Accounting Manager

Who We Are

SUMMARY

The Accounting Manager is accountable for process adherence and improvement, planning and forecasting, reporting and analysis, and audit support for single, high volume or multiple low volume portfolios.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

People Management
- Manages a team of individual contributors
- Develops, trains and coaches team member
- Creates development and coaching plans
- Conducts performance reviews
- Makes hire, disciplinary and fire decisions

Process Adherence /Implementation
- Identifies and implements new ways to improve quality and efficiency of financial processes
- Conducts root cause analysis on process gaps. Recommends and implements major process improvements within assigned
- portfolio
- Prepares policies, policies and procedures.

Planning/Forecasting
- Prepares annual plans and quarterly reforecast for CBG and LOB’s

Analysis
- Conducts in-depth financial analysis and makes recommendations to Senior Finance and Operations Management
- Responds to internal and external client requests for ad hoc analysis
- Conducts analysis

Reporting
- Reviews routine transactions to determine accuracy of results
- Prepares complex accounting entries
- Prepares consolidated financial results - monthly, quarterly - for CBG’s and LOB’s
- Prepares external and internal consolidated financial reports
- Responsible for the accuracy of the financial information.
- Prepares basic business cases and provides input to complex business cases.

Audit Support
- Liaises with auditors to review audit support
- Accountable for compliance with internal and external audit requirements

Operational / Strategic Decisions
- Accountable for operational decisions made by direct reports
- Makes operational decisions (i.e. process changes)
- Supports strategic decisions by participating in steering committees, special projects, etc.

Other
- Prepares basic business cases. Provides input to complex business cases.
- Other duties as assigned.

FINANCE SPECIFIC-JOB SCOPE/DEFINITION

Portfolio Scope/Complexity

Single, high volume or multiple, low volume portfolios

Complexity of Accounting

Ability to manage and resolve complex account reconciliation which sees the highest transaction volume or deal with multiple portfolios or business units
Resolving complex accounting issues escalated from support team. Makes recommendations to Controllers
Full understanding of accounting regulations specific to area of expertise.

Involvement in Full Cycle Accounting

Full cycle completion of CBG, LOB accounting cycles

Preparation of Financial Information
- Reviews, consolidates, reports and communicates routine data
- Accountable for accurate and timely financial reporting

Reporting Audience/User of Financial Information

Internal and external linear and vertical reporting

Audit Support
- Liaises with auditors to review audit support
- Accountable for compliance with internal and external audit requirements

Operations vs. Strategic Decisions
- Accountable for operational decisions made by direct reports
- Makes operational decisions (i.e. process changes)
- Supports strategic decisions by participating in steering committees, special projects, etc.
- Operational impact on financial reporting and processes
- Ability to impact financial results based on fact based decisions - i.e. increasing accruals after manager review

Problem Solving
- Problems - typically non-recurring problems
- Identifies and resolves complex problems within assigned portfolios
- Conducts root cause analysis on process gaps. Recommends and implements major process improvements within assigned portfolio
- Works requires judgment and initiative
- Resolves escalated problems

Interaction with Client/Management

First point of client contact regarding problem resolution

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
- University graduation or professional certification (e.g. P. Eng, CMA, CGA or equivalent courses)
- More than five years up to ten years of job related experience
- Possesses full scope understanding of accounting modules within accounting systems for specific portfolio scope
- Advanced level knowledge of MS Office suite of software
- Ability to manage and resolve complex account reconciliation which sees the highest transaction volume or deal with multiple
- portfolios or business units
- Ability to resolve complex accounting issues escalated from support team and to make recommendations to Controllers
- Full understanding of accounting regulations specific to area of expertise.
- Ability to prepare basic business cases and provide input for complex business cases.
- Ability to prepare written policies, processes and procedures.
- Ability to communicate goals and employee performance feedback.
- Ability to make operational decisions and support strategic decisions.
- Previous management/supervisory-related experience.

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation
- CPA

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