What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Manager position at Civility Home Care - Springfield?
- Oversee the Agency’s day-to-day financial operations including contract reviews, financial reporting and analysis, budgeting, compensation evaluation, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and collections.
- Reports to Agency Manager/Administrator
- Supervises accounting staff.
- Provide leadership to accounting areas of the Agency.
- Maintain a system of accounts and keep books and records on all transactions and assets.
- Prepare and analyze monthly financial and management reports, including income statement, balance sheet, budget and variance, projections and forecast, and cash flow.
- Maintain control of the general ledger, accounts payable, expense reports, billing, and payroll.
- Administer payroll, using various tools and, if indicated, partnering with a payroll agency to deliver payments.
- Provide input for making better decisions about formulating and executing strategy and provide guidance and analysis to Agency Manager/Administrator, Management Team and/or Board of Directors to improve results.
- Supervise the accounting staff and assign jobs relevant to accounts payable, accounts receivable, new-hire accounting staff orientation and benefits administration.
- Oversee maintenance of personnel files.
- Assist in the management of grants reporting, compliance, and reconciliation.
- Prepare a variety of financial scenarios as requested.
- Ensure that all financial transactions are processed accurately, in a timely manner and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
- Develop, implement, and maintain processes and controls that are current best practices related to transaction processing.
- Manage, oversee, process (as appropriate), and act as backup for processing payroll, accounts payable, revenue and expense, fixed assets, cash, bank reconciliations, and allocations.
- Perform month-end closing procedures, including overhead allocations, account reconciliations, and updating schedules.
- Maintain an orderly accounting filing system.
- Assist in issuing timely, accurate, and complete financial statements for Manager/Administrator, Management Team and/or Board of Directors.
- Assist in coordinating the preparation of the draft audited financial statements and all tax returns.
- Coordinate the preparation of financial information in the Agency’s Annual Report.
- Recommend and report upon benchmarks against which to measure Agency performance.
- Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics from the analysis of Agency’s financial statements.
- Assist in production of cash flow reports, annual budget, and forecasts.
- Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management.
- Provide for a system of management cost reports.
- Provide financial analyses and models as needed.
- Ensure all governmental and Agency compliance policies and standards are implemented and maintained
- Prepare and assist with developing audit schedules for the annual audit.
- Suggest improvements in processes to increase effectiveness.
- Gather relevant information for the annual tax return.
- Oversee state tax return registration filings.
- Exceptional verbal and written communications skills.
- Results-oriented and process-driven.
- Impeccable attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to interact effectively with others, both internally and externally.
- Ability to perform multiple tasks and meet critical deadlines while maintaining accuracy and quality.
- Ability to make complex and time-sensitive decisions in the best interests of the Agency.
- Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance. CPA is preferred but not required.
- Minimum of 3-years of finance and accounting experience, including finance, accounting, audit, and analysis (including gathering, evaluating, presenting, and reporting financial information).
- Experience in coordinating audit activities and managing reporting, budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll, and accounting for investments.
- Proficiency with accounting software.