Accounting Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

Accounting Supervisor

Reporting to the Controller, the Accounting Supervisor is responsible for oversight of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and crew payroll. This role also ensures compliance with internal controls and accounting standards and has designated operational treasury responsibilities. The Accounting Supervisor utilizes independent judgment and discretion and works closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure all applicable payments, receipts, and credits are processed accurately and within established timeframes. This role provides training, coaching and counseling to direct reports, and in their absence, steps in to ensure accounting operations are not disrupted. Ultimately, the Accounting Supervisor provides leadership within the Finance Department and ensures the company books are ready to support decision making.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

• Oversees all aspects of the accounts payable process.
• Oversees the processing of vendor invoices daily; ensures invoices are directed to the appropriate party for coding and approval; ensures all transactions follow established approval workflows, internal controls, and are processed within established timeframes; helps prioritize invoices for payment.
• Reviews and approves accounts payable invoices in accounting systems.
• Ensures payments are processed for the holding company and all subsidiaries daily.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

• Oversees all aspects of the accounts receivable process.
• Oversees the invoicing of multiple companies and generation of invoices and account statements.
• Ensures invoices are processed in relevant government systems.
• Oversees the application of payments and reconciliation of accounts; helps investigate and resolve non-routine irregularities or inquiries.

CREW PAYROLL

• Oversees all aspects of the crew payroll process.
• Oversees and approves Crew payroll processing; ensures there is sufficient cross-training to provide depth of coverage when needed.

TREASURY

• Oversees daily cash position and cash flow monitoring.
• Ensures timely release of payments in coordination with approvals.
• Reconciles cash accounts and ensures accuracy of cash reporting.

LEADERSHIP & COLLABORATION

• Corresponds daily with internal colleagues and external vendors to communicate needs and resolve issues; maintains positive communication and interaction with others; escalates issues requiring supervisor involvement or intervention when appropriate.
• Performs personnel management functions in collaboration with People Operations, i.e., supervising, training, hiring, coaching, disciplinary action, counseling, evaluating performance and recommending promotion or separation from employment.
• Prioritizes, coordinates, assigns, and monitors the work of direct reports; provides formal and practical training and guidance to staff in processes and procedures; develops, implements and facilitates effective cross-training mechanisms.

PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & SYSTEMS

• Audits processes and creates or updates standard operating procedures on a continuous basis; actively looks for ways to reduce manual processes and increase efficiency and effectiveness while ensuring appropriate security protocols are maintained.
• Strong preference for experience with Business Central within Microsoft Dynamics or other ERPs, Nautical Systems Enterprise (NSE), Veson Nautical IMOS, ADP and Primo Payday.
• Experience with Office 365 (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel) preferred, with intermediate to advanced Excel proficiency required.

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting or a closely related field required.
• At least five years of recent relevant experience required.
• At least one year of supervisory experience, or the ability to complete supervisory training within the first nine months on the job, is required.
• Strong preference for experience with Business Central within Microsoft Dynamics or other ERPs that are not QuickBooks, Nautical Systems Enterprise (NSE), Veson Nautical IMOS, ADP and Primo Payday.
• Experience with Office 365 (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel) preferred, with intermediate to advanced Excel proficiency required.
• Able to demonstrate exceptional attention to detail.
• Able to solve problems proactively.
• Able to work discreetly and professionally with confidential and sensitive information.
• Able to be adaptable and effective in fast-paced, growing environments
• Able to demonstrate a collaborative, team-first mindset with a positive, solution-focused approach.

Headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL, Schuyler Line Navigation Company (SLNC) is a U.S flagged maritime transportation and logistics provider specializing in commercial and government cargo services.

With a commitment to operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and financial discipline, SLNC ensures secure and efficient transportation solutions for defense, energy, and commercial customers. We operate in some of the most remote and austere environments globally, offering door-to-door logistics solutions tailored to our customers' needs.

SLNC offers competitive pay, an exceptional culture and a generous benefits package.

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Schuyler Line Navigation Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

This posting may be closed or canceled at any time based on business needs.

SLNC does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies, recruiters, or search firms. Please do not forward candidate profiles to our employees, hiring managers, or leadership. Any resumes received without a current, signed contractual agreement for this role with our HR department will be considered gratis referrals, and no placement fee will be owed, regardless of whether the candidate is subsequently hired.

Able to successfully pass a post-offer background check.