Accounting Manager (Wilmington)

Job Description

Reporting to the Controller, the Accounting Manager is responsible for leading several day-to-day accounting functions critical to the close process. They also play a key role in select special projects and work closely with Siegfried Business Systems and Workday consultants to drive accuracy and efficiency throughout our financial operations. This role also interacts with multiple constituencies within the Firm, including Professional Resources, National Market Leadership, and National Operations team members. This role works closely and collaborates with Financial Operations and key Functional leaders and teams. We are looking for an energized, self-starter with strong critical thinking skills, who can help drive our monthly close process and strengthen key controls.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities

1. Responsible for the month-end and year-end close processes and procedures.
2. Oversee reconciliation and accrual procedures required within the monthly financial close process.
3. Own the Company’s Accounts Payable operations, including ensuring appropriate approvals are obtained for the payment of invoices, ensuring invoices are paid within negotiated terms and discounts, overseeing the 1099 year-end reporting process, and monitoring regular data integrity audits to ensure the AP system is in sync with other internal systems and that vendor information is accurately set up.
4. Ensure that the organizational structure is adequate for achieving the department's reporting goals and objectives.
5. Provide leadership and mentorship to the Accounts Payable team members to drive a culture of customer service, continuous improvement, and vigorous application of process protocols.
6. Responsible for continuous process improvement in all financial transaction streams under management including but not limited to – elimination of rework, reduction of waste, implementation of tools to drive efficiencies, reduced defects/errors, and improvement of internal controls.
7. Development, reporting, and monitoring of key departmental KPI's and metrics.
8. Oversee Expense Reporting administration and Corporate Card issuance.
9. Review and initiate check printing, ACH, and Wire payments in banking systems.
10. Coordinate with the Information Technology team to ensure effective systems are in place to streamline processes and reduce cost to process payable transactions.
11. Act as the primary liaison between Finance and other functional areas of the business.
12. Coordinate the evaluation, development, and maintenance of the Firm’s financial controls.
13. Support the budgeting and forecasting efforts for areas driven by the Accounting Team.
14. Support the Controller with year-end audit.
15. Perform other duties as required or assigned by the Controller.

Supervisory Responsibility

The Accounting Manager supervises the Staff Accountants responsible for month close activities.

Required Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting.
2. 7+ years of combined public and private accounting experience within a fast-paced environment requiring professional judgment and flexibility.
3. Experience in month-end close process through to financial statement preparation, or comparable public accounting knowledge from an audit perspective.
4. In-depth knowledge and understanding of internal controls.
5. Excellent general accounting and account reconciliation skills with GAAP knowledge.
6. Advanced knowledge of sophisticated financial systems required (Workday preferred).
7. Prior supervisory experience of professional staff, with the ability to lead process improvement efforts.
8. Advanced proficiency in data analysis and Excel.
9. Adept in the use of Microsoft 365 software suite and project management tools.
10. Ability to prioritize workload and perform multiple tasks under pressure.
11. Strong leadership and management skills.
12. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
13. Superior written and verbal communication skills.
14. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-demand, growth-oriented environment with a high energy level.
15. Ability to work in a collaborative environment with demanding and high-quality expectations.
16. Team player with a strong desire to be an active, long-term participant in the overall growth of the Firm.
17. Entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to Firm’s vision.
18. Strong intangibles aligning with Siegfried's High Performance Model.
19. Strong values aligned with our Culture (Fairness, Honesty, Trustworthy, Respectful, Flexible, Strong Work Ethic).
20. Ability and willingness to work in a Siegfried office Monday through Thursday (four days per week minimum) in accordance with Siegfried's then-current policy (This requirement is subject to change at the discretion of management).
21. Ability to work 9-10 hours per day (or an average of 48 to 50 hours per week).
22. Availability to work nights and weekends as necessary.

Desired Qualifications

1. Certified Public Accountant, preferred.

Location

You must be commutable to one of the following office locations: Wilmington, DE or Philadelphia, PA.

FLSA/At-Will Employment

1. This position is an exempt position under FLSA.
2. This position is and will remain at-will in nature.

Company Overview

Siegfried is a unique career choice, and we invest deeply in our people and believe in their potential. We have an exclusive group of talented professionals who are all ambitiously committed to continuous growth, personally and professionally. Our client-facing Professionals are helping the best people at the best companies with their most important work and transforming themselves along the way. And our Operations team is thoughtfully working on the business and helping grow our Firm with purpose. The investment and expectations of a career at Siegfried are high, because the reward of what we offer is high. We value and acknowledge the hard work of our employees in many ways, including competitive base salaries, energizing incentive compensation plans, career enhancement opportunities, and our hallmark MY Journey program. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that encompasses a wide range of offerings, including robust healthcare coverage, dental and vision plans, generous paid vacation and sick time allowances, paid holidays, a 401k plan with employer match to support your financial goals, a profit-sharing program that allows you to share in the success of our organization, and unique allowances that nurture your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Welcome

We appreciate your interest in a career at Siegfried, a unique organization with a higher purpose to help people transform themselves into better leaders to exponentially improve their lives.

About Us

Siegfried is an entrepreneurial leadership organization that provides financial executives with a powerful combination of leadership advisory, talent delivery, and financial advisory services. Through this strategic bundle of services, leaders and financial decision makers can better clarify the best path forward and we can assist them with getting their most important work done right. For 35 years, we’ve worked with our clients to deliver more than just success. We help People transform themselves into better Leaders to exponentially improve their Lives.