Accounting Manager

Role – As an Accounting Manager you will be primarily responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Local Roots’ financial reporting, as well as supporting other departments to achieve the company’s goals and mission.  The Accounting Manager is responsible for implementing and maintaining a system of internal controls that will ensure that company assets are adequately safeguarded and that all financial reporting is prepared in compliance with all financial policies and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Additionally, the Accounting Manager will work especially close with the Operations team to best understand the day-to-day operations and ensure that all activities are accurately captured from a financial perspective.  

The Accounting Manager shall report directly to the Vice President of Finance. 

Responsibilities – You should be confident making significant contributions in the following categories:

• Establish and enforce proper accounting methods, policies, and principles
• Manage day-to-day accounting operations to ensure timely month and year-end closes
• Constant review and assessment of current policies and procedures to ensure best practices
• Manage the annual audit process with external auditors
• Generate management reports on a monthly/quarterly basis
• Communicate with various departments to gather information to accurately reflect all financial activity
• Assist in record keeping of all the company’s business licenses and permit as well as tax filing requirements
• Implementation of any accounting software
• Provide monthly schedules for debt compliance
• Oversee two direct reports
• Daily operations management and oversight to include:
  • Month and year-end process
  • Accounts payable/receivable
  • Inventory counts
  • Fixed assets
  • Account reconciliations
  • General ledger
  • Account reconciliation
  • Budget to actual variance analysis

Requirements – Your background should include the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Proficient knowledge of U.S. GAAP
• Experience with annual audits
• Strong leadership, problem solving and analytical skills

Bonus Skills – Exceptional Candidates will have:

• 2-3 years of Big 4 accounting firm experience
• CPA
• Technical accounting
• Cost accounting
• Proficient with ERPs
• Experience in food or manufacturing industry

If you think that these traits best describe you and you are ready to change the global food system, apply today at www.localrootsfarms.com/careers