Head of marketing Jobs in Louisville, KY

Overview

We’re looking for a detailed, reliable, and highly motivated individual to lead our accounting and finance team. Your contribution will have an impact throughout the organization as this role is essential to our long-term capitalization efforts, efficiency goals and overall strategy.

In this role, you will manage a supporting staff and be responsible  for our accounting operations, including the production of periodic financial reports, maintenance of an adequate system of accounting records, and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to enhance our accuracy and mitigate risks.

Our growth objectives and strategy are well defined and you will be reporting to the CEO. As such, we believe this senior role will appeal to someone looking to develop and grow as a leader. You will be actively involved in budgeting, controls, forecasting, as well as systems and process implementations. This is an exciting and dynamic role!

Responsibilities

Management

Maintain and Develop a documented system of accounting policies and procedures

Manage growing accounting department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving our goals and objectives and functions related to AP, AR, HR, Collections and Financial Reporting

Assist in the implementation of scalable accounting systems, controls and policies to automate processes effectively

Manage all banking and outsourced functions

Assist in special projects as necessary

Transactions

Ensure that accounts payable are paid in a timely manner and that all reasonable discounts are taken

Ensure only valid expenses with proper management authorization are paid

Ensure that accounts receivable are collected promptly and past due balances are reduced

Oversee and manage all general ledger activity

Process payroll in a timely manner

Ensure that periodic bank reconciliations are completed

Ensure that required debt payments are made on a timely basis

Maintain the chart of accounts

Maintain an orderly accounting filing system

Maintain a system of controls and ongoing supporting documentation over accounting transactions

Reporting

Manage and prepare timely draft financial statements (monthly, quarterly, yearly)

Recommend benchmarks against which to measure the performance of company operations

Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics relevant to supporting the company’s operating and senior teams

Manage the production of the annual budget and forecasts

Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management

Coordinate the preparation of the corporate review of financials

Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management

Provide financial analyses as needed, in particular for capital investments and contract negotiations

Manage daily cash and cash forecasting

Compliance

Assure GAAP compliance

Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings (including income, property, sales and use, payroll and other local taxes)

Manage all HR, Benefits & Insurance functions

Stay up to date on relevant laws and best practices

Qualifications

Four-year BA / BS Degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance

5+ years’ hands-on progressively responsible Accounting experience, preferably in a retail organization

2+ years’ management experience of a team and business functions including AP, AR, HR, Collections and Financial Reporting

Experience with Enterprise ERP software such as NetSuite (preferred), Oracle, SAP, Sage or similar.

Critical thinker with solid analytical and problem solving skills

Detail oriented and organized

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with Microsoft Office Suite

Hands-on mentality! You must have a willingness to pitch-in when asked to support other areas

Must have outstanding written and oral communication skills

Excellent project management skills and able to demonstrate initiative and ownership of assigned responsibilities

Team player with a very strong work ethic and high energy level

Bonus Qualifications

CPA / CFA / CMA certification

MBA with Accounting or Finance focus

Microsoft Excel Expert

E-commerce interface experience with : PayPal, eBay, and Amazon