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Finance Treasury Manager

Syntagma Group, Holmdel, NJ, United States


The Financial Manager supports the Finance Director and Controller in carrying out an important range of finance and accounting responsibilities. This position plays a crucial role in enabling proper financial and cash management processes and controls, while ensuring compliance with Company policies and driving continuous process improvement with ongoing focus on automation and utilization of AI.

Job Responsibilities

Calculate daily cash and borrowing availability, make borrowing and pay-back decisions, prepare forecasts, interact with bank and various levels of management, coordination and communications.

Develop a deep understanding of the details of our credit agreement and related requirements, ensuring compliance with all key requirements, and filing of timely and accurate reporting.

Oversight of offshore payables management, serving as leader and key contact as needed.

Ensure SOPs, as well as systemic and operational controls are maintained and followed.

Senior payment processor, and administrator for bank accounts and maintenance.

Senior AP representative for in-house business partner and vendor escalations.

Ensure offshore team’s timeliness and accuracy of AP mailbox maintenance, management, organization, invoice processing.

Participate in month-end close processes, including account reconciliations, overseeing and recording journal entries, and maintaining accurate supporting documentation.

Oversee and prepare various balance sheet recs, maintaining relevant support in audit-ready fashion.

Oversee Accounts Payable related month-end accruals and reconciliations.

Responsible for the overall maintenance and integrity of the data within Accounts Payable.

Develop, prepare, and present financial analyses that include accurate and reliable information to provide direction in strategic decisions.

Audit preparedness and compliance and support of external audit requirements and requests.

Conduct research and provide technical guidance on areas of responsibility.

Provide financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data and preparing reports as needed.

Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.Maintain financial security by following internal and external controls.

Answer accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting policies and regulations.

Comply with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on actions needed.

Ad-hoc assignments, other duties and reporting as deemed necessary.

Skills and Requirements

Ability to lead meetings, efforts, offshore teams, process improvements

Works well with all levels of management within and outside of the company

Detail oriented with excellent ability to analyze data and circumstances

Ability to multi-task and work effectively in a team environment

Self-starter who requires minimal supervision

Passionate about being organized and hitting deadlines

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

Strong technical accounting skills

Strong attention to detail, problem solving, and analytical skills with great follow-through

Fast learner with ability to adapt and redirect in a changing environment

High level of confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance.

Minimum 5+ years’ experience in accounting/finance/cash management/full cycle accounting

Specialized Knowledge/Technical Skills

Experience in wholesale distribution, retail sales, and/or consumer goods industry

Strong proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Suite

Understanding of Blue Cherry and/or merchandising systems helpful

Knowledge of Acumatica, QuickBooks, SAP, Oracle or related accounting/ERP programs

Cash management and banking with HSBC experience a plus

Reporting Structure

Reports to VP Controller

Oversees offshore payables team members

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