Below are the 9 Accounting Managers with a variety of industries & other systems experience. The Thor Group® provides accounting, bookkeeping and payroll support professionals who know your industry and your systems on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

How can an accounting manager/director who worked in restaurant and financial services industries help your organization? Educational background is composed of Associate Degree in Business Management. Technical expertise involves QuickBooks, Great Plains, Trintech, Concur Expense and NCR POS system.

Working with challenging issues such as managing staff of accountants that supported restaurant operations, as well as validated accuracy and completion of all tasks have vetted this specialist’s work experience. While employed in a restaurant as an accounting manager/director, has liaised between Accounting, Tax and A/P Departments to communicate changes and enhance teamwork, as well as ensured that revenue, expenses, and accruals are posted by deadlines. Some of the tasks were maintaining general ledger accounts in Great Plains to correspond with Chart of Accounts. Part of the job was to mentor other accounting managers on management skills, conducting effective performance reviews and employee development.

With a “can do approach” in the area of generating customer billing in QuickBooks, as well as applying cash receipts, reviewing A/R aging and making collection calls have been career objectives. Serving in a financial services company as an office manager, has processed and paid all invoices, as well as posted payroll expenses in QuickBooks from ADP reports.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this accounting manager who is proficient in MS Dynamics AX, QuickBooks Enterprise and PeopleSoft, with work background in financial services, software and retail industries? Technical competencies involve MS Dynamics AX 2012, Great Plains, Oracle, QuickBooks Enterprise, PeopleSoft, Peachtree and more. Core competencies involve general ledger conversion/maintenance, financial operations, IPO, SEC reporting, sales tax filing, financial reporting/analysis, audit compliance, forecasting/projections, budget to actual analysis, annual reporting and training. Educational background includes MBA, International Business and BBA, Accounting.

An important contribution in a financial services company included facilitating the successful conversion from QuickBooks Enterprise to MS Dynamics AX 2012. The job entailed overseeing a 4-person team and all areas of accounting for a provider of cloud-based trading solutions encompassing order, execution, and portfolio/risk management. Providing financial leadership in handling fiscal and SEC reporting processes, month end closings, audit preparation, payroll, management reporting, IPO offerings and oversight of budgets and forecasts were some of the tasks.

Other key roles involved enhancing the expense reporting system by implementing Expensify to eliminate manual entries, reducing turnaround from a week to several hours. Maintaining a direct line of communication to the senior leadership team and board of directors was one of the skills brought to the table. In addition, this specialist partnered with an external Sarbanes Oxley consultant to establish adequate internal controls aligned with financial policies and procedures. Supervising all aspects of the 10-day month end close process was also completed.

Is having an accounting manager from a health services provider a good move for your organization? This accounting graduate has computer experience covering Oracle, SAS 9.4, Visual Basic for Applications, PeopleSoft General Ledger/ Accounts Payable, Essbase, Blackline, SharePoint Sites, Microsoft Visio 2010 and eGRC. Advantages include having years of experience in revenue accounting, project management, and process improvement.

Serving various healthcare clients, this accounting manager also served a business analyst role in implementing Oracle billing system for all accounting teams. The executive was also team subject matter expert for various billing system projects including user acceptance testing. Audit requests and submissions were managed with external auditors. New accounting process flows were developed and managed. Job requirements included reviewing and approving monthly balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries.

Another job for the same employer involved leading planning and complete testing of billing redesign project for accounting team, as well as directing user-acceptance testing of quarterly billing system projects. Support was given to the annual audit request process for premium revenue and receivables. Transition of responsibilities was organized and led for global team members. Review and approval were done for monthly balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries.

Does your organization require the expertise of an accounting manager who is skilled in JD Edwards Software with background in manufacturing, engineering and financial services industries? Technical knowledge involves JD Edwards Software, MAS 90, MAS 100, Amtech, Peachtree, QuickBooks Pro, QAD, SAP and Epicor.

Important contributions included processing online sales and establishing accounting structure for online presence. Establishing and maintaining systems that supported budgeting/projection process were part of the job descriptions. This accounting manager purchased, received, and controlled inventories as well as established bills of material. Periodic maintenance was also accomplished.

Analyzing expense variances with root cause determination, processing monthly journal entries and handling payroll reconciliation using JD Edwards/SAP Software were skills brought to the table. The job entailed handling monthly reconciliations on payroll and stock entries.

What can an accounting manager with experience in manufacturing, marketing and packaging industries, as well as specialization in Epicor, Oracle and SAP do for your organization? Technical competencies consist of Epicor, Oracle, SAP, AS/400 and Contpaq. Educational background includes Bachelor’s Degree with Areas of Study in Accounting, Audit, Cost and Tax.

Key roles of this accounting manager were composed of handling process improvement for the cost department, inventory reconciliation, machine shop and financial statements reporting. Duties involved providing process improvement for the manufacturing order process and serving as an accounting software migration leader. Process improvement for the tax reporting set standard was also carried out. Software used covered Epicor and Contpaq.

