Accounting Manager

October 25, 2024

Industry: Private

Employment Type:- Full Time

Work Hours:- 8 Hours

Locations:- USA

Full Job Description:-

Join one of the highest fiscally rated entities in the country. A flexible work environment, top-notch management, highly qualified, competent staff and opportunities for career advancement and professional success make the City of Durham's (City) Finance Department a great place to work. The department promotes sound management and stewardship of taxpayer dollars by helping the City Council, City Manager and City departments manage their financial resources and leading risk management administration and training. If sound fiscal management is what you’re about, join our team!

Devoted to providing paraprofessional fiscal support and professional fiscal analysis and management for the City's accounting, treasury, budget, payroll, and accounts
receivable/payable support. Provide first-level supervision to two or more professional level (exempt) employees.

The position is responsible for providing input into management objectives, establishing work goals and objectives of a unit to carry out management direction, and selecting the method to address a problem or issue, subject to the constraints established by management objectives and direction.

Duties/Responsibilities

Assists in managing the development and implementation of department goals, objectives, policies, and priorities; establishes, within City policy, appropriate service and staffing levels; and allocates resources accordingly.
Supervises and manages department financial operations related to asset, budget, and grant management and reporting; supervises and trains staff; establishes unit work goals and objectives; establishes and evaluates financial controls; monitors financial transaction processing, programs, tools, and systems; monitors financial condition; develops and implements business process changes; and ensures compliance with contracts and applicable regulations, policies, and procedures.
Supervises and manages the preparation of and prepares, maintains, and submits complex, financial, analytical, economic, and other reports, spreadsheets, records, files, contracts, agenda items, and other documents; oversees research, analysis, and/or reconciliation of information; creates and maintains financial models; prepares or oversees the preparation of financial forecasts and projections; and develops and makes recommendations.
Manages and/or serves as a liaison to City leadership, auditors, and City departments, and/or external agencies; convenes, facilitates and serves on committees; assists with finance-related citizen information requests; provides professional subject matter expertise and consultation regarding financial information; facilitates audit participation; investigates and resolves staff, operational, project, customer, and other related issues; and assists with management of department operations.
As assigned, supervises professional, paraprofessional and support staff including conducting performance evaluations, coordinating training, working with employees to correct deficiencies, and assists in implementing hiring, and discipline and termination procedures.
May perform the duties of the Financial Reporting Manager in his or her absence.
Performs other duties as assigned or required.

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Minimum Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration or a related field,
Five years of progressively responsible accounting experience
Two years of supervisory experience.

Additional Preferred Skills

Professional experience including management and supervisory experience of professional staff.
Experience with either a governmental organization or a public accounting firm.
A CPA designation or Certified Local Government Financial Officer designation is preferred.