigate expense account discrepancies under tight deadlines. Identify process inefficiencies, implement solutions, and review contracts for accounting adherence.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- 10+ Years relevant and proven work experience in a corporate environment in an Accounting Manager role with same level of responsibilities
- Strong understanding of accounting, finance, and management principles
- Experienced knowledge of audit preparation and document retention requirements
- 5+ years of Payroll processing
- Strong experience with evaluating, developing, and improving department controls, systems, and procedures that increase accuracy and efficiency
- Experience in writing and assessing Policies and Procedures for Accounting
- Intermediate user of MS Word, MS Outlook
- Advanced user of MS Excel (pivot tables, linking, charting)
- Strong attention to detail and high % of accuracy in work product
- Strong analytical and judgement skills
- Ability to work with minimal up-front guidance and take ownership of work product
- Ability to effectively and consistently prioritize multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment
- Ability to be firm and professional; have strong follow-up ability with management, team members, clients, vendors
- Strong ability to assess a situation, gather the facts, collaborate with necessary parties if needed, and present the solutions
- Desires to constantly develop skills and able to research information to identify best solutions and options
- Able to motivate and support the team members when needed as well as help hold each other accountable
- Able to express their concerns as well as their ideas and opinions
- Uses professional verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills with a customer service focus: Individual knows how to put their thoughts in writing, appropriate email etiquette, obtain confirmation of intended message for/from their audience; Individual has comfort and ability to express themselves verbally
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
- Bring knowledge and creativity to the position as well as have the discipline to drive results and follow established processes
- Dynamic thinker, identify risks, and create & implement solutions
- Perseverance with assigned tasks and projects, stay focused with strong discipline
- To qualify for all positions with Real Time Companies, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require now, or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status
- Real Time Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge of QuickBooks a big PLUS
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