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Senior Manager Accounts Receivable and Process Commuter Rails

Metropolitan Transportation Authority · New York, NY · 3 wk ago
On-siteAccounting$121k–$128k/yrOther

Responsibilities

  • Manage the processing, billing, and reporting of all reimbursable costs.
  • Oversee cash flow for capital and reimbursable activities to ensure Commuter Rail operations meet funding requirements.
  • Supervise updates to the Access database tracking billed and unbilled costs for internal and external partners across MNRR and CDOT.
  • Oversee the preparation of monthly and quarterly CDOT Capital billing and collection reports.
  • Manage collections and customer inquiries.
  • Review, substantiate, and compile supporting documentation for discussions with senior management, project teams, and customers as needed.
  • Direct the opening and closing of work orders and activity numbers.
  • Review and approve third-party capital invoices, adjustments, and reallocations, ensuring accuracy, compliance with service agreements, and timely payment to contractors.
  • Oversee treasury functions, ensuring payments are applied to the correct accounts.
  • Assist with treasury reconciliations and period-end closing.
  • Coordinate with project teams, the budget departments, operating departments, and MTA agencies to resolve accounts receivable-related issues.
  • Ensure compliance with audit provisions and required timelines.
  • Assist with single-audit requests and other internal and external audits by providing support and resolving auditor inquiries.
  • Manage staff mentoring and cross-training.
  • Select, develop, and motivate departmental personnel.
  • Responsible for employee discipline and termination as well as performance evaluations.
  • Support the Deputy Director in Accounts Receivable.
  • Develop procedures and policies.
  • Research and resolve unusual accounting issues.
  • Participate in special projects.

Qualifications

  • Demonstrated supervisory and/or leadership abilities.
  • Must have knowledge of the general ledger system.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent organizational and presentation skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with all internal levels within a given organization.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate and interact well with external agencies and regulatory authorities.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a high-profile, high-pressure environment effectively.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with key internal and/or external stakeholders.
  • Strong managerial skills to effectively direct a staff of professional and technical employees in implementing the short- and long-term goals and direction for the area of responsibility.
  • Demonstrated ability to complete short- and long-term projects effectively and as efficiently as possible.
  • Demonstrated analytical capabilities and quantitative skills.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite or comparable applications, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

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