Supervisor, General Accounting

Supervisor, General Accounting Job Type : Exempt Pay : Salary Benefits: Benefits Available and vary per position and location. Are you a real go-getter looking for an amazing opportunity with a nationwide full-service-utility contractor offering competitive wages and incredible benefits? Keep reading because this job might be for you! Since 1928, Asplundh has been dedicated to safe, efficient, and innovative line clearance services for the utility industry. Reliable, uninterrupted power is an important service provided by the world's electrical utilities and Asplundh has the expertise to help keep the power flowing. Diversification over the years has opened up vegetation management services to other specialized markets such as municipalities, railroads, pipelines, helicopter vegetation services, and departments of transportation. A family-owned and operated corporation headquartered near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Asplundh has grown to employ over 36,000 service professionals throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Essential Functions & Responsibilities: Supervise the staff on the General Accounting team to ensure all required close activities are performed on time and at a high-level of quality and accuracy. This General Accounting team is the primary group responsible for the month-end financial close process, including recording the majority of journal entries, accruals/estimates and performing account reconciliations. Support the General Accounting Manager in maintaining and enhancing PeopleSoft master data; partnering with master data counterparts within FCCS (Financial Reporting) and ePBCS (FP&A) Review/approve journal entries prepared by team members. Prepare higher-risk journal entries for review by the General Accounting Manager. Partner with the Cost Accounting (Overhead Allocation) team to ensure OH-related accruals remain complete and accurate. Review/approve account reconciliations performed by team members, as well as prepare higher-risk account reconciliations (for review by the General Accounting Manager), and ensure all required account reconciliations are performed and finalized timely. Facilitate day-to-day interactions/support of external auditors, particularly through the year-end reporting cycle. Coordinate with international accounting functions in Australia and New Zealand. Partner with Corporate Development regarding any general accounting matters related to recent acquisitions/divestments. Work with technical accounting department to determine proper accounting for complex transactions. Key contributor to identify and realize efficiencies and innovation opportunities within the monthly financial close, account reconciliation and financial reporting processes; supporting our department's core mission to modernize and streamline these processes. Handle other responsibilities, as needed, such as project/system implementation support. Requirements: BS in Accounting. CPA (Preferred, but not required). Minimum of 3 years in accounting (or similar) experience with increasing responsibilities directly involved in the financial close process; additional/more senior experience preferred Large, public company experience is a plus. Good written and verbal communication skills. Works well with team members / able to motivate and get the best out of individuals. Able to delegate. Able to contribute creatively to a vision of "what could be", not just focused on "what is/has been" Contribute to and supervise the execution of a project plan, with an ability to effectively drive it to completion Experience using modern ERP's such as SAP or Oracle, consolidation tools (e.g. FCCS) and financial planning tools (e.g. ePBCS) is preferred Good social skills in dealing with internal personnel, auditors, etc. Pre-Screen Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check. Physical Requirements: Rarely: walking, kneeling, squatting, crawling, seeing distant, climbing on/off truck, climbing, lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., depth perception, color vision, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, balancing, lifting up to 10 lbs., lifting up to 50 lbs. Occasionally: standing, stooping, body twisting, gripping, reaching, range of motion, climbing stairs. Frequently : sitting, sense of touch, manual dexterity, speaking clearly, reading, hearing-speech range. Constantly: seeing. About Us: As a full-service utility contractor, Asplundh performs tree pruning and removals, right-of-way clearing and maintenance, vegetation management with herbicides, and emergency storm work and logistical support. Asplundh is the parent company of Asplundh Infrastructure Group whose subsidiaries provide overhead and underground line construction, planning and design, meter reading and AMR/AMI installation, electrical testing, and street lighting/traffic signal services. Asplundh also operates Rotor Blade Airborne Utilities Management, overhead electric distribution, and transmission lines using MD 500 helicopters. Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at , ext. 1339. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Created: 2024-11-05