Job description

Accounting Manager, Americas

Wood Dale, Illinois

About Optimas:

Optimas is a global distributor of integrated supply chain solutions, and engineering support focused on delivering fasteners, components, industrial and safety supplies to our diverse customers around the world. Our local, on-the-ground teams understand the nuances of every community we serve. This allows us to adapt with our customers and partners as needs evolve, leveraging our footprint to remain at your side while providing a highly personalized level of service and support no matter where you find yourself around the globe.

To learn more about our company, please visit our website http://www.optimas.com/

Position overview:

We’re seeking a dynamic, highly driven, Accounting Manager, Americas to join our finance organization in Wood Dale, Illinois.

Under the direction of the Controller, Corporate and Americas, the Accounting Manager, Americas is responsible for all accounting and reporting functions in the Americas Region. This position will manage the Wood Dale Accounting Team as well as partner with other global finance teams to appropriately account for and drive day to day operations within the Americas Region. This position also includes preparing and analyzing the monthly financials so that key business stakeholders’ needs and concerns are addressed. The successful candidate will be expected to gain an understanding of the Americas business and lead initiatives to continuously improve reporting processes and results.

If you are looking for a fast-paced environment with lots of opportunity for personal and career growth, then this is the ideal place for you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead month-end close activities, including multi-currency consolidation, completion and review of journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting

• Manage preparation and review of timely and complete monthly balance sheet account reconciliations and account analyses, including intercompany balances

• Management of fixed assets accounting system

• Management of payroll accounting

• Management of disbursement function including AP, p-cards, and expense reimbursement

• Management of cash accounting, including bank administration

• Manage accounting team of three in Wood Dale, IL

• Provide accounting support for FP&A, Treasury, and Shared Services (AP, AR, and Inventory)

• Liaise with International accounting teams

• Document and ensure compliance with policies, internal controls, GAAP standards and statutory requirements

• Prepare and review footnote data and other information for 10Q

• Management of external audits

• Create, manage, and administer recurring reporting items to Tax and maintain support for sales and property tax returns

• Participate in collateral audits

Skills and Qualifications:

· Advanced degree in Accounting

· 5-8 years of accounting experience of increasing responsibility in dynamic, global business operating environments

· CPA candidate preferred but not required

· Exceptionally strong communication skills, both written and verbal, demonstrable ability to influence others at all levels of an organization

· Experience in multi-currency international business environment

· Complex consolidation experience

· Ability to work in fast paced collaborative environment and manage ambiguity and complexity

· Ability to work efficiently under tight timelines and achieve results, while maintaining high quality

· Detail-oriented

· Embrace change

· Excellent analytical, teamwork, customer service and leadership skills

· Proficient in MS Office Products

· Systems implementation experience a plus

· Experience working with ERP systems

· NetSuite experience a plus

To Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Optimas does not accept unsolicited CVs or applications from agencies. Optimas is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs or applications and explicitly reserve its right to contact candidates presented in such unsolicited CV or application.

Optimas OE Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Optimas OE Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wood Dale, IL 60191: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Accounting: 6 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CPA (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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