Accounting Manager in Medley, Florida at Arctic Industries LLC

Position: Accounting Manager (AP/AR, Credit & Close)

Reports To: Deputy Controller

Position Summary

We are a PE-backed manufacturing company seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager to lead Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, credit/collections, and subledger close.

This role is responsible for cash flow discipline, billing accuracy, and enforcing strong financial processes across AP/AR. The Accounting Manager will partner closely with the CFO to improve working capital, strengthen controls, and build scalable, efficient operations.

Key Responsibilities:

AP/AR & Credit Ownership

• Own end-to-end AP and AR processes including invoicing, collections, vendor payments, and cash application
• Establish and enforce customer credit policies, credit limits, and deposit requirements
• Lead collections strategy, including escalation and customer communication
• Manage vendor relationships and payment timing

Billing & Revenue Validation

• Own billing validation processes including rebates, freight, storage fees, and pricing exceptions
• Ensure invoice accuracy and completeness aligned with customer contracts and terms

Month-End Close & Controls

• Own subledger close (Day 1) including cutoff enforcement for AR/AP
• Support month-end close through reconciliations, journal entries, and variance analysis
• Maintain strong internal controls and audit readiness

Team & Process Management

• Supervise AP/AR resources, including employee/contractor support and Supervity workflows
• Establish KPIs, accountability, and process discipline
• Drive process improvements and automation across AP/AR
• Leverage ERP (NetSuite preferred) and tools such as Supervity; experience with Supervity is a plus
• Utilize dashboards and exception reporting to proactively identify issues

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with procurement and operations to ensure PO discipline and 3-way match integrity
• Support working capital optimization (DSO, DPO)

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years accounting experience across AP, AR, and close
• Experience with credit, collections, and customer interaction
• Manufacturing or inventory-based environment exposure
• ERP experience (NetSuite preferred; Supervity a plus)
• Strong Excel skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Candidate Profile

• Hands-on operator comfortable owning both execution and process improvement
• Strong communicator with customers and vendors, able to balance professionalism with firm decision-making (collections, credit limits, disputes)
• Process-driven, detail-oriented, accountable, and solution-focused

Position Highlights

• Growing organization backed by PE
• High visibility role
• Opportunity to build and scale processes and controls
• Potential for progression into broader accounting leadership