Accounting Manager

 

Accounting Manager

RPM is an international non-asset-based logistics and supply chain solutions company. RPM has recently partnered up with Dealers Choice Auto Transport to offer an expanded value to customers, now gaining access to RPM’s expansive carrier network and OE relationships, offering robust new solutions to address capacity and efficiency challenges across their supply chains. Dealers Choice Auto Transport is an auto transport specialist for dealerships nationwide, providing fully for highline and exotic vehicles. The company takes pride in offering clients the proper shipping they need, setting them apart from others in the industry.
 

Your Role

The Accounting Manager is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records in accordance with U.S. GAAP, ensuring timely financial reporting, managing payroll and core accounting operations, and driving disciplined working capital management across accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit, collections, and cash management. The Accounting Manager will directly supervise accounts payable and accounts receivable staff, establish clear processes and performance expectations, and ensure the timely and accurate completion of accounting activities.

The position also carries reporting responsibility to RPM’s corporate office in Birmingham, Michigan, requiring close coordination on financial reporting, accounting policies, internal controls, and financial performance. The Accounting Manager will oversee general ledger activity, journal entries, account reconciliations, revenue recognition, and financial reporting while supporting the annual budgeting and forecasting processes and ensuring adherence to established accounting standards and corporate reporting deadlines.

The ideal candidate combines a strong technical accounting foundation with proven team leadership, sound financial judgment, and a proactive, hands-on approach to problem-solving and process improvement. This individual will play an important role in strengthening financial discipline, improving cash flow, promoting accountability, and supporting the continued growth of Dealers Choice and RPM.

 

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

General Accounting and Financial Reporting

• Manage the month-end close process, ensuring accurate, complete, and timely financial results in accordance with established deadlines and accounting policies.
• Prepare, review, and manage journal entries, accruals, and general ledger activity.
• Prepare, maintain, and review account reconciliations and supporting schedules, ensuring account balances are accurate, properly supported, and resolved promptly.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate financial records in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including applicable revenue recognition standards.
• Monitor and accurately record intercompany transactions with related entities, maintaining detailed supporting schedules and ensuring balances are properly reconciled.
• Investigate account discrepancies, analyze financial variances, and ensure transactions are recorded in the appropriate accounting period.
• Maintain organized, accurate, and audit-ready accounting records and documentation.
• Prepare and submit required financial reports, reconciliations, and supporting schedules to RPM’s corporate financial office in Birmingham, Michigan.
• Coordinate with corporate finance on reporting deadlines, accounting policies, internal controls, audit requests, and resolution of accounting issues.
• Support the annual year-end audit by preparing account reconciliations, supporting schedules, documentation, and other requested information. Coordinate with external auditors and RPM corporate finance to address questions and resolve outstanding items.
• Support year-end tax preparation and compliance by compiling financial records, account detail, reconciliations, and supporting documentation for RPM corporate finance and external tax advisors.
• Assist with year-end accounting adjustments and reporting requirements, ensuring financial records are complete, accurate, and properly supported.

Accounting Team Leadership

• Directly manage and develop accounts payable and accounts receivable staff, establishing clear responsibilities, priorities, performance expectations, and accountability.
• Oversee daily workflows to ensure invoices, payments, customer billings, collections, reconciliations, and related activities are completed accurately and on time.
• Monitor team performance, workload, and aging metrics, providing coaching and addressing process or performance gaps.
• Establish and maintain standardized procedures, controls, and reporting routines across AP and AR.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration, consistent execution, and continuous improvement within the accounting team.
• Serve as the primary local accounting leader, coordinating with Dealers Choice management and RPM corporate finance to resolve issues and improve financial processes.

AR/AP Credit & Collections

• Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, ensuring accurate processing, appropriate documentation, and timely resolution of outstanding items.
• Monitor AP and AR aging and drive actions to keep accounts current, resolve past-due balances, and minimize payment delays.
• Manage accrued payables and ensure liabilities are accurately recorded and appropriately supported.
• Oversee customer credit management, including monitoring credit exposure, payment history, credit terms, and collection risks.
• Drive proactive collections and follow-up on outstanding customer balances, partnering with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve disputes and billing issues.
• Establish clear accountability for invoice processing, payment follow-up, aging management, and timely resolution of discrepancies.
• Escalate delinquent accounts and credit risks, recommending appropriate actions to protect company cash flow while maintaining customer relationships.

