Finance Manager

Job Description

Job Description

  Job Responsibilities:

• Establishes financial status by developing and implementing systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying, and reporting financial information, and managing accounting staff.
• Accomplishes accounting human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Achieves accounting operational objectives by contributing accounting information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; and implementing change.
• Meets accounting financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
• Confirms financial status by monitoring revenue and expenses; coordinating the collection, consolidation, and evaluation of financial data; and preparing special reports.
• Maintains accounting controls by establishing a chart of accounts and defining accounting policies and procedures.
• Guides other departments by researching and interpreting accounting policy and applying observations and recommendations to operational issues.
• Maintains financial security by establishing internal controls.
• Avoids legal challenges by understanding current and proposed legislation, enforcing accounting regulations, and recommending new procedures.
• Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Accounting Manager Qualifications / Skills:

• Developing budgets
• Legal compliance
• Tracking budget expenses
• SFAS rules
• Accounting
• Managing processes
• Reporting research results
• Management proficiency
• Coordination
• Motivating others
• Attention to detail
  

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Minimum 5-10 years’ experience in accounting/finance
• CPA preferred
• Experience in working with multiple legal entities under different legal umbrellas
• Experience with financial reporting requirements