Sr. Manager, Vendor Accounting Operations

at  McKesson

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McKesson is looking to hire a Sr Manager, Vendor Accounting Operations to join our corporate accounting team. This individual contributor role reports to the Sr. Director, Accounting Operations and is responsible for the core operational accounting for Trade Vendors as part of the shared service accounting environment within the Accounting, Reporting and Compliance (ARC) team.
Monthly close tasks will include reviewing journal entries and reconciliations and providing fluctuation explanations for both the balance sheet and income statement. These responsibilities also include acting as an accounting business partner with our various stakeholders and Business Units (BU) across North America and may be called upon to support various group deliverables. This role will be required to collaborate and support our virtual third-party service provider to share expertise, contribute to process improvements, analyze exceptions, monitor escalations, review work, and reach resolution for outstanding items. Lastly, this role will focus on improving SOX tasks and oversight and support audit requests from external and internal auditors.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s or Masters degree in accounting or related field, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of accounting experience
• Certified Public Accountant, or equivalent work experience

CRITICAL SKILLS

• Experience with SAP or other large ERPs
• Experience working with a global outsource provider preferred
• Strong communication skills including ability to present to ARC and BU leadership
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and develop strong partnerships with all facets of the organization
• Excellent team building skills, strategic problem-solving skills, strong project and resource management, skills, analytical and conceptual thinking skills
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of accounting principles and internal control environments
• Experience documenting accounting processes and understanding how those processes impact the business
• Great sense of urgency and respect for deadlines
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• Perform and review period-end close accounting activities for Trade Vendors and ensure deadlines are met
• Review journal entries prepared by the outsourced (virtual) team and supporting documentation
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and reports prepared by the outsourced (virtual) team
• Oversee various Month-End reports
• Coordinate tasks performed by the outsourced (virtual) team to ensure quality service delivery and mitigate risks
• Provide feedback and support escalations raised by our outsourced (virtual) team
• Provide monthly flux analysis explanations for specific general ledger accounts
• Provide accounting support to various stakeholders and multiple functions across multiple Business Units
• Review and update applicable Statement of Procedures (SOPs), work instructions and policies
• Recommend and implement process and system improvement through standardization and automation
• Compliance with applicable SOX requirements and policies
• Active involvement in external and internal audits
• Ensure that the company’s policies are respected
• Ensure effective communication with all levels of the Company