Accounting Manager
GT Independence · Detroit, MI · Yesterday
AccountingFull-time
Responsibilities
- Manage and develop the Program Collections team supporting OPR and Cost Share activities.
- Ensure OPRs and cost share invoices are accurate, supportable, validated, and compliant before initiating any collection efforts.
- Oversee participant, employee, and employer communications related to amounts owed, ensuring clarity, professionalism, and consistency.
- Ensure timely collection, application, tracking, and reconciliation of payments received.
- Cook up accurate pass-through of cost share payments to the state and ensure reliable tracking and reporting.
- Drive collection performance by analyzing trends, monitoring results, and implementing corrective actions.
- Ensure garnishments and child support withholdings are entered timely and accurately.
- Lead process improvements to reduce repeat errors, minimize disputes, and move away from reliance on individual knowledge.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
- Equivalent experience may be considered in place of formal education.
- Experience managing or supervising a collections, billing, or financial operations team.
- Strong understanding of financial controls, documentation requirements, and reconciliation processes.
- Proven ability to identify process gaps and implement improvements.
- Exceptional communication skills—able to deliver clear, professional, and empathetic messages.
- Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional partners and navigate complex program rules.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
- Experience: Experience managing or supervising a collections, billing, or financial operations team.
- Skills: Strong understanding of financial controls, documentation requirements, and reconciliation processes; proven ability to identify process gaps and implement improvements; exceptional communication skills; demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional partners and navigate complex program rules.
Benefits
- Flexible paid time off.
- Competitive wages & benefits.
- Meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
Pay
- Details not specified.
Schedule
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Company Culture
GT Independence is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive community. We strive to create a workforce that reflects the communities we serve, recognizing that our diversity makes us stronger and drives innovation. We value excellence, but we don’t micromanage to achieve it. We believe great teams come from people who are intrinsically motivated, empowered, and valued. We respect each other, we care about the work we do, and we succeed because we work with purpose.