.**Job Description**:Supervises the assigned Accounting team for a group or region.Responsible for daily general ledger activities, account reconciliations including workload distribution and assignment of tasks.Such activities may include the following as well as other duties as assigned**Principal Responsibilities:- Supervise staff - responsible for hiring, monitoring performance, daily feedback Review monthly account analysis of balance sheet accounts, authorize adjusting entries as needed, and review status of all significant accounts with Director/VP.- Coordinate the preparation and entry of month-end journal entries.- Coordinate preparation of required financial reports for corporate accounting and generation of internal financial packages.- Interact with SBS or Operating groups to resolve problems, perform research and support.- Work on interface problems between financial systems and division systems.- Inventory Accounting Supervisor: In addition to performing some of the above duties: Track, analyze and reconcile inventory accounts and inventory reserve accounts.- Responsible for departmental budget to actual analysis preparation and distribution, including monthly review meetings and follow up with department owners and elevation to Director/VP for potential budget overruns for actioning.- Responsible for preparing annual budgeting process, including working with department owners and foreign subsidiary finance teams to prepare budgets, load to budgeting system, validation and analysis.- Review analysis and status with Director/VP.- Coordinate Corp HQ monthly forecast and quarterly 5-quarter rolling forecasts with department owners and foreign subsidiary finance teams, prepare analysis and review with Director/VP.- May perform special projects as needed Supervise staff initiates and communicates a variety of personnel actions: employment, termination, performance and salary reviews for assigned employees, responsible for hiring, monitoring performance and providing feedback.**Job Level Specifications:- Coordinates and supervises the daily activities of business or technical support teams comprised of individual contributors.- Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion.- May coordinate work activities with other supervisors.- Directs routine and repetitive operations of work unit.- Assignments are largely established in accordance with schedules and deliverables.- Decisions are guided by policies, procedures and business plans. Interacts daily with subordinates and peers within similar functions primarily for the purpose of exchanging information.- Decisions have a direct impact on work unit operations.- Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results might cause delays in schedules and require the allocation of more people and financial resources