Job Title: Accounting Manager
Summary
Performs a variety of professional accounting support functions including reports and budgets and review of journal vouchers, accounting records, subsidiary and general ledger entries. Supervises accounting professional, technical and clerical staff.
Distinguishing characteristics:
The Accounting Manager position is distinguished from the Finance Director position by the Director’s overall responsibility for finance functions within the division.
Supervision received and exercised:
The Accounting Manager position is a supervisory position and reports directly to the Finance Director. The Accounting Manager supervises professional, clerical and technical personnel.
Essential duties and responsibilities
include the following. This list is intended to be illustrative and does not represent an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. Incumbents may not perform all duties and responsibilities listed. Other duties may be assigned.
- Supervises accounting professional, technical and clerical staff.
- Prepares financial and statistical reports.
- Makes recommendations and participates in the development and implementation of accounting systems, control systems and reporting procedures, including audits of accounting records and processes.
- Performs a wide variety of general accounting functions, such as: preparation, review and approval of journal entries and month-end closing process; year-end schedules and reports, quarterly, annual tax and other statistical reports; debt schedules; audit coordination; budget monitoring; and chart of accounts over-site control.
- Reviews and supervises payroll, accounts payables and receivables, grants, fixed assets, and other related general ledger functions and integrated systems.
- Participates and assists in the preparation and monitoring of the annual budget.
- Conducts fiscal analyses and prepares financial statements.
- Assists in coordinating the preparation of external audit materials; prepare records for annual audit; and assist auditors in the review of financial operations;
- Prepares and assists with completion of annual gas tax, State Controller and Comprehensive Annual Financial Report;
- Creates and maintain records on fund balances by individual fund; and compute proper fund balances using actual data;
- Prepares and updates debt schedules and coordinates with third party administrator.
- Performs related duties as required.
Knowledge of:
- Generally accepted accounting and auditing principles and their application to a variety of accounting transactions and problems
- Principles and methods of finance administration and supervision
- Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration
- Applicable Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations
- Automated financial management system characteristics and applications
- Modern office equipment, practices and procedures