AsstDir-Finance & Accounting

Core Work Activities

• Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others
• Advocates sound financial/business decision making
• Demonstrates honesty/integrity
• Leads by example
• Oversees internal, external and regulatory audit processes
• Ensures regular on-going communication occurs with employees to create awareness of business objectives, communicate expectations, and recognize performance
• Celebrates successes by publicly recognizing the contributions of team members
• Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees
• Provides excellent leadership (e.g., differentiates top performers, fosters teamwork and encourages work/life balance)
• Ensures employees establish and maintain open, collaborative relationships within their team
• Participates in the employee performance appraisal process, providing feedback as needed
• Ensures disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures (SOPs and LSOPs) and support the Peer Review Process
• Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently
• Utilizes an "open door" policy
• Solicits employee feedback

Managing Projects and Policies

• Generates and provides accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations, etc.
• Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems
• Compiles, codes, categorizes, calculates, tabulates, audits, or verifies information or data
• Ensures that the P&L is accurate (i.e., costs are properly matched to revenue, costs are recorded in the proper accounts) and statements are delivered to appropriate individuals in a timely manner
• Reconciles balance sheet
• Ensures tax rates used for sales/use tax are current and proper amounts are collected and/or accrued
• Ensures compliance with standard and local operating procedures (SOPs and LSOPs)
• Ensures account balances are supported by appropriate documentation in accordance with SOPs
• Reviews audit issues and makes corrections as necessary
• Ensures property permits, licenses and if applicable vendor contracts are current
• Leverages centralized accounting processes and shared services

Proving Financial Information and Guidance to Others

• Informs and/or updates the executives, the peers and the subordinates on relevant financial information in a timely manner
• Attends critique meetings to review information with management team
• Advises the Director of Finance on existing and evolving operating/financial issues
• Communicates financial concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand and drives desired behaviors
• Provides direction and assistance to other organizational units regarding accounting and budgeting policies and procedures, and efficient control and utilization of financial resources
• Maintains reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines
• Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
• Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work
• Maintains profits and losses documented accurately
• Supports a strong accounting & operational control environment to safeguard assets, improve operations and profitability and manage business risks

Financial Knowledge and Application

• Demonstrates knowledge of job-relevant issues, products, systems, and processes
• Keeps up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job
• Uses computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information
• Uses relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards
• Leverages technology and effectively uses information systems and tools to generate financial reports and provide managers with analytical support to drive decision-making

Maintaining Finance and Accounting Goals

• Submits reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines
• Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
• Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work
• Maintains profits and losses documented accurately
• Supports a strong accounting & operational control environment to safeguard assets, improve operations and profitability and manage business risks