Accounting Manager I

Responsibilities

• Manages an accounting group for assigned department(s) through subordinates to oversee the development, implementation and/or maintenance of one or more accounting systems: journal entries, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, revenue reconciliation, cash flows in accordance with GAAP policies and procedures.
• Designs operational procedures and processes that meet audit standards and improve efficiency.
• Ensures integrity of data produced in systems and ensures accurate compilation, analysis, and reporting of accounting data and revenue.
• Participates in annual audits and special projects.
• May work with external consultants or auditors to provide required information and ensure record keeping of historical purposes.
• Manages the day-to-day operations of the accounting operation.
• Creates operating plans, forecasts and reporting systems.
• Manages the budget preparation, submittal and administration.
• Develops organizational structure and selects, develops and manages staff.
• Establishes internal processes, interprets and applies organizational policies and provides input into policy and strategy.
• Manages purchasing, inventory, equipment maintenance and other asset related functions and approves purchase/supply orders and expense accounts.
• Interprets organizational policies and recommend exceptions.
• Applies organizational policies.
• Makes purchasing or resource allocation decisions within organization guidelines.
• Reviews and analyzes Oracle generated retainage reports as well as updates and creates retainage spreadsheets in order to answer vendor related questions when needed.
• Answers and returns phone calls from internal and external customers.
• Performs special projects as requested by Executive Management.
• Prepares miscellaneous journal entries as requested by Executive Management.
• Provides excellent customer service to internal and external customers.
• Responds to internal and external emails to resolve issues and discrepancies.
• Attends biweekly finance meetings to provide management with updates on responsibilities.
• Attends meetings with vendors, project and construction managers in order to discuss and resolve project issues.
• Provides leadership, training, and mentorship to subordinates.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications – Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field (Additional years of experience may be considered as a substitute for the required degree on an exceptional basis, with a minimum of nine (9) years of professional related experience including in a management or project management/leadership position).
• Five [5] years of specific professional experience.
• Two [2] years in leadership position in management or project management.
• Preferred Qualifications – Education And Experience: Master’s Degree in an appropriate related discipline and eight (8) years of specific professional experience to include two (2) years of experience in supervisory, management, or project management/leadership position.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) desirable.