Cash Management and Working Capital

• Monitor and manage cash balances against established company targets and requirements.
• Conduct bank reconciliations and promptly investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Support cash forecasting and provide visibility into expected receipts, disbursements, and potential cash flow risks.
• Improve working capital performance through disciplined management of receivables, payables, collections, and account aging.
• Partner with RPM corporate finance and Dealers Choice operational leadership to communicate cash trends, identify risks, and support financial decision-making.

Payroll Administration

• Oversee payroll processing to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time and that payroll-related deadlines and requirements are met.
• Ensure payroll transactions, payroll accruals, and related liabilities are accurately recorded in the general ledger.
• Reconcile payroll accounts and related tax, benefit, and deduction balances, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Coordinate with Human Resources, employees, payroll providers, and corporate finance on payroll changes, reporting, and issue resolution.
• Maintain appropriate payroll documentation, confidentiality, and internal controls in accordance with company policies and applicable requirements.

Budget Support & Financial Analysis

• Support the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes in partnership with Dealers Choice leadership and RPM corporate finance by providing accurate financial data, historical results, expense detail, and relevant operating information.
• Monitor actual financial performance against budget and forecast, identify material variances, and provide supporting analysis to help explain key drivers.
• Prepare financial reports and analyses to support cost management, expense visibility, and informed business decisions.
• Partner with department leaders and corporate finance to investigate variances, track expenses, and improve visibility into financial performance.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen expense controls, improve reporting accuracy, and support overall profitability and working capital performance.

Process Improvement & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Develop, document, and improve accounting procedures, internal controls, and financial workflows to promote accuracy, consistency, and efficiency.
• Ensure local accounting processes align with RPM corporate policies, reporting requirements, and internal control standards.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, reduce manual effort, and improve the quality and timeliness of financial information.
• Collaborate with operations, customer service, Human Resources, and RPM corporate finance to resolve issues and strengthen business processes.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and disciplined execution.
• Support additional accounting and finance initiatives as business needs evolve.

 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Minimum of five years of progressive accounting experience, including general ledger accounting and month-end close responsibilities.
• Prior experience supervising or managing accounting personnel, preferably across accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and demonstrated experience with journal entries, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Working knowledge of revenue recognition, deferred revenue, cost of goods sold, and accrued liabilities.
• Experience overseeing accounts payable, accounts receivable, aging, credit, and collections.
• Experience with payroll administration, payroll accounting, and related reconciliations.
• Experience supporting annual budgets, financial forecasts, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• Experience supporting year-end audits and tax preparation through financial schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Strong understanding of cash management, bank reconciliations, and working capital fundamentals.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with accounting systems and financial reporting tools.
• Ability to communicate financial results clearly and meet deadlines established by a corporate finance function.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, resolve accounting issues, and hold team members accountable for results.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across local operations and corporate finance.
• Experience in transportation, logistics, or a multi-entity environment preferred.

 

What Success Looks Like

• Month-end close is completed accurately and on schedule, with reconciliations and supporting schedules current and properly documented.
• Corporate reporting packages, schedules, and financial information are accurate, complete, and submitted to RPM’s corporate financial office on time.
• AP and AR staff operate with clear responsibilities, consistent processes, and accountability for timely execution.
• Accounts payable, receivable, and aging are actively managed, with past-due balances and discrepancies addressed promptly.
• Collections, credit management, and working capital performance support established cash targets.
• Payroll is processed accurately and on time.
• Year-end audit and tax requests are supported with accurate, complete documentation and timely responses in coordination with corporate finance and external advisors.
• Financial performance is monitored against budget and forecast, with material variances identified, analyzed, and communicated to support effective cost management and business decisions.
• Accounting controls, documentation, and procedures align with RPM corporate requirements.
• Dealers Choice leadership and RPM corporate finance receive accurate, timely, and actionable financial information.
• Accounting processes and team performance are continuously improved to support business growth and operating efficiency.

Work Environment

This is a full-time, on-site position based in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Accounting Manager will work closely with Dealers Choice leadership, AP and AR staff, operational teams, Human Resources, and RPM’s corporate financial office in Birmingham, Michigan. The role requires a hands-on leadership approach, strong ownership of deadlines, and the ability to balance local accounting operations with corporate reporting requirements and broader financial management initiatives.
 

Compensation and Benefits

• Base + VC (based on achieving company goals)
• BCBS (medical), Delta Dental & VSP (vision)
• Life insurance, short & long-term disability – paid by RPM
• Maternity & Paternity Leave
• 401(k) with generous employer match
• Unlimited PTO

 

Come as You Are
RPM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. RPM does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. This job description is intended to define the general nature of the work performed by employees assigned to this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills of employees in this role. All our employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time.

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