Accounting Manager

About Us:

WHSmith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide. WHSmith North America, incorporating Marshall Retail Group (MRG) and InMotion, represents over half of the Company’s international store estate, with a collection of attractive, successful specialty retail stores located in airports and resorts across North America.

Marshall Retail Group prides itself on creating unique experiences for customers by developing distinctive retail store concepts that feature and highlight the local culture, community, and lifestyle of the cities in which they are located. InMotion Entertainment Group is the largest airport-based electronics retailer in travel locations globally, with access and insight into the latest technologies for business and leisure travelers, InMotion offers lifestyle products and electronics that include a wide breadth of headphones, mobile power, Bluetooth speakers and travel accessories.

Job Summary: The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the month end close process. They will help to make sure the accounting team is completing all necessary journal entries and all balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly.

• Responsible for coordinating, producing, and submitting monthly P&L’s and Cashflow/Balance sheets.
• Key role in ensuring P&L is robust and all accruals/prepayments made where necessary.
• Key role to understand all variances across all P&L lines. Communication and building relationships with key stakeholders are essential.
• Responsible for presenting the monthly financials to the Director of Accounting, Controller and CFO.
• Key role in helping to coordinate half-year and year-end requirements.
• Responsible for ensuring accounting team meet all deadlines.
• Responsible for coordinating and producing monthly balance sheet review. Key role in ensuring all balance sheet reconciliations is robust and completed to a satisfactory standard.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors in Accounting or related field
• 4+ years of experience in accounting
• 1+ years supervisory experience preferred
• CPA preferred but not mandatory
• Experience with Great Plains and Aptos is a plus
• Experience Microsoft Dynamics General Ledger is a plus
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Desire to work as a team with a results driven approach
• Retail experience helpful but not required
• Proven communication skills
• Ability to multi task and problem solve
• Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office (WORD, Excel. Power Point, Publisher).
• Spur of the moment transportation required
• Satisfactory Criminal Background Check, Credit Check and Drug Testing required

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EEO/ADA/DFWP

WH Smith North America is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin/ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, military/veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other basis prohibited by law. At WH Smith North America, it’s about each person bringing passion and skills to a dynamic and inclusive workplace!