Accounting Manager Position Available In Miami-Dade, Florida

Job Description:

Shared Services Accounting Manager Job Description The SchoolAccounting and Controls leader will oversee our regional accountingfunction and will serve as a key leader of the US Shared ServicesFinance team whose purpose it is to:

• Perform Accounts Receivable,Accounts Payable and General ledger transactions from a Centre ofExcellence
• Business Partner to Deliver Operating Plan & Long-TermFinancial Commitments
• Drive Culture Ensuring Robust InternalControls & Accuracy of Financial Results
• Provide ReliableForecasting, Predictability, Insights & Analytics
• Promote StrongCross Functional Collaboration
• Improve Financial Systems ⪻ocesses Job Responsibilities
• Ensure timely and accuratemonth-end and year-end closing processes.
• Maintain general ledgerintegrity and ensure accurate classification of accounts.
• Reconcile complex accounts and resolve discrepancies efficiently.
• Collaborate with auditors to support external audit processes.
• Assist in the preparation of financial statements and notes to theaccounts.
• Review journal entries and ensure proper documentationand approval.
• Work closely with other departments to ensureaccuracy and completeness of financial data.
• Support budgetingand forecasting activities. Manages and provides leadership andmentorship to a team of accounting professionals
• Lead and mentora team of accounting professionals, providing guidance and supportto ensure high performance.
• Foster a culture of collaboration,accountability, and continuous improvement within the financialservices department.
• Identify training and development needs andprovide opportunities for professional growth. Responsible forMonthly & Quarterly Close Process
• Responsibility for preparationand filing of all centrally managed statutory accounts.
• Responsibility of managing team reviewing monthly and quarterlyjournal entries for all 11 US schools.
• Responsibility for reviewand integrity of business unit (school) statutory accounts.
• Responsibility for the accounting of any holding or dormantcompanies
• Leading on Opening Balance sheet work with newacquisitions.
• Analysis of month end balance sheet identifyingreasons for movements and variances to budget/forecast. Responsiblefor Accounts Receivables and Accounts Payable teams
• Responsibilities for managing the team recording accountsreceivable journal entries for 11 schools.
• Responsibilities forthe team managing the accounts payable process, making payments tosuppliers and journal entries for 11 schools.
• Streamlining theaccounts receivable and accounts payable processes, to create moreefficiencies.
• Reporting on Service Level Agreements to schools.

Lead Internal & External Audits

• Responsibility for preparation ofthe Company Annual and Interim Reports US GAAP and IFRS includingfull interaction with external audit teams.
• Drives Compliancewith NAE Accounting Policy | DOA

GAAP & IFRS

Compliance

• Ensuring compliance of accounting policies and procedures withinbusiness units. Liaison with Schools on Controls Framework andserves as the primary Group Accounting Contact
• Leading complianceof new schools accounting with group accounting policies.
• Workwith Group FC to align and enhance and standardise financialreports
• Ensure all reporting deliverables are sent on time and inthe correct format for both month end, actual and quarterlyreporting.

Required Skills/Abilities The ideal candidate will haveat least 5 years’ experience in a high-pressured financialenvironment and will be strong in 3 key areas: 1. they will betechnically excellent 2. they will possess the gravitas to drivechange and thrive in a high-pressure environment, 3. have relevantexperience leading a shared service accounting function dealingwith multi-jurisdictional and Spanish speaking businesses.

RoleRequirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting,business administration, or related field; MBA or advanced degreepreferred.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or CharteredFinancial Analyst (CFA) designation preferred.
• Minimum of 8 yearsof experience in financial management, with progressivelyincreasing responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of financialprinciples, accounting standards, and financial analysistechniques.
• IFRS and US GAAP
• Excellent leadership,communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to managemultiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Highlyanalytical
• Advance Excel skills
• Ability to “think out of thebox” and create from scratch
• Experience in collaborating withstakeholders at all levels throughout an organisation
• Experiencein the for-profit education sector is a plus.
• Spanish languageproficiency
• Regional accountants based in Miami, focusing onmonth-end closure and delegation of tasks.
• Experience withauditors, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and automatedentries.
• Familiarity with AP/AR and financial data management for15 entities across the Americas, particularly in LATAM.
• Specializing in large-scale balance sheet reconciliations andmanaging challenges like medical and payroll reconciliation.
• Long-term goal of achieving successful audits and enhancingfinancial growth.

Key Qualifications:

Leadership:

Demonstrated 3years of leadership experience.

Accounting Expertise:

Strongunderstanding of

GAAP & IFRS

compliance, with proficiency inaccruals, AR/AP, and balance sheet reconciliation.

IndustryKnowledge:

Preferably in education, hospitality, or multi-entityenvironments.

Technical Skills:

Experience with ERP systems likeBusiness Central, MS Dynamics, and OneStream. Integrationexperience is valued.

Preferred Credentials:

• CPA Certification
• Experience with LATAM Operations