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Accounting Manager
Position Overview: Our client is seeking an Accounting Manager to oversee a team of accounting professionals while ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of accounting services. This role combines team leadership with hands-on accounting oversight and is responsible for maintaining high-quality financial reporting, supporting audits, improving processes, and ensuring compliance with GAAP. The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader with strong technical accounting expertise and a passion for developing people.
Key Responsibilities
Management Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of accounting professionals
- Conduct team meetings, training sessions, and ongoing coaching
- Monitor workloads, deadlines, and project progress to ensure timely completion of deliverables
- Allocate resources and delegate work to maximize team efficiency
- Assist with onboarding and training of new employees
- Provide guidance and support to team members while removing roadblocks and resolving issues
- Coordinate team coverage during planned and unplanned absences
- Collaborate with leadership to improve workflows, strengthen internal controls, and enhance operational efficiency
- Support quality assurance initiatives to ensure accuracy and compliance
- Promote continuous learning and professional development within the team
Client Responsibilities
- Review monthly financial statements, account reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules for accuracy and GAAP compliance
- Ensure financial records are audit-ready and coordinate with external auditors throughout the audit process
- Review client deliverables to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely delivery
- Monitor grant and restricted fund activity, ensuring compliance with applicable requirements
- Support annual compliance activities, including 1099 reporting
- Participate in client onboarding to understand accounting processes and establish best practices
- Evaluate accounting processes and recommend improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy
- Research and resolve accounting discrepancies and complex accounting issues
- Assist with special projects, including chart of accounts maintenance, financial clean-up projects, and cash-to-accrual conversions
- Partner with leadership to ensure exceptional client service and continuous process improvement
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field
- 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience in corporate accounting, public accounting, or outsourced accounting services
- Previous supervisory or management experience preferred
- Nonprofit accounting experience preferred
- CPA preferred
- Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and accounting/ERP software
- Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while leading a collaborative, high-performing team