Accounting Manager in Dexter, Michigan at OPUS IVS INC

Company Overview

At Opus IVS, our mission is to drive advancement in the automotive industry by assisting customers with complex vehicle repairs. Guided by our core values of Customer Focus, Innovation, Collaboration & Teamwork, and a Results-Driven approach, we continually strive to develop advanced technology that empowers us to fulfill our mission.

Opus IVS technology & products has been a leader in the industry since the late 90’s. Opus IVS offers modern collision shops an integrated platform of leading diagnostics and calibration solutions, anchored by expert technicians and cutting edge, patented technology.

Position Summary

The Accounting Manager has ownership of all core accounting operations, including the direct supervision of the Accounting Team, ensuring the accuracy of the general ledger and leading all aspects of the month-end close process. This person also supports revenue analysis, treasury management, audits, and tax compliance. Key attributes include leaderships skills, attention to detail, sense of urgency, and a drive for improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and develop the accounting team, ensuring strong execution and continuous improvement.
• Supervise daily accounting functions including AP, payroll accounting and cash management.
• Review and approve team journal entries, including AP, fixed assets, deferred revenue, prepaids, accruals, and reclassifications providing feedback to increase team knowledge.
• Maintain balance sheet integrity and oversee account reconciliations for completeness and accuracy, with timely resolution of reconciling items.
• Complete a 5-day close process resulting in accurate financial results.
• Maintain the Chart of Accounts, general ledger coding and mapping of SKUs
• Oversee cash management activities, including payment approvals and clearing bank exceptions.
• Ensure compliance with internal control policies, guidelines and procedures for all accounting-related functions, ensuring consistency with US GAAP.
• Act as a liaison to external auditors and tax teams, assisting with tax compliance and payments.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support growth, contributing to system and process enhancements with a focus on GAAP compliance and appropriate accounting.
• Educate business leaders on the financial impact of key decisions.
• Drive process improvements and technology enhancements across the accounting function
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of accounting management.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP reporting requirements.
• Highly proficient with accounting applications and strong MS Excel skills.
• Experience in the following environments desirable: technology, startup, fast-paced enterprises.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA, MBA, and/or Master’s in Accounting.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Competitive Pay: We know your value and we’re not afraid to pay for it. We offer a competitive total compensation plan including salary, bonuses, tuition reimbursement, and a match contribution to your 401k.
• Time Off: Besides our competitive paid time off package, employees receive paid holidays and floating holidays.
• Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including all the necessities such as medical, dental, and vision.
• Opportunity: to be a part of a fast-growing company working to make the world safer!

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.