Direct Hire Accounting Supervisor

EXCITING NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR!!Spherion in partnership with our client company is seeking an Accounting Supervisor who exhibits professionalism, experience and accuracy to join our team. Grow your career with Spherion…We are committed to your growth and career development! Job DescriptionØ  Supervises finance and business administration (FBA) employees to effectively coordinate and schedule district accounting activities including any of the following: local credit, collections, posting, general ledger, invoicing, payments timecards, tactical purchasing, investigation and correction of accounting anomalies and other FBA related activities.  Ø  Ensures management, customer and employee expectations and commitments are met.  Implements related policies and procedures, training, credit and bad debt reviews, monthly close and reporting as assigned. Ø  Assists and advises district, region and home office on the quality improvements related to FBA processes and procedures.  Ø  Supervises employees involved in any of the various district accounting or administrative processes. Implements district specific business processes to reduce overall risk, to increase cash flow and to support corporate policies. Ø  Provides ad hoc administrative support, financial and customer data on management request. Specific duties assigned may include but are not limited to review and validation of balance sheets, profit and loss statements, coding of invoices, proper account distribution and other accounting activities.  Ø  Responsible or supports others in the district month-end closing process; data preparation of regularly scheduled or special accounting reports for management to evaluate the district's performance and identify potential issues.  Ø  Oversees enforcement of company’s credit and collections policies, practices, and procedures to ensure financial objectives meet established targets.  Ø  May interface with external customers to evaluate credit risk, negotiate payment plans with past-due customers and determine when customers should be turned over to a collections agency. Ø  If assigned, supervises district's quarterly bad debt reserve review process and provides District FBA with bad debt recommendations and other quarterly reviews or reports as required.  With District FBA, may assess contracts for credit-worthiness and month-end journal entry requests such as write-offs, etc.  Ø  Supervises the review and compilation of periodic or special statements on general, product, service or project costs including investigation of inconsistent journal entries, prices or expenses.  Ø  Reviews account coding, prepares appropriate cost accounting or operating expense reports. Ø   May be responsible for or assist in physical or asset inventory reviews.  Ø  Supervise office administrative staff activities to ensure coordination and implementation of company programs related to General Office Administration, Human Resource, and Facility Operations  Ø  May participate in special projects related to either the local business or in support of region or home office initiatives.  Ø  Acts as company representative and liaison to customers and local authorities to foster successful relationships and positive image.  Ø  Provides quality staff management and administrative responsibilities including performance evaluation, mentoring, skills development, disciplinary actions, recruitment, and salary management. Ø  Manages staffing and budgetary requirements to ensure organizational effectiveness. Supplies the tools, training and environment necessary for staff to be successful.  Ø  Trains personnel on existing and new systems, procedures and policies to improve team overall efficiency and effectiveness. Qualifications Ø  Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or other related field.Ø  5-7 years finance and accounting experience preferably within accounts receivable.  Ø  Prior supervisory experience strongly preferred.  Ø  Knowledge of construction accounting and bond and lien law experience preferred. Ø  Knowledgeable in Accounts Receivable financial applications a plus.  Ø  SAP experience a plus.  Ø  Excellent verbal and written communication skills needed with the ability to interact with all levels of management and customers.  Ø  Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required. Access a plus.Minimum 4-8 direct reports.   EEO/AA/ADA  If this describes the opportunity you are looking for – We would like to speak with you! For immediate consideration, click on the APPLY NOW button (below) – and you will be connected to our career site where you will complete an online application (www.sppherioncareers.com.) Please reference Job Code # 100394228. Since 1946, Spherion has been helping talented individuals find rewarding job opportunities that drive excellence in their career. Through a network of 700 offices nationwide, we place 300,000 job seekers in fulfilling office professional, industrial and contact center positions every year. Put our career specialists to work for you!