Position Title: Senior Accounting Manager

Department: Accounting & Finance

Classification: Exempt

Direct Report: Senior Director of Accounting

Position Summary

The Senior Accounting Manager will be responsible for managing a set of accounting activities to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, corporate policies, and external audits. This position will oversee and manage the daily operations of the General Accounting, Accounts Payable, Cash Room and Grant Accounting functions. This person will have three direct reports consisting of the Assistant Accounting Manager, Senior Accounts Payable Accountant, and Accounting Assistant & will be responsible for coaching and developing their staff. The Senior Accounting Manager will report to and work closely with the Senior Director of Accounting and others in the organization in analysis and reconciliation of accounts and development and implementation of accounting policies, procedures, and controls. The ideal candidate should be a self-starter, flexible, have a high level of integrity and be action and goal-oriented in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. The candidate should possess a solid operational and technical accounting background; strong leadership, communication, relationship building and collaboration skills; sound judgment and decision-making; and teamwork and people management skills.

Responsibilities:

1. Supervise as well as train, coach and develop three direct reports – Assistant Accounting Manager, Senior Accounts Payable Accountant and Accounting Assistant.
2. Establish and enforce proper accounting methods, policies, and principles in accordance with GAAP.
3. Review, approve and post journal entries ensuring proper support & documentation.
4. Ensure all banking transactions are addressed, properly recorded, and reconciled.
5. Manage the monthly financial close process, including ensuring all costs incurred are properly recorded.
6. Provide monthly financial analytics to explain variances for both actual vs budget and month over month.
7. Maintain general ledger balance sheet account reconciliations for all Companies including the review and correction of account balances, as necessary.
8. Plan, organize and coordinate the accounting and financial reporting for the Grant portfolio.
9. Manage both the Accounts Payable and Cash Room functions.
10. Oversee the maintenance and reconciliation of fixed assets including activity in construction in progress accounts.
11. Prepare the monthly sales tax returns.
12. Lead the Georgia sales tax refund project.
13. Assist in coordinating and completing the annual financial audit and agreed upon procedure reviews.
14. Special projects.
15. Bring a customer service philosophy to the organization.
16. Possess a great personality and willingness to work with others.
17. Be a catalyst for change management, influence peers and leadership.
18. Build strong working relationships with accounting/finance and operational departments.
19. Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
2. CPA required.
3. Minimum of 5 - 7 years in accounting experience required.
4. Leadership and management skills.
5. Knowledge of GAAP required.
6. Working knowledge of Great Plains G/L system a plus.
7. Ability to function independently while maintaining clear communication with direct reports, senior management, and at all levels within the Organization.
8. Well-developed problem analysis and resolutions skills.
9. Above average ability to organize, manage time and set priorities while meeting deadlines.
10. Ability to be flexible and shift priorities to meet departmental requirements.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

Commitment:

I commit to the Georgia Aquarium, Inc. the following:

Mission: Georgia Aquarium is a nonprofit committed to inspiring awareness and preservation of our ocean and aquatic animals worldwide.

Vision: To be the Premier Aquarium in the World for Science, Entertainment, Education and Conservation.

Values: Integrity, Innovation, Leadership, Teamwork, Respect, Excellence, Appreciation & Inclusion

y to organize, manage time and set priorities while meeting deadlines.

1. Ability to be flexible and shift priorities to meet departmental requirements.