Financial Accounting Manager

Company: Wegmans Food Markets
Location: Rochester
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

Schedule: Full timeAvailability: Morning, Afternoon, Evening. Age Requirement: Must be 18 years or olderLocation: Rochester, NYAddress: 1500 Brooks AveJob Posting: 01/23/2023Job Posting End: 02/10/2023Job ID:R0150412As a Financial Accounting Manager focusing on the Information Technology (IT) area, you will be a strategic business partner to IT Leadership, providing financial oversight, analysis, and interpretation of technology investments to influence results and grow the business. - You'll utilize insights to recommend ways to simplify business processes and improve profitability, as well as advise stakeholders by providing the information, process improvements, and guidance they need to be successful.What will I do?

• Manage a team of employees, engage in meaningful conversations and provide the resources, feedback, and development opportunities they need to be successful
• Drive usage of tools and processes needed to be successful by managing the creation, maintenance, and improvement of reporting, business processes, and best practices
• Partner with IT Leadership to complete annual expense and capital budgets for IT and related areas
• Influence IT Leadership and other support groups, providing advisement on investment project planning prioritization and resource allocation decisions
• Perform research and analysis to identify causes of variances, share findings with leaders of business units and influence decisions
• Analyze monthly IT results and project investments, prepare actionable Project Reporting and review regularly with IT Leadership to drive visibility and transparency of spend
• Identify improvement areas to control costs and increase profitability and partner to implement changes, measure results and hold others accountable
• Drive successful implementation of projects; consider business risk, financial impact, and process needs to ensure accurate financial statements
• Partner with IT Leadership and other business unit owners to identify and implement action plans, measure success, provide accurate financial analysis, reporting and interpretation of results
• Integrate technology into existing processes to meet closing deadlines and improve workflow
• Prioritize workload based on quickly changing priorities to best meet business needs
• Execute weekly accounting tasks and monthly closing proceduresRequired Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in accounting
  • 3 or more years of experience at the leadership level, analyzing & interpreting financial data and making recommendations based on interpretations and research
  • Experience with monitoring and controlling expense centers
  • Microsoft Excel and Macros skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Proven ability to maneuver complex situations and influence stakeholders
  • Understanding of the Financial Statements with an aptitude for financial modeling and scenario/strategy evaluation
  • Experience implementing innovative and practical solutions for improvements to work processes
  • Experience managing large, complex projectsAt Wegmans, we believe that if we take care of our people, they'll take care of our customers. That's why, as part of the Wegmans family, you'll have a package of benefits that covers your health, well-being, family and future.
    • Flexibility in scheduling-work-life balance
    • Employee discounts
    • Premium pay on Sundays and holidaysComprehensive benefits*
      • Quality affordable healthcare coverage
      • Vision coverage
      • Dental coverage (Available to Full-time only)
      • Pre-tax spending accounts
      • Life insurance
      • Paid time off
      • Employee assistance program
      • Employee wellness programs
      • 401(k) retirement savings plan
      • Wegmans retirement profit sharing plan
      • Scholarship Program *Certain eligibility requirements must be satisfiedFor 25 years in a row, our employees have put us on the FORTUNE magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For -. Discover what it means to work for a family owned, mission-driven, values-based company that believes in caring, respect, empowerment, high standards and making a difference in the community. Because with a family-like atmosphere of shared support, leaders who have your best interest at heart and growth as part of everything we do, Wegmans is the place for you to do what you love-and love what you do.

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