Other functions included handling all plant accounting functions and preparing all month-end close. Apart from preparing all monthly and annual financial reports, responsibilities were comprised of analyzing and preparing all variance reports. This individual was in charge of all aspects of inventory control and coordinated the accounts payable function. Reserve analysis was carried out, along with managing the overhead and labor standard rates annual setup. Variances analysis in work order, labor and PPV, in addition to inventory, excess and fringe reserve analysis were carried out. The integrity of routers and overhead rates was maintained. Skills involved reserve analysis, coordinating the calculation and change of overhead and labor standard rates, along with engaging in processes critical to the financial integrity of the plant such as cycle counting, Shrink analysis, scrap processes and physical inventory. This was in addition to variance analysis: work order variance, labor variance, purchase price variances and overhead variance.

Is impacting your organization with a senior accounting manager who worked in retail, computer systems and telecommunications industries a current business consideration? Educational background involves Bachelor of Science Degree/Business Administration and Management as well as Master of Business Administration. Expertise in accounting programs include MAS 90/200, Sage100, QuickBooks, Great Plains, Peachtree, and sole proprietary programs.

While employed in a retail company, this accounting manager provided accounting and administrative management using Sage 100, AXIS, Sage knowledge base, and WebAdmin programs as well as external vendor and customer websites and FTP servers. Some of the tasks involved preparing monthly account reconciliations, financial statements, and supporting schedules. This specialist assisted with internal audits and year end audits by researching and substantiating financial transactions. Additional responsibilities included examining existing internal controls for business process improvement, efficiency and adherence to GAAP standards, as well as resolving accounting issues/ discrepancies related to credits, cost of goods, RMAs, and price variances.

Part of the job as an accounting manager was to create and monitor processes for efficiency in accounting and administrative duties. Other duties consisted of aligning with new customers to maintain business relationship and assist with understanding of procedures, as well as initiating meetings and developing agendas with staff or external clients regarding processes, concerns, and development. Some of the key tasks involved managing returns without approved RMA, running aging reports for AR and AP on a biweekly basis and following up with clients and vendors regarding status, as well as processing journal entry transactions.

What can you gain from an accounting manager with experience working in a cancer center and a 958-bed tertiary hospital? Technical skills include Lawson, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Sage MAS 90, Access, Visio and more.

Serving in a cancer center as an accounting manager, the main function was to direct and lead financial management. Reviewing operations, fiscal and budgetary records to improve operations and ensure compliance were also part of the performed duties. The preparation of audit schedules and supporting the Lawson system implementation was also performed. Additional responsibilities consisted of working with management consultants and organizational management to review financial records and operational procedures in order to implement effective changes and to meet regulatory guidelines.

While employed in a 958-bed tertiary hospital, some of the key tasks involved managing grants which totaled $70 million from application to closeout as well as directing financial management. The preparation and analysis of detailed budget reports, expense and revenue was performed to ensure budgetary and contractual compliance. As a project lead, collaborating with external management consultants to analyze accounts, clean up accounting system data, resolve deficits and increase revenues were additional

The future success of your organization could be helped by this accounting manager with senior experience in interpreting operating results and preparing financial statements for senior management. Core competencies include SAP ECC 6.0, accounting procedures, risk assessment, budgeting, cost containment, cash flow analysis, financial reporting, internal auditing process and reengineering.

While employed in a retail company as an accounting manager, the discovery of SAP CO module master data that contained routing errors causing bills of materials to overstate standard costs for labor and overhead was achieved. The development of standard labor and overhead rates to be used when confirming production orders in the SAP CO module in order to absorb the manufacturing budget into monthly production was also performed.

Serving in a realty association, performing internal investigations, audits and filing all business tax returns were some of the responsibilities carried out. One notable accomplishment was successfully challenging an IRS assessment that “instructors” should be classified as employees rather than independent contractors. This initiative helped save an affiliate company with over $100,000 in FICA and withholding taxes.

Would an assistant controller with experience in the insurance industry and proficient in Epicor, NetSuite and MS Dynamics AX help your organization achieve greater success? Technical specializations cover Epicor, NetSuite, MS Dynamics AX, SAP, QuickBooks Pro, OpenAir and STAR. Aside from having Associate’s in Applied Science, the individual is pursuing Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

Making a positive difference with accurately performing all bank reconciliations addressing and correcting any discrepancies were some of the key focuses. Responsibilities covered managing and approving contractor invoices matching them to purchase orders and timesheet recording. Key roles involved consistently reviewing employee timesheets for accuracy before sending to payroll for processing and auditing employee expenses while overseeing reimbursements. This individual regularly maintained expatriate activity for year-end reporting in compliance with state/ federal regulations, as well as providing key assistance during the conversion from the Epicor Accounting System to Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Notable skills used on a regular basis included developing budgets and precise forecasts for all client-related P & L statements by utilizing project plans, in addition to reviewing and approving project-related journal entries or client invoices, checking for accuracy and identifying any discrepancies. Functions covered performing an array of ad-hoc projects under the direction of the CFO employing financial analysis, along with taking under advisement project costs, revenue and staff utilization to form an opinion that was reported to key stakeholders. Results from these reports had included staff reduction, project restructuring or allowances for bad debt. The job involved regularly identifying opportunities to capitalize costs in accordance with IAS 38, with the goal of driving profitability.