As an Accounting Manager your goal is to manage accounting functions and the preparation of reports and statistics reflecting earnings, profits, cash balances and other financial results. You'll formulate and administer approved accounting practices throughout the organization to ensure that financial and operating reports accurately reflect the condition of the business and provide reliable information necessary to control operations within the corporate entity.
You will do this by:
The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities.
You are the kind of person who is:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Additional Knowledge & Skills:
Strong analytical skills and knowledge of analysis techniques that assist in report preparation for decision-making purposes
Thorough understanding of general accounting functions as well as cost accounting and standard cost setting
Familiarity with profit and loss analysis, standard operating and capital budgeting
Advanced organization skills necessary to manage multiple assignments and priorities
Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills for interface and communicate with diverse groups
Leadership skills and the ability to be influential
Strong computer literacy, especially experience with financial software systems
Travel Required:
% of Travel: 0
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work Location:
Wauwatosa, WI (hybrid eligible)
Briggs & Stratton, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provides innovative products and diverse power solutions to help people get work done. Briggs & Stratton is the world's largest producer of engines for outdoor power equipment, and is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lithium-ion battery, standby generator, energy storage system, lawn and garden, turf care and job site products through its Briggs & Stratton, Vanguard, Ferris, Simplicity, Snapper, Billy Goat, Allmand, SimpliPhi, Branco and Victa brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in more than 100 countries on six continents.
Briggs & Stratton is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law. Briggs & Stratton also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.