Manager of General Accounting

Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better? 

Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for a Manager of General Accounting to join Geosyntec’s Corporate Accounting Team based in Boca Raton, Florida. At the company’s discretion a remote work option may be available. In this role, you will work under the direction of the Assistant Controller.

Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.

We invest in our people.  Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too.  We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.

To Learn More Visit: http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/.

The Manager of General Accounting is responsible for organizing and directing general accounting and daily cash receipts activities.  This involves maintaining systems to ensure the accurate and proper accounting for company resources, including ensuring the timeliness and accuracy of transactions recorded in the Company's financial control system, preparation of internal financial statements, and providing various management reports, as needed.  This role directs the activities of some  general accounting staff, which may include senior accountants, staff accountants, and/or accounting clerks and responds to questions and issues from internal users regarding the financial statements of the Company.  This role is also responsible for the overall application of new and existing accounting standards. This involves researching, analyzing, and documenting various accounting topics to support decision-making.  

The duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Oversee the monthly closing schedule of our Gradient subsidiary to ensure all necessary closing steps are completed accurately and in a timely manner;
• Review and reconcile financial control system transactions and adjustments including the allocation of project revenues, project costs, and overhead expenses between projects and departments in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures and generally accepted accounting principles;
• Ensure account analyses are prepared that support the activity in selected general ledger accounts, as documented in the Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual. This includes any related adjusting entries necessary to reconcile such analysis to the general ledger;
• Ensure that staff maintain adequate files and work papers necessary to support all financial and/or project-related transactions, as well as project revenue and cost allocations; and
• Monitor and enforce compliance with the Company's accounting policies and procedures.
• Review staff work papers for accuracy and completeness of financial and project-related information;
• Perform internal reviews to verify the accuracy of the Company's general ledger accounts.
• Prepare periodic financial statements for internal management;
• Identify, evaluate, and document complex technical and operational accounting issues, including but not limited to derivatives, variable interest equity (VIE) assessments, impairment analysis, revenue recognition, mergers and acquisitions, leases, goodwill/intangibles, and equity transactions;
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to continuously find opportunities to improve existing processes and internal controls to build more efficiency and mitigate risks;
• Assess, develop, update, and implement new processes and systems to drive efficiencies including documentation, communicate with the impacted businesses and corporate departments, train company personnel on changes, and manage an implementation plan;
• Assist department with overall application of new and existing accounting standards including determining the financial, reporting and disclosure impact as well as preparing technical accounting memos;
• Ensure equity transactions are recorded in the company’s member transaction database and in the general ledger;
• Ensure employee master files in the Company’s accounting system are updated timely and accurately and reconciled with the Company’s HR system.
• Work proactively with senior management and external auditors to drive timely closure of technical accounting matters and selected audit deliverables;
• Contribute to merger and acquisition activities, including due diligence, third-party valuations, purchase price accounting, and integration;
• Responsible for the support of various ad-hoc projects pertaining to technical accounting matters and other topics;
• Interview, hire, train, mentor, appraise and discipline subordinate employees;
• Supervise the work of employees;
• Address complaints and resolve employee problems;
• Plan, assign, and direct work; and
• Perform special projects and related work as required.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with a major in accounting and an up-to-date knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and a minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, project costing, and financial statement analysis. (required)
• CPA certification. (preferred)
• Experience managing and coordinating the duties of accounting staff, preferably in a professional services firm environment as well as experience with Microsoft Office, advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge to include pivot tables, and accounting software. (required)
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret complex accounting regulations and regulatory guidance and other business documents. (required)

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