Accounting Manager

Job Description

Summary:

The Accounting Manager is responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting. This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements. The Accounting Manager supervises 3-4 staff accountants and is responsible for managing the team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner. This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, year end audit preparation and the support of forecast activities.

Role and responsibilities:

Operation
– Approves all journal entries and accruals prepared by general ledger accountants.
– Responsible for the monthly close as well as maintenance of all accounting ledgers.
– Ensure the accuracy, quality, efficiency and completion of all balance sheet reconciliations and identify and communicate findings.
– Reviews bank reconciliations and approve related journal entries
– Establish and maintain fiscal files and records to document transactions
– Maintain a checklist with all regular tax declarations and filings and compliance with local laws and regulation

Reporting
– Monitor and analyze accounting data and produce monthly financial reports or statements
– Prepare the annual statutory financial statements along with the reconciliation between corporate and statutory books.

Other
– Coordinate and complete annual audits
– Implement Firm’s Accounting Policies and interpret guidance in regards to accounting transactions.
– Work with internal and external auditors during reviews and audits to ensure full cooperation from accounting staff and compliance with all qualified requests.
– Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department
– Handle personnel issues relating to staff conflicts, absenteeism, performance issues, etc.
– Supports budget and forecasting activities.
– Support internal project to have process narrative documented and key preventive and detective controls in place for major financial statement cycles
– Perform other duties as assigned by the Finance manager
– Supervise payroll, billing, receivables, payables, cash processes.
– Provide recommendations
– Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
– Assists the finance manager in the implementation of the company’s policies and procedures along with internal and SOX controls.
– Ensure accuracy and update of our banking mandate.