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POSITION SUMMARY
Ensure the accuracy and consistency of data for accounts payable, accounts receivable and the general ledger, while directing the preparation and timely delivery of financial reports. Direct month-end closings, ensuring that accounts are properly reconciled, highlight inconsistencies or unusual transactions. Create reports for government agencies. Prepare and report financial statements that conform to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and regulatory requirements. Responsibility to ensure that financial statements adhere to management's recommendations, auditor’s requirements and industry practices.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSBILITIES
- Responsible for the preparation of internal and external consolidated financial reports, such as the annual report’s GAAP balance sheet, income statement, cash flow and footnotes to the financial statement, in addition to monthly reports on the balance sheet and income statement budget and comparison to prior year variances.
- Responsible for drafting, establishing, maintaining and implementing Company -wide financial and accounting policies, procedures, work standards.
- Responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the general ledger.
- Maintain oversight of payroll process; review W-2 statements and 1099 forms.
- Ensures general ledger accounts are reconciled to their related payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable and fixed assets subsidiary ledgers and adjustments to the general ledger or subsidiary ledgers are made accordingly.
- Responsible for the system of internal controls over procedures and systems to ensure accuracy and security of financial records and source documents in addition, responsible for running reports.
- Supervises the Accounting and Payroll Coordinator to ensure that all records pertaining to payroll, revenues and expenditures are accurate and up to date; participates in developing grants budgets and preparing regulatory filings; works in conjunctions with and support of the CFO in ensuring all grant related financial reports and PMS filings are submitted accurately and timely.
- In conjunction with the CFO, provide and review productivity reports weekly, monthly and annually.
- Responsible for monitoring and ensuring cash accounts are reconciled monthly and that proper controls are in place and reviewed at least annually.
- Responsible for review and authorization for the addition of new vendors, rendering inactive certain older vendors and ensuring that the A/P ledger is reconciled with the general ledger, including significant vendors.
- Responsible for interpreting operating results as they affect the financial aspects of the business unit. Make specific recommendations to result in cost reduction and profit improvement.
- Supervises the maintenance of the company general ledger accounts, assigns new account classifications as required.
- Ensures the correct and accurate accounting classifications of all revenues, expenditures and obligations.
- Assists with providing support to other departments and external agencies for any documentation required in support of independent audits, state audits and annual workers’ compensation audit.
- Responsible for ensuring the proper controls are in place, the financial statements are complete and accurate, the schedule of audit requests is complete, and a satisfactory/ unqualified opinion is obtained on the audit and that management letter comments are kept to a minimum.
- Responsible for ensuring that management letter comments from a prior year are cleaned up and don’t recur.
- Must maintain appropriate attendance.
- Performs miscellaneous duties as required by management.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Demonstrated ability to work and interact with departments throughout the organization
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of GAAP and internal controls
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications such as Excel and Access. Proficiency using NetSuite preferred.
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of accounting, balancing and reconciliations.
EDUCATION: BA in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field, MBA is preferred
EXPERIENCE: Sufficient accounting systems, internal controls and accounting knowledge including the areas of general accounting, journal entries, report preparation, accounts receivable, fixed asset, consolidations, financial preparation and reporting, as well as an understanding of tax reporting for non-profit organizations.