Manager, Accounts Receivable

Why TerrAscend?

Join a growing, fast-paced organization where your work makes an impact. At TerrAscend, you'll have opportunities to grow your career, collaborate with talented teams, and help shape what's next as our business continues to evolve.

Remote Work Location Eligibility:

TerrAscend currently hires remote employees in CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, and WV. Candidates must reside and work in an approved state. Eligibility varies by role and is subject to change.

Responsibilities

Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and help oversee the processes in the Accounts Receivable workstream: design, build and continue to improve processes.  
Responsible for the overall wholesale accounts receivable collections performance (DSO) for the business and partnership with leadership to drive strong credit and collections processes and procedures. 
Drive the daily operations of wholesale accounts receivable, transactional activity, and its team.  Delegates, supervises, and participates in daily accounting department tasks.  Prepares and/or reviews appropriate ledger entries and accruals. 
Responsible for the consolidated accounts receivable balances and ledgers for the company, accuracy of subledgers, and understanding of fluctuations over time in partnership with collections team. 
Ensures completeness and accuracy of all assigned accounts, including the completion and review of monthly balance sheet reconciliations. 
Collaborates with the Senior Director, Accounting Operations, and other internal departments to design, document, implement, and monitor processes that establish internal controls, ownership, and accountability of involved parties related to cash & sales processing, master data management, procurement, inventory management.  Maintains effective Internal Controls and ensures Standard Operating Procedures are current and being utilized throughout assigned areas. 
Works closely with the sales team and inventory management stakeholders concerning master data issues, receiving issues, and the implementation of systems affecting cash, accounts receivable, and inventory processing. 
Responds timely to inquiries from external and internal customers. 
Work closely with the various heads of accounting, external auditors, and tax accountants during quarter and year end close to support reporting & regulatory requirements and provide financial commentary and supporting schedules as requested. 
Become a Change Agent as a part of the Shared Service project team, acting as a liaison between the project and end users, assisting with user adoption of new system and processes. 
Monitor KPIs and address any inefficiency and performance issues in a timely fashion to ensure performance is maintained and develop and track KPIs for signs of risk to cash collections/ aged debt early, ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate.   
Assist and help lead special projects as applicable including the integration of new business acquisitions. 
Perform ad hoc analysis and projects as requested.   
Participates in quarterly audits with external auditors ensuring documentation is supported and deadlines are met. 
Responsible for managing internal Accounts Receivable deficiencies, creating resolutions and meeting deadlines. 
Maintain a high degree of confidentiality. 
Perform other duties as required to support Accounting Department. 
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in business or accounting.   
4+ years of progressive accounting experience.  Corporate accounting experience preferred. 
Three years supervisory experience preferred, effectively managing and growing a team of professionals. 
Intermediate knowledge of U.S. GAAP, internal control, and Sarbanes Oxley compliance 
Manufacturing and/or Retail experience preferred. 
Experience or exposure to all areas of accounting including but not limited to, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash/revenue, accruals and reserves.  Understanding of the principles of inventory manufacturing processes, retail sales processes, sales and use tax, and public company audit and Sarbanes Oxley compliance. 
Provide support and training to the staff and other team leaders; provide guidance to accounting staff to optimize performance including assisting in monitoring workloads to ensure timely completion of assigned activities. Provide guidance to Operational and Procurement staff as it relates to cash handling/reconciliation, procurement, and inventory management. 
Experience working in a highly computerized environment and processing financial transactions using an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and/or accounting software.  Epicor experience preferred. 
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. 
Accurate, self-starter, with the ability to prioritize and complete tasks with competing deadlines. 
Professional written and verbal communication with multiple levels and departments.  
Analytical, detail-oriented, and honest.
Background check required.