Summary:
The General Ledger Manager is responsible for ensuring all general ledger and financial close activities are completed timely and accurately for the MNG properties managed in the Shared Services Center, as well as ensuring all payroll activity is recorded timely and accurately for MediaNews Group and Tribune Company. Working in Oracle and its respective reporting tools (EPM), this role handles all activities related to preparing and recording journal entries, maintaining sufficient backup documentation, and account reconciliation. Additionally, this position will be assigned the financial statement responsibilities for one or more newspaper properties and all payroll activity, supervise other staff, and serve as a key communication link with assigned properties' FP&A contacts. This position may also be responsible for tracking newsprint inventory and calculating expense.
Although this is a remote position, candidates must reside in Colorado or Ohio.
What you will do:
Supervise the General Ledger Team within the Shared Services Center to ensure all financial close activities are completed in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with GAAP
Review and post journal entries and review and approve payroll journal entries and reconciliations
For assigned properties, prepare monthly journal entries and supporting schedules, ensuring proper approvals have been received
Prepare documentation for journal entries in the following areas: ad revenue, interactive revenue, circulation revenue, circulation expenses, advertising expenses, newsprint expenses, payroll expenses, benefits expenses, and allocations
Enter journal entries into Oracle
Obtain appropriate authorization from properties for journal entries requiring approval
Complete quarterly reporting requirements for Internal Control Questionnaires and Representation Letters
Participate in quarterly close calls and respond to PAR questions from the Corporate Accounting Team
Support the Senior Director of Accounting with special projects and reporting
Release P&L details to department heads at field locations
Respond to questions and inquiries from department heads, FP&A contacts, and publishers regarding financial results, and perform related research
Assist FP&A resources with variance analyses and Day 7 reports
Review account reconciliations
Perform newsprint analyst tasks: tracking inventory orders, receipts, and invoicing
Complete the inventory roll-forward to calculate newsprint expense and generate the related journal entry
Perform bad debt analysis and record bad debt expense
Provide customer service to key contacts at field locations and the corporate office
Identify areas for process improvement and increased efficiency
Hire, train, and manage the General Ledger Team
Actively participate in the future expansion of Shared Services
What you will bring:
Knowledge of accounting processes and internal controls
Strong knowledge and application of GAAP
Experience executing the financial statement close
Ability to read and comprehend written instructions (including process, policy, and procedure manuals), correspondence, and financial documents
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to present organized technical information via email to clients
Capable of solving practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
High degree of self-initiative
Good interpersonal skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure
Strong attention to detail
Proven team collaboration skills
Demonstrated leadership and team development skills
Customer-focused approach
Ability to communicate technical problems to appropriate IT staff for troubleshooting and resolution
The minimum education required to be considered for this position is a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, math or related field of study; prefer a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a combination of college education and experience…