Liquid Asphalt Accounting Manager

Job ID:  521599

CRH's Americas Materials, a division of CRH, is the leading vertically integrated supplier of aggregates, asphalt, ready mixed concrete and paving and construction services in North America.  Our operations span North America with over 28,000 employees at close to 1,600 locations in 43 US States and 2 Canadian provinces.

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Liquid Asphalt Accounting Manager

Position Overview

The Liquid Accounting Manager will perform general accounting duties for the Liquid Asphalt reporting group to ensure transactions are processed in a timely and accurate manner.

Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)

• Manage and support Liquid accounting clerks (review and approve all their batches and all liquid ac invoices related to batches)
• Ensure Liquid accounting clerks perform the timely weekly check run process and the month-end task.
• Interview and train new accounting clerks as needed for the liquid department
• Cross-train on Inventory accounting task, including production and ticket entry
• Fixed Asset set up forms and subledger management  
• Support Accounts Payable with company coding for invoices that don’t have details (e.g. contact company employees to track who purchased them) 
• Manage coordination with operations to identify any new leases and perform monthly lease accounting via CoStar system, including booking monthly journal entries
• Pull support and record monthly statistics via a journal entry for supporting items including backlog, fixed asset stats, energy stats, etc. 
• Review AP subledgers and Delivery due for purchase orders that must be received and received not invoiced for duplicate expense items 
• Support internal and external audits for random requests 
• Keep up with monthly accruals including energy, haul, legal, property tax, etc 
• Making misc. journal entries required to clean up job cost entries
• Keep up with monthly reporting package for management and operations and answer detailed questions from operations about monthly costs 
• Run all the SOX reports for the month, so they are ready to sign off 
• Perform a headquarters batch review to confirm all batches are saved on the shared drive and reviewed
• Any miscellaneous items from an accounting perspective that need to be done are handled by this position 
• Supporting the Region Accounting team by assisting with Ad-Hoc projects.

Education / Experience

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a similar field
• 5+ years of experience in accounting within the Construction, Industrial Services or Rental Industry
• Successful completion of Budget and Forecast cycle preferred

Work Requirements

• Must be 18 + years old
• Must pass a drug screen and criminal background check
• Must display a professional and courteous attitude to co-workers, supervisors, and the public always
• Strict adherence to safety requirements and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Willingness to work in a team environment and assist co-workers or supervisors with other duties as required
• Must have the ability to work without close supervision
• Travel in Texas will be required 1-2 days per month

Knowledge/Skill Requirements

• Technology savvy with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills verbally and written
• Able to work effectively with minimal supervision

Work Environment

• Tempo is fast-paced with deadlines.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program