Accounting Supervisor

Johnstone Supply, North America's leading wholesale distributor of HVACR equipment, parts, and supplies, has a great opportunity to join our team. Over the last seven decades, Johnstone has grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry leader with over 470 distributor branches and 6 distribution centers throughout North America. We work with some of the largest companies in the world, including Daikin/Goodman, Bosch, Copeland, Honeywell, Johnson Controls, and Fujitsu, to provide contractors with world-class products, technical expertise, and quality service.

Now is the best time to join Johnstone Supply. Relationship-building is the key to our success, and it shows in everything we do. The Power of Johnstone is everyone who works with us. Our customers, our partners, and our people. Johnstone is growing, and so can you.

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  Directly supervises the Accounting staff (such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable) in the assigned region.
• Manage daily accounting operations by ensuring the accuracy of the General Ledger and documentation of procedures.
• Manage month-end close process, close system ledgers, review all journal entries and reconciliations, as well as the financial statement reporting and distribution.
• Ensures accounts payable is managing vendors and paying them inside their terms and all supportive documents and approvals are properly documented.
• Ensures accounting team is maintaining good relationships with internal departments and external customers.
• Ensure compliance with state and local laws by calculating, paying and filing sales and use tax & property tax.
• Financial Statement Audit – assist in the annual audit by preparing audit schedules and providing auditors with substantiation and documentation.
• Operating & Capital Budgets – Assist in the creation of annual Company Owned Stores budgets.
• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual financial closing and analysis.
• Prepare the financial reports and analysis for Management for evaluation and planning purposes by collecting and formatting necessary information.
• Assist in ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the Accounting Department by –
  • Ensuring Department policies and procedures are designed to support strong internal controls;
  • Ensuring compliance with Company and Department policies and procedures;
  • Identifying weaknesses policies and procedures, and recommending updates to strengthen internal controls, when appropriate;
  • Ensuring compliance with GAAP; and
  • Continuously improving the Department through the use of technology and streamlined processes and workflow.
• Supervises, trains, develops and manages resources such as personnel. Provides frequent feedback including annual performance reviews. Provides routine informal feedback to manage employee performance. Takes corrective actions as necessary and recognizes employees when appropriate. Regularly holds individual performance discussions (i.e. “One-On-Ones”) with direct reports.
• Ensures accounting teams are up-to-date and knowledgeable regarding policies and procedures by holding regular meetings and continually providing information and status reports.
• Participates in the hiring and selection process to identify qualified candidates within established processes and guidelines.
• Provides learning opportunities to develop employees for promotion.
• Carries out leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Assist as a backup to other accounting positions.
• Carries out other functions as assigned by the supervisor.
• Establishes and maintains positive and constructive working relationships with counterparts in other departments by ensuring open lines of communications.

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Accounting/Finance from a four-year college or university; at least three years of hands-on financial experience in a fast-paced environment with supervisory experience preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or Master of Business Administration (MBA) is preferred, but not required for this role.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Ability to create financial reports from given information.
• Ability to utilize Microsoft Excel proficiently, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and handling datasets for reconciliations and reporting.
• Knowledge of internal control systems.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to collect data, evaluate results and draw conclusions.
• Problem solving skills: listening to, interpreting, and meeting the needs of others; diagnosing and rectifying problems.
• Project management skills: establishing objectives, timelines and deadlines; action planning to meet deadlines; evaluating current and future positions.
• Ability to establish and continuously improve work procedures and systems.
• Ability to attend to detail.
• Ability to establish priorities and manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to develop and use systems for organizing and keeping track of information.
• Works well under pressure and meets deadlines.
• Ability to communicate information across different individuals, departments, and external parties.
• Ability to listen and converse in a clear and professional manner.
• Ability to effectively present information both orally and in writing.
• Ability to listen to others to identify needs and concerns.
• Maintains confidentiality of information.
• Manager/Supervisor - Focus on getting work done through others; delivers team and department results.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply human resource management principles, including recruiting, hiring, compensating, training and orienting, coaching, and managing the performance of employees.