The Financial Operations, will play a key role in supporting core accounting processes and operational initiatives within the organization. This position is part of the broader finance team at Amherst. We are seeking a self-motivated, driven, intellectually curious accounting professional who is an organized manager and can provide robust leadership to our Utilities team and ensure that the department runs smoothly.
Job Description (Key Responsibilities):
Oversee and manage various aspects of the general ledger accounting function, ensuring accurate and timely recording of financial transactions in compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
Lead and support a team responsible for executing high-volume, deadline-driven accounting operations
Ensure timely and accurate reconciliation of General Ledger and Cash accounts on a monthly basis
Manage and coordinate the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including the preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, and internal financial reporting.
Essential Capabilities:
Executional excellence: You have the organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, high sense of responsibility, and general skillset to take on a wide range of high-priority projects. You are dependable and always deliver quality work
A Creative Problem Solver: You have a propensity to think strategically, logically and outside the box to solve problems for the business and customer
Resilient: You are open to objective feedback and view mistakes as a learning mechanism
Hard Working: You aren’t afraid of a tough deadline Meticulous: You are highly structured, disciplined and take pride in your work, setting and executing on timely project deliverables with the roadmap to get there
Knowledgeable: You understand and leverage best of breed software to help manage the end-toend process efficiently Team Player: You put team success and outcomes first and have a high degree of