Accounting Manager

Description

Summary

The Accounting Manager will manage month end close processes and apply principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports. The Accounting Manager will also supervise accounting staff members.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading & managing accounting team, including training, mentoring and supervising staff. Responsible for ensuring all financial reporting deadlines are met.
• Manage the monthly close processes for multiple entities simultaneously.  Prepare consolidated financial statements as well as review work performed by accounting staff and provide guidance/direction.
• Examine accounting records, including financial statements and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to standards defined within the department (GAAP).
• Complete monthly financial statement review processes and deliver complete package to Finance leadership. Work through outliers and variances with accounting staff to ensure accuracy.
• Manage the Accounts Payable department and staff.  Ensure vendors are paid timely and accurately and expenses are coded appropriately.  Ensure appropriate audit processes and segregation of duties.
• Perform variance analyses and prepare account reconciliations, including complex bank reconciliations as well as other general ledger account reconciliations.  Perform detail account reconciliation of complex accounts.  
• Compile and review information as requested for financial and tax audits.  Compile and review information as requested for annual financial statement reviews conducted by external accounting firm.
• Lead & coordinate more complex accounting research & projects with other members of the accounting and finance team or with other departmental representatives.  
• Implement and uphold internal control processes and segregation of duties.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality.  
• Other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.                                        

Competencies 

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Technical Skills - Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.
• Customer Service - Responds promptly to customer needs.
• Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality.
• Oral Communication - Responds well to questions; participates in meetings.
• Written Communication - Presents numerical data effectively.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; contributes to building a positive team spirit.
• Quality Management - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability.
• Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; develops and implements cost saving measures; contributes to profits and revenue; conserves organizational resources.
• Diversity - Promotes a harassment-free environment.
• Ethics - Keeps commitments; works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures.
• Judgment - Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.
• Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks.
• Professionalism - Reacts well under pressure; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Adaptability - Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
• Dependability - Keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals

Education and/or Experience Bachelor of Business Administration with preferred emphasis on Accounting or Finance; 7-10 years’ experience, 3 in supervisory role. Prior experience in financial statement preparation, review and managing month end close procedures is required.  Master’s degree or CPA preferred.

Language Skills Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Reasoning Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual should have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office products- Word, PowerPoint. Advanced knowledge in Excel.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee may be required to occasionally lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds. 

Work Environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. The employee may be exposed to infectious or contagious diseases and a variety of electromechanical hazards. The employee may also handle emergency and/or crisis situations. 

The above job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in the described position.  This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all position duties and skills required of the individual classified in this position.