VSE Aviation is seeking an experienced candidate for its manager of financial shared services role. This role reports to the segment controller and leads a team of shared services accounting professionals. This role will be responsible for general ledger accounting including month-end close, account reconciliations, and analyses. As the leader of the shared services team, the candidate will be a key player in financial audits, developing team members, leading the financial integration of new acquisitions, and working closely with various business units to provide required financial information and analysis that support the growth of our business.

• Responsible for general ledger accounting including month-end close, account reconciliations and analyses.
• Maintain an internal control structure that ensures the integrity of information maintained in all financial areas.
• Responsible for the financial integration of new acquisitions
• Develop staff by managing performance, setting goals, providing ongoing training, and maintaining strong employee relations.
• Report on the financial results of operational activities to senior leadership and other department heads
• Prepare invoicing schedules for new contracts; process monthly invoices to clients and funders according to the invoicing schedule; ensure accurate accounting and revenue recognition.
• Manage set-up of new clients, new client revenue contracts, and projects in accounting software,
• Contractual validation of funding, funds set up, determine funding calculation, monthly reconciliation of all funds, monthly reporting of funding to internal and external customers, analyzing of all funds and follow up on potential overspends.
• Provides monthly financial support to the business by compiling monthly financial reports and processing and posting all accounting activity, including month end journal entries/accruals; assure all expenses are recorded in the month incurred; distribute departmental performance reports; analyze spending variances.
• Provides business analysis with particular emphasis in understanding the supported business.
• Assists directors and managers with the financial management of their departmental expenses.
• The role works closely with the supplier contract manager to ensure proper funding, back up and beginning and ending dates.
• The role also works closely with sales finance teams to ensure proper fund annual budgeting, management, and reconciliation.
• Work with business unit leaders for the completeness and accuracy of the material inputs to the company financial model and overall business strategy
• Be a proactive leader in seeking to improve the accuracy and efficiency of the organizations’ procedures, compliance activities and systems.
• Streamline inefficiencies within the organization; develop systems and processes that minimize the number of resources to complete tasks, while maintaining the strongest level of internal controls.
• In charge of the set-up and approval of all funds
• Provide training to the areas of accounts payable, accounts receivable, monthly reconciliations, journal entries, etc.
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual fund reporting to internal and external customers
• Lead the communication and data flow to auditors for the annual financial and internal control audits.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (Degree: Accounting/Finance)
• CPA Eligible
• 7 years of relevant/technical work experience and 4-7 years of leadership experience
• Or an additional 3 years of specific work experience in lieu of degree.
• Proven experience building, developing, mentoring, and inspiring a high-performance professional accounting team.
• Good understanding of financial reporting
• Knowledge of US GAAP
• ERP and consolidation system experience (HFM/Oracle/Essbase (SmartView))
• High proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Applicable work experience in a high-pace environment and willingness to have a high diverse set of tasks and responsibilities.

Preferred Requirements

• 12+ years of work Experience
• Knowledge of ERP system Quantum is a plus.
• Strong understanding of both Financial Reporting and US GAAP
• Sales & Use Tax Software experience
• The selected applicant will be subject to a background check and drug testing.