Finance & Accounting - Accounting Manager
Shelton, CT 06484, USA Req #234
Monday, October 7, 2024
At LightBox, we strive to not only equip confident, data-driven decisions across sectors but to also enrich lives by bringing people, information, and technology together. Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience is the foundation upon which we operate and connect with our customers and the communities in which we work.
LightBox is a leading provider of data and workflow solutions across commercial real estate and location intelligence. Our solutions deliver the depth, speed, and accuracy that enable insights to over 50,000 brokers, 1,000 banks and lenders, 1,000 law firms, and 5,000 environmental consulting and engineering firms.
Position Overview
The Accounting Manager will be responsible for assisting the Accounting Team Directors in performing and leading the accounting team in the month-end close process, ensuring adherence to internal controls and overseeing documentation of standard operating procedures. The preferred candidate will have 5+ years of accounting and internal controls experience with strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills plus advanced Excel knowledge. The successful candidate will be a motivated self-starter, detail-oriented, and possess the ability to prioritize work in order to meet tight deadlines.
What you will do and achieve
- Prepare and review journal entries ensuring accuracy and adherence to internal controls
- Prepare and approve account reconciliations ensuring accuracy and adherence to internal controls
- Prepare and review account analysis of activity/balances to identify discrepancies or necessary adjustments on a timely basis
- Prepare schedules and provide information to support audits
- Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures and other process documentation
- Identify and implement system and process improvements
- Support the Accounting team on strategic projects and perform ad hoc projects and analysis
Who you are
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- MBA and/or CPA a plus
Experience
- 5+ years of accounting experience, audit experience a plus
- Experience documenting processes and maintaining internal controls, Sarbanes Oxley experience a plus
- Strong understanding of US GAAP, experience in technical accounting areas a plus
- Experience managing or guiding a team
Key Knowledge & Skills
- Advanced Excel skills
- Excellent documentation and communication skills
- Experience with financial accounting systems (Sage Intacct a plus)
- Experience with close workflow tools like Blackline a plus
Core Competencies
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task and ensure deadlines are met in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent oral and written communication skills to interface with all levels of the organization and third parties
LightBox’s Diversity Commitment:
LightBox is fully committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive work environment that embraces everyone’s unique contributions, experiences, and values. We believe in unity in diversity and offer a collaborative work environment that encourages creativity, initiative, and professional growth.
This job description is a general listing of the required tasks and expectations of the position and in no way implies that the duties listed above are the employee’s only responsibilities. The employee is expected to perform other tasks, responsibilities, and training as instructed by their supervisors. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.
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