Director of Accounting - Two Rivers Marketing

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JOB DETAILS Company Location: Two Rivers Marketing - Des Moines, IA Position Type: Hybrid Position Schedule: Full Time Education Level: Minimum 4 Year Degree
WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR The Director of Accounting – Two Rivers Marketing oversees all agency financial operations, including Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, cash flow management, payroll, and tax reporting in conjunction with VGM Group expectations and standards. This role supervises team members and ensures accurate and timely financial transactions. Key responsibilities include preparing and analyzing monthly financial statements, managing revenue recognition, and conducting balance sheet reconciliations. The director also collaborates with the President and other departments to ensure compliance with procedures, supports annual budgeting and audits, and provides financial reports for executive review and strategic planning.
WHAT OUR DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING WILL DO ONCE THEY'RE HERE Assist with completion of divisional monthly, quarterly and year-end closings for 2RM, including complex calculations and journal entries, and performance of financial statement analyses. Prepare and/or review monthly 2RM balance sheet account reconciliations, financial reports for management and clients, various other financial analyses. Coordinate initiatives and maintain a healthy relationship between accounting department, leadership, and other departments. Collaborate with VP Operations to develop, implement, and monitor financial and operational performance processes for 2RM, focusing on identifying key areas for improvement and developing internal KPIs. Oversee accounts payable team and tasks to include reviewing and approving all posting of vendor invoices, monitoring A/P aging, making payments, providing pay import files to third parties, managing cash flow, and resolving associate expense reports. Oversee accounts receivable team and tasks including reviewing client invoices and deferred revenue moves, advising on A/R credit conversions, monitoring A/R aging, notifying leaders of any issues in a timely manner, and managing deposits. Maintain oversight of all transactional data daily, accumulating information as needed, to prepare monthly financial statements. Reconcile all balance sheet accounts monthly Analyze all income statement accounts and reporting monthly, identifying and reporting abnormalities or opportunities for savings Submit general ledger transaction import files monthly, along with documentation to support all balance sheet accounts Prepare monthly financial reports/package for distribution Prepare monthly utilization data and ensure upload to box.com for visibility to leaders Perform monthly revenue recognition Prepare other reports as requested
Collaborate with VGM to ensure proper general ledger mapping between accounting system. Identify and remediate process and control deficiencies; update policies, procedures and process documentation; communicate process changes to team members affected. Assist management with annual budget preparation and enforcement, as well as monthly / quarterly forecasting activities. Preparation and enforcement of all established budget metrics.
Prepare and perform financial presentations for clients and management during site visits. Compile and support external auditors' requests for information and documentation. Provides leadership and day-to-day direction to both direct and indirect reports, including coaching, training and development, performance management, annual reviews, consistent 1-on-1 meetings, and timecard approvals. Coordinate and lead special projects assigned that will have a broad impact across the organization, including but not limited to internal control implementation, process improvements and business optimization, due diligence and data integrity initiatives. Perform other duties as assigned. Completes timesheet on a daily basis.
WHAT OUR DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING WILL NEED TO SUCCEED Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in accounting. Master's degree preferred, a combination of public accounting and industry experience is acceptable if master’s not held. Experience in advertising and marketing agency, marketing organization, or other professional services industry preferred. CPA preferred. Strong Excel experience and attention to detail. Experience with Workamajig or similar agency management software like Kantata, Function Point, Productive, Advantage, or Scoro is highly preferred. Skills and Competencies: Must be able to apply principles of critical thinking to a variety of practical and emergent situations and accurately follow standardized procedures that may call for deviations. Must be able to apply sound judgment beyond a specific set of instructions and apply knowledge to different factual situations. Strong communication skills; comfort and professionalism with presentations and clarity in written communication. Must be able to work under stress at times. Physical Requirements: Operation of office equipment and using technology efficiently such as computers, phones, misc. office equipment. Visual abilities include reading, distance vision and peripheral vision. Occasional travel to business-critical meetings or events. Rare but on occasion.
WHY TWO RIVERS MARKETING (A DIVISION OF VGM, GROUP) Professionally, we're big enough to give you the opportunity to work with global B2B brands and move up in the ranks in a stable, growing company. Culturally, 2RM does things differently than typical shops. As an employee-owned agency, we put our associates first. Our commitment to work/life balance is like none other. At 2RM, you don't feel owned by your job. Like we always say, you won't live here. You'll thrive here. Our values drive how we work and who we hire. You will see these values ingrained in how we support our customers and work with team members in the work environment we've created. This job description reflects the general duties of the job but is not a detailed description of all duties which may be inherent to the position. Reasonably related additional duties may be assigned to the individual Associate. VGM Group, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Location:
Des Moines
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Finance And Insurance

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