Accounting Manager

At ZOLL, we're passionate about improving patient outcomes and helping save lives. We provide innovative technologies that make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Our medical devices, software and related services are used worldwide to diagnose and treat patients suffering from serious cardiopulmonary and respiratory conditions.

The Respicardia division of ZOLL Medical Corporation is focused on helping people with central sleep apnea get access to a therapy to restore a more normal breathing pattern during sleep and give them better quality of life. We develop breakthrough therapies for an impactful disease that is severely underdiagnosed and often untreated.

As we continue to grow, those who join our team will work alongside motivated people who care about others, put patients first and are dedicated to high-quality and innovative solutions.
 

Job Type / Schedule

Hybrid: Working from our Minnetonka Office location 3 days per week with the potential to work remotely 2 days per week.

Salary Details

Targeted Salary Range: $100,000-$120,000

Targeted 20% Annual Bonus

Job Summary

This position is responsible for directing all aspects of the company's accounting functions, including the establishment and maintenance of accounting principles, practices, procedures, and initiatives. This role also assists in preparing financial reports and presenting findings and recommendations to leadership as well as leads the month end close process with some hands-on work in preparing certain account reconciliations and journal entries.

Essential Functions

• Develop, maintain and monitor systems, controls and processes to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all company accounting records, including producing monthly, quarterly and annual reports to provide management with critical financial information.
• Analyze current procedures, processes, and policies; recommend changes for continual improvement of departmental efficiency and effectiveness.
• Lead accounting team with closing the books, reconciling all accounts, and promoting subsidiary books for consolidation.
• Provide variance analysis and investigate and summarize favorable and unfavorable deviations.
• Develop and prepare monthly and quarterly forecasts in collaboration with departmental leadership / budget owners.
• Manage internal and external reporting and act as a point of contact for other departments, including the parent company and outside government agencies (e.g., state, tax) and professional service organizations (e.g., accounting, tax, banking, legal, insurance).
• Work with Corporate payroll function and ADP to support payroll activities.
• Manage Concur expense reporting, reimbursement and corporate credit card programs.
• Assist finance leader with monitoring, assessing and reporting on the overall global financial performance of the business, including but not limited to: developing key metrics, KPIs and reporting packages for the business.
• Coordinate communication with all relevant tax authorities and oversee the set-up and calculation of sales tax, when applicable.
• Coordinate audit activity with parent company and outside auditors.
• Oversee the compilation and reporting as required by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act.
• Work closely with HR, IT, Compliance and Legal to support employees and office administration.
• Maintain and monitor team workload, performance, and quality.
• Assess and manage direct reports’ learning and development opportunities.
• Conduct annual and ongoing performance reviews with recommendations for compensation changes, promotions, and disciplinary action as appropriate.
• Participate in the interviewing, hiring, and retention of highly engaged and diverse employees.
• Set a professional example in alignment with ZOLL’s Leadership Qualities.
• Execute company strategic business plans and long and short-term objectives.

Required/Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required
• 5+ years of experience in accounting / financial roles required and
• Proven experience in a manager/supervisor role preferred
• Project management experience preferred
• Experience in a medical device company or related field desired
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Preferred or
• Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of GAAP
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Superior attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to manage and organize numerous shifting priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication s