Accounting & Operations Manager

Description

The Accounting and Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing the financial operations and ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of Proven IT Colorado financials. This role leads the Colorado team and reports to the VP of Finance at Proven IT. The Accounting and Operations Manager maintains standards, policies, and procedures for financial reporting, inventory management, and regulatory compliance in Colorado. They prepare and review financial reconciliations and reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing financial data.

In addition, this position leads strategic planning related to accounting and operational policies, maintains robust internal controls, and provides timely, actionable financial insights to management to support informed decision‑making.

• Establishes expectations, implements, and maintains systems, procedures, and policies to ensure adherence to company guidelines.
• Analyze, apply, and improve accounting policies, procedures, controls, and principles.
• Manages monthly closing of financial records and posting of all month end journal entries.
• Preparing and/or reviewing appropriate ledger entries and reconciliations.
• Reviews financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Reviews income statement trends to ensure the accuracy of monthly financial statements.
• Oversee inventory, including costing, FIFO/LIFO (as applicable), and valuation.
• Ensure accuracy of inventory records through cycle counts and physical inventories working with the team in Colorado.
• Analyze inventory variances (usage, scrap, obsolescence, and shrinkage).
• Establish and enforce inventory control policies and procedures.
• Establishes and administers tax policies and procedures.
• Prepares and files sales tax returns and ensures taxes are paid properly and on time.
• Manage preparation of annual 1099 tax reporting for necessary vendors.
• Provides accounting assistance to all staff; responds to financial questions/concerns to meet business needs; assist other departments as they develop strategies, establish objectives, and make decisions that could have a financial impact on the business.
• Works with external auditors and provides needed information for annual audits.
• Additional duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field.
• 5 plus years of accounting and operations experience.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Previous leadership experience and skills.
• High level of efficiency, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Expert in Microsoft Excel.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee uses his/her hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls;

reach with hands and arms; stop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must be able to lift up to 50 pounds regularly. The employee uses computer and telephone equipment. The employee must be able to sit for long periods of time.

Group Health Insurance:
After a 30‑day waiting period, full‑time employees (who work at least 30 hours per week) and their dependents are eligible to enroll in health benefits through Cigna. Health options include a choice of 2 PPO plans, or a High Deductible Health plan. Dental and Vision benefits are available. Proven also offers voluntary worksite benefits including critical illness and accident coverage, short‑term disability insurance, supplemental life and pet insurance.

Employer‑Provided Life/AD&D Insurance:
After a 30‑day waiting period, Proven IT provides a flat $25,000 Life Insurance benefit, administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield, to all full‑time employees. Accidental Death & Dismemberment benefit payments are determined based on the type of loss incurred and are payable up to the full Life Insurance benefit amount. Coverage amounts are…