Accounting Supervisor
- Metairie, LA, United States
$40 to $48 USD / hour
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Job details
- Pay
- $40 to $48 USD / hour
- Apply by
- Experience
- 3+ years of accounting experience, including responsibility for month-end close and financial reporting activities.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
We are looking for an Accounting Supervisor to join a team in a contract-to-permanent capacity. This position will guide core accounting operations, support timely and accurate financial reporting, and help strengthen the reliability of day-to-day financial processes. The role is well suited for a hands-on accounting specialist who can balance detailed transactional oversight with team leadership, analysis, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities:
- Direct daily accounting activities across the general ledger, payables oversight, fixed assets, project-related accounting, and intercompany transactions to maintain accurate financial records.
- Manage monthly and quarterly close cycles by coordinating deadlines, reviewing key entries, and ensuring reporting is completed accurately and on time.
- Prepare and evaluate journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and supporting schedules to confirm completeness and compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
- Produce recurring financial reports, including balance sheet and income statement packages, for leadership review and corporate consolidation.
- Analyze revenue, cost activity, and account fluctuations, investigate unusual variances, and resolve discrepancies between operational records and the general ledger.
- Partner with the accounts payable function and treasury-related stakeholders to review cash needs, payment activity, wire schedules, and disbursement support documentation.
- Supervise and mentor three accounting team members by assigning work, reviewing output, reinforcing procedures, and promoting accountability and career growth.
- Coordinate audit support by compiling schedules, reconciliations, and requested documentation while helping maintain strong internal controls and organized financial records.
- Research tax and accounting matters, recommend practical resolutions to the Controller, and contribute to improvements in reporting, controls, automation, and workflow efficiency.
- 3+ years of accounting experience, including responsibility for month-end close and financial reporting activities.
- Strong working knowledge of general ledger accounting, journal entries, account reconciliations, and bank reconciliations.
- Experience reviewing accruals, investigating variances, and preparing supporting schedules for financial statement reporting.
- Ability to oversee multiple accounting processes while maintaining accuracy, organization, and adherence to deadlines.
- Prior experience leading or reviewing the work of accounting staff in a collaborative team environment.
- Comfortable working cross-functionally with accounts payable, operational teams, auditors, and finance leadership.
- Proficiency in identifying process gaps, strengthening controls, and using systems or automation tools to improve efficiency.
More about this job
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Financial department processes
- Team leadership
- General ledger
- Reporting
- Account reconciliation
- Regulatory compliance
- Leadership
- Accounts payable
- Documentation
- Research
- Workflow
- Month-end close
- Financial statements
- Accounting department processes