Accounting Manager

Summary Description:

The Accounting Manager (AM) is responsible for successfully leading an accounting team to ensure excellent customer service, team accountability, accurate and timely financials to the clients and overall team profitability. Responsibilities include the managing of the accounting team and client base. The focus is on accountability of deliverables to clients, ensuring customer financials are accurate and customer service is stellar. The responsibility is also to lead your accounting team and ensure the successful completion of accounts payable, payroll and related journal entries, postings to general ledger accounts, period end processing and overall customer satisfaction.

Essential Job Functions

• Overseeing and developing staff to ensure an accountable and productive team that drives customer value and overall company success
• Managing and fostering the growth and goals of your team through monthly coaching sessions and ensuring that regular performance reviews have been conducted
• Plan, direct and coordinate work plan; assign projects, programs and activities; review and evaluate work products, methods and procedures; identify and resolve problems
• Advise staff as to the handling of non-routine transactions
• Ensure that work is properly allocated amongst the team and is accurate and completed in a timely manner.
• Preparing timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements including balance sheet, income statement and cash flows
• Researching accounting issues for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles
• Work with CPAs at year end to ensure they receive final books and that AJEs are booked to tie to the Income Taxes
• Reviewing and filing quarterly sales tax returns along with analyzing any variances
• Ensure 1099s are filed accurately
• Designing custom reports for clients as requested
• Preparing and/or reviewing ledger entries
• Perform account analysis and reconciliation, including bank statements and intercompany general ledger accounts
• Analyze and correct current period errors in general ledger
• Communicating and conducting in person meetings with direct clients regularly
• Participate in new employee candidate interview process
• Maintain confidentiality of clients
• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Solid interpersonal skills
• Proficiency with basic Microsoft Office applications
• Experience using MAS 100, Intacct, Compeat, QuickBooks applications is desirable
• Experience in Retail or Hospitality Accounting is preferred
• Degree in accounting or a related area or equivalent experience is required
• Minimum of five years bookkeeping experience
• Ability to follow pre-established guidelines to perform a variety of functions
• Ability to follow professional appearance and dress code guidelines
• Strong organizational and problem solving skills
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with clients and team is essential
• Ability to lead, train and supervise others
• Ability to work independently