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About the Role
This role supports and facilitates month-end management reporting and business analysis, including variance analysis, revenue driver analysis, and operating expense analysis. The position also partners with business units to translate financial data into business language and support decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Support and assist the Corporate Accounting Team in driving discipline and timely close of the month-end cycle; facilitate efficiencies and improvements in month-end vs. quarter-end vs. year-end close processes.
- Document Standard Operating Procedures for existing month-end, GL accounting and GL consolidation processes. Validate controls and challenge processes.
- Help and support with balance sheet reconciliations, periodically analyzing and closing gaps on accruals, prepaids, expense analysis, etc.
- Lead the project team and facilitate the work with AR and AP Supervisors on documenting and improving accounting processes and flows related to sales order to collection, PO/procurement to payment, and inbound inventory purchasing.
- Perform variance analysis (Actual vs. Budget vs. Forecast).
- Analyze revenue drivers, margins, and cost structures.
- Analyze discounts, customer returns, and sales allowances.
- Analyze operating expenses by cost center, by vendor, and by service type.
- Support pricing, cost optimization, and investment decisions.
- Track KPIs and business performance trends, and provide actionable insights to improve profitability.
- Act as a finance partner to business units (Sales, Operations, Marketing).
- Translate financial data into business language.
- Support decision-making with data-backed recommendations.
- Challenge assumptions and drive accountability.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and participate in transformation projects in the areas of treasury & banking and direct and indirect tax initiatives.
- Standardize reporting templates for data quality and governance.
- Automate repetitive tasks to improve efficiency in accounting and reporting processes.
- Support financial, employment, tax, and legal-related audits and compliance requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and/or Finance
- US CPA highly preferred, or Master’s in Accounting; strong technical accounting skills are a must
- 5+ years of post-graduate experience with a top first- or second-tier CPA firm and/or private entrepreneur-led company industry experience, or a combination
- Wholesale, distribution, or logistics company experience preferred
Skills
- Advanced Excel / financial modeling / AI techniques
- Hands-on experience managing, extracting and analyzing data from ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, etc.)
- Attention to detail
- Self-driven, accountable/owner mindset, proactive thinker, collaborative
- Process-driven, problem-solver, strategic thinking, commercial acumen
- Competent verbal and written communication skills
Location
- Wappinger Falls, NY
Work Type
- In office
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- CPA
Salary/Compensations
- $125,000 – $135,000/Yr
Benefits
- Company-paid medical insurance and benefits
- 401(k) plans
About the Company
- Hudson Valley Lighting Group