Accounting Manager

COMPANY OVERVIEW

OneSpaWorld is a worldwide provider and innovator in the fields of wellness, beauty, rejuvenation, and transformation across the globe at sea on cruise ships and on land. The company is dedicated to maintaining the highest quality standards and service delivery and is continually evolving to include all aspects of health and beauty while focusing on new advances within the spa and salon industry. Services include traditional and alternative massage, body and skincare treatment options, Ayurvedic treatments, comprehensive hair and nail services, fitness, acupuncture, herbal medicine, pain management, and medi-spa services.

PURPOSE

The Accounting Manager is responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting. This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements. The Accounting Manager supervises AR and AP departments as well as the Senior Accountant and is responsible for managing the team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner. This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, knowledge of accounting for consolidations and combinations, year-end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities. The Accounting Manager will report to the Divisional Controller which requires strong interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal.

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
• Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close in accordance with US GAAP.
• Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.
• Generate and prepare monthly financial statements for management’s review and analysis
• Respond to inquiries from the Division Controller and other finance managers regarding financial results, special reporting requests and the like.
• Assist the Controller in weekly cash flow forecast and analysis.
• Ensure that the monthly and quarterly Bank Compliance activities are performed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Supervise the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable group and Senior Accountant to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.
• Work with the Controller to ensure a clean and timely year-end audit.
• Review and analyze reconciliations of significant balance sheet accounts.
• Ensure Intercompany payables and receivables eliminate within the group and reconcile related arty transactions, as necessary.
• Ensure that any Intercompany transactions are eliminated for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP
• Ensure that major product vendor accounts are reconciled and open invoice accruals are performed for significant expenses such travel and freight.
• Review monthly recurring adjustments including, but not limited to, depreciation expense, goodwill amortization, bonus accruals, etc.
• Ensure monthly inventory purchases are recorded from the distribution system
• Perform monthly theoretical inventory calculation for cost of product adjustment
• Supports budget and forecasting activities.
• Collaborate with the other finance department managers to support overall department goals and objectives.
• Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
• Assist Controller in preparing financial reporting package and periodic financial information for the local bookkeeper in Italy for the preparation of the statutory financials of the Company’s Italian affiliate
• Assist the Controller in the quarterly preparation of the financial statement and Minority Interest calculation of the JV
• Maintain an update Standard Operating Procedures manual for changes in procedures as necessary
• Process and record quarterly book to physical inventory adjustment
• Advises staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions.
• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
• Handle personnel issues relating to staff conflicts, absenteeism, performance issues, etc.
• Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff.
• Support Controller with special projects and workflow process improvements.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Education
• BA/BS in Accounting and Finance
• Technical Skills and Prior Experience
• 3 + public accounting experience
• Five to seven years prior supervisory experience in the financial reporting/general ledger area.
• Accounting for consolidations and combinations a plus
• Must be PC proficient and able to thrive in a fast -pace setting. Experience with enterprise accounting software such as Epicor a plus. Must have strong experience with Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Ten key by touch required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, supervisory and customer service skills required.
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines required.
• The marginal functions of this position have not been included. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed. An employee will be required to follow any other job-related duties required by the manager.
• Other duties as assigned.

BEHAVIORAL COMPENTENCIES

• Customer focused – Make service excellence a primary focus of one's actions; effectively meets service excellence; develops and sustains positive and productive service excellence; and takes responsibility for service excellence and loyalty.
• Builds trust – Interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intentions and those of the organization.
• Influencing others and facilitating decisions – Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to gain acceptance of products, service, or ideas from prospects and guests (customers).
• Collaboration and partnering – Identifies opportunities and takes

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