Job Details
Mspark, a B2C marketing services company, specializes in driving Rural Market brand growth and customer engagement strategies for national and local advertisers. By combining consumer and marketplace data, we craft coordinated campaigns using a seamless mix of shared mail, direct mail, trigger-based marketing, and digital advertising solutions such as display, retargeting, and Mobile ID tracking that drive the right audience behavior to achieve your marketing goals.
Reporting directly to the Vice President Corporate Controller, this key role is responsible for overseeing general accounting and financial reporting functions for the organization while also managing a team of Accountants and Accounts Payables Associates. This role will also maintain a system of internal controls that will ensure company assets are adequately safeguarded and that all financial reporting is prepared in compliance with all company policies and industry standards.
*This position reports to our Corporate Office in Helena, AL, 1-2 days per week as required.
Responsibilities:
Management
- Manage a team of two senior accountants, one staff accountant and two AP clerks.
- Manage annual audit.
- Maintain and update accounting policies and procedures.
- Manage the monthly close process and financial reporting deliverables.
- Manage filings such as income tax, sales and use tax and annual reports.
- Manage Accounts Payable team and partner with the Vice President Corporate Controller on managing cash flow.
- Manage the accuracy of incentive compensation tracking, calculations, payments, etc.
- Manage travel & expense reporting via our internal system, Concur.
Transactions
- Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are completed.
- Ensure that required debt payments are made on a timely basis.
- Maintain the chart of accounts.
- Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions.
- Perform accounting research and recommend accounting treatment per US GAAP based on the business transaction.
Reporting
- Issue timely and complete financial statements.
- Coordinate the preparation of corporate annual reports.
- Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics.
- Assist in the production of the annual budget and forecasts.
- Investigate variances from the budget and report findings to Vice President.
- Provide cost center reports to management.
- Provide financial analyses as needed for capital investments, etc.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- The successful candidate will possess any combination of training and experience up to and including a Bachelor's and/or Master s degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline.
- CPA preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience along with a combination of public Accounting & industry experience preferred.
- Experience managing a team of accounting professionals.