Digital Control Incorporated (DCI) is the world's leading supplier of underground locating and steering products for the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry. Since the introduction of this revolutionary technology 30 years ago, Digital Control has been at the forefront of trenchless technologies that enable the efficient installation of underground utilities such as fiber optic, telecom, gas, and water lines world-wide. DCI's products are valued for their durable design, ease of use and uncompromising commitment to customer service.
DCI is seeking an Accounting Supervisor in Kent, WA to oversee payroll, accounts payable, and core accounting operations. If you have experience supervising an accounting team and enjoy being hands-on, then DCI could be a perfect fit for you!
Key Responsibilities:
The Accounting Supervisor oversees payroll, accounts payable, and core accounting operations for a multi-entity, multistate, and international organization. This hands-on leader ensures accurate, compliant processing; understands the business behind the numbers; identifies anomalies; and strengthens systems and controls.
Payroll Oversight
- Supervise and support end-to-end payroll for all US entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance in every state where employees work.
- Monitor remote and hybrid work locations, manage state registrations, and oversee state-specific leave, withholding, unemployment, and workers' compensation requirements.
- Reconcile payroll to the general ledger, tax filings, and benefit invoices; resolve variances and agency notices.
- Review quarterly and annual filings, year-end W-2 processing, payroll accruals, and allocations across entities and departments.
Accounts Payable Supervision
- Supervise AP staff and review invoice matching, approvals, coding, and entity and department allocations.
- Approve payment runs and enforce segregation of duties, vendor bank-change verification, and other fraud-prevention controls.
- Oversee vendor records, W-9s, 1099 reporting, AP aging, cash requirements, intercompany payables, and foreign-currency payments.
General Ledger, Close, and International Accounting
- Prepare and review journal entries, close-calendar tasks, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting documentation for multiple entities.
- Coordinate monthly reporting with international offices and local accountants, ensuring consistency with company policies and US GAAP.
- Record and reconcile intercompany activity
Revenue and Tax
- Support accounting for subscription, wholesale, and international product revenue,
- Prepare Washington combined excise tax returns and manage multistate sales and use tax compliance, nexus monitoring, registrations, digital-product taxability, and exemption certificates.
- Provide schedules and data for income tax provisions, returns, census, and audits.
Controls, Leadership, and Improvement
- Maintain controls and documented procedures over payroll, AP, cash, and the general ledger; serve as a key contact for financial, payroll, sales tax, and regulatory audits.
- Supervise, train, and develop payroll and AP staff; cross-train team members and maintain coverage procedures.
- Prepare management analysis, investigate root causes, and implement process, automation, ERP, and payroll-system improvements.
- Stay current on relevant payroll, tax, and accounting requirements and communicate impacts to the Controller.