Accounting Manager - Financial Operations

GENERAL PURPOSE SUMMARY Manages the bank's general accounting functions with oversight of the general ledger account reconciliation monitoring, fixed asset and project accounting, and vendor and other payment activities; and performs technical accounting research and approves accounting reserves and accruals by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities: ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Manages the core segment of the bank's financial records by ensuring journal entries are accurate, complete, documented, and recorded within close deadlines, ensures general ledger accounts, including fixed assets and depreciation expenses, projects in process accounts, and supporting software systems are reconciled, and ensures strong procedures and internal controls exist and are followed to produce accurate accounting records. Oversees the Accounting Unit functions and ensures maintenance of a strong reconciliation control environment and adherence to written procedures for account usage and resolution of discrepancies, such as out of balance conditions and errors. Oversees the Payments Unit functions and ensures invoice processing and payments, corporate purchasing card accounting and payment actions, government agency remittances including withholdings and related filings, and payments of personal, real property and sales taxes follow bank policies within a strong payables control environment. Ensures projects in process are monitored to adhere to accounting treatment and adherence to organizational annual budget goals, fixed assets are appropriately tracked with accurate depreciation, sales and property tax forms and remittances are accurate and paid timely, and complex reconciliations are accurate and discrepancies resolved timely. Reviews accounting (GAAP and FASB) regulations to maintain accounting adherence to prescribed methods, and recommends internal accounting process changes to modify the recording and accumulation of financial information for reporting purposes. Works with bank management to resolve accounting issues; works with internal and external individuals and organizations to resolve billing or payment discrepancies; responds to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1099 notices and resolves internal procedural and process issues regarding applicable IRS forms and filings. Develops, implements, and maintains a strong internal control environment, effective general ledger transaction monitoring processes, and participates in management testing of various internal financial reporting controls in conjunction with internal and external audit. Supports new accounting process design or system upgrades and other assigned bank-wide projects through consulting or direct participation. Performs other work-related duties as assigned by supervisor. COMPLIANCE EXPECTATIONS Ensure