Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
We are looking for an experienced Accounting Manager/Supervisor to support commercial and financial operations for a sales-focused business in Houston, Texas. This role serves as a key finance partner to leadership, providing insight into profitability, planning, reporting, and cash performance. The ideal candidate brings strong accounting fundamentals, sound business judgment, and the ability to improve accuracy and control across revenue, receivables, and inventory-related processes.
Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary finance contact for the Sales Director and regional business leaders, offering guidance on financial performance and decision-making.
- Evaluate gross margin trends across products, customer groups, and sales channels to highlight risks, opportunities, and drivers of profitability.
- Lead the planning cycle for the sales organization by developing budgets and forecasts for revenue, operating expenses, and related performance targets.
- Produce monthly financial and management reporting that communicates results, variances, and key business insights to leadership.
- Administer sales incentive programs by coordinating commission and bonus calculations, validating approvals, and ensuring timely payment processing.
- Direct month-end close activities, including reconciliations, journal entry review, and follow-up on outstanding variances or discrepancies.
- Monitor accounts receivable aging and customer credit exposure, partnering with stakeholders to strengthen collections and reduce financial risk.
- Maintain effective controls over sales order activity and cash application processes to support accuracy, compliance, and proper recording of transactions.
- Prepare cash inflow projections based on customer payment behavior and collection timing, and work with Sales to improve cash conversion.
- Oversee inventory valuation, product costing, and reconciliation activities to ensure alignment between physical counts and financial records.
- 5+ years of accounting or finance experience, including responsibility for close, reporting, and financial analysis.
- Demonstrated experience with month-end close, general ledger activity, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
- Strong understanding of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis in a business-facing environment.
- Experience supporting audits and maintaining documentation that meets internal control and financial compliance standards.
- Knowledge of accounts receivable management, credit oversight, and cash flow forecasting.
- Ability to analyze margin performance and translate financial data into practical recommendations for business leaders.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across finance and sales teams.