Accounting Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Woodstream is the largest independent pest & animal control platform in North America, offering innovative brands with industry-leading efficacy and safety.

Are you looking for a new opportunity to lead accurate, timely financial reporting with a high level of ownership and impact? Step into a critical role where you’ll manage the close process, oversee reconciliations, and drive process improvements that strengthen the integrity of our company’s financial foundation.

At Woodstream, our values drive everything we do:

• Consumer is the Boss – We are committed to listening to and understanding our customers’ needs!
• Invent the Future – Challenge the status quo: Think boldly and creatively!
• Execution is Everything – We are committed to deliver with excellence, speed, and accuracy.
• Collaborate Confidently – We trust, respect, and empower each other to win together.
• Play to Win – We’re bold, ambitious, and relentless in our pursuit of success.

Benefits of Working for Woodstream:

• Competitive benefits package including:
  • 401k with Company Match, eligible on First Day of Employment
  • Health, Dental & Vision Insurance Effective on First Day of Employment
  • Access to Company Paid Penn Medicine Health Clinics
  • Company General Bonus Program
  • Company Paid Parental Leave
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Company Paid Basic Life & Disability Insurance
  • Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Insurance Options
  • Company Paid ID Theft
  • Legal Assistance Plan Options
  • Paid Vacation and Holidays
  • Pet Insurance
• Stable, growing working environment with a history of 150 years of doing business.
• Opportunity to advance within the company.

Overview of the Role:

The Accounting Manager, Management Reporting, plays a vital role in ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of accounting processes within Woodstream. Reporting to the Controller, this role is responsible for Accurate preparation of the monthly and quarterly financial results and reporting in accordance with accounting guidelines and ensuring quality and timely preparation of the Management P&L. Coordinating and reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, month-end and year-end close processes across the Finance Team. Identifying and capturing opportunities to speed the period close, and improve Balance Sheet reconciliation. By maintaining compliance with financial regulations and driving process improvements, the Accounting Coordinator contributes to the overall integrity of the company’s financial reporting.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

Business Priority 1: Accurate Preparation of Financial Results and Reporting

• Accurate preparation of the monthly and quarterly financial results in accordance w/ accounting guidelines.
• Coordinate all the steps of the process for faster period close processes.
• Period close coordination: Management P&L - short term assets and liabilities reconciliation
• Support Operations team with key closing transactions across sourcing and manufacturing areas.
• KPIs: Close time (Management reporting SAP closed and loaded into One Stream Day 5).

Business Priority 2: Ensure Accurate and Timely Financial Reporting

• Prepare and post journal entries to ensure accurate month-end and year-end closings. Including Cap Variance, and Consolidation entries, keeping track of inventory turns.
• Tracks and performs all Add-back reconciliation and journal entries, ensuring clarity in adjustments and alignment with financial reporting standards and bank debt agreement.
• Ensures timely and accurate reconciliation of Short-Term Assets and Liabilities by the finance team and investigate discrepancies to ensure accuracy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide financial data and analysis as required.
• KPIs: On-time and accurate completion of month-end and year-end close processes; no material errors in journal entries or reconciliations.

Business Priority 3: Maintain Compliance with Financial Regulations

• Ensure all financial transactions comply with internal controls and external regulations.
• Support audits by preparing necessary documentation and addressing auditor inquiries.
• Monitor compliance with company policies and procedures.
• KPIs: Zero compliance violations; successful completion of internal and external audits.

Business Priority 4: Ensure System Readiness for SAP

• Act as SAP Key Controls Owner, Finance Administrator, and CoA Master Data Owner.
• Validate Trial Balance for loading into One Stream.
• Collaborate with IT to maintain, open, and close periods, and perform annual roll-over in SAP.
• Identify opportunities to streamline SAP-related accounting workflows and reduce manual effort.
• Provide training and support to team members on SAP tools and processes.
• KPIs: System uptime, reconciliation accuracy, and reduced processing time for SAP-related tasks.

Collaboration and Backup

• Key Collaborations: Accounting Manager, Finance Team, Operations Team, Auditors, and IT.
• Backup Role: Senior Accountant (Financial Statements, Cash Tax, Insurance and External Accounting) - and One Stream Administrator.
• Regular attendance and punctuality required.

Other Functions:

• Performs other duties as assigned

Successful Candidate Profile:

• Minimum of 7+ years of experience in accounting or related finance roles.
• Strong knowledge of general accounting principles and reconciliation processes.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Technical Abilities:

• SAP Expertise: Systems knowledge to effectively perform Administrator tasks and support system improvements and de-bugging.
• Journal Entry Expertise: Accurately prepare and post journal entries for financial reporting.
• Reconciliation Skills: Ensure the accuracy and completeness of general ledger account reconciliations.

Communication Abilities:

• Interpersonal Skills: Ensure timely and high-quality monthly reports while setting expectations for the finance team.
• Documentation Skills: Maintain clear and accurate records of financial transactions and processes.

Strategic Abilities:

• Process Optimization: Identify and implement improvements to enhance accounting workflows.
• Compliance Management: Ensure adherence to financial regulations and internal controls.

Woodstream is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to recruit, hire, train and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, marital status, union affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic .

Note: If hired, Employment Eligibility Verification will be carried out upon selection. Applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer.

We retain employment applications for a minimum of 2 years from date of receipt for non-hire applicants or from date of termination for employees/contractors and possibly longer if legally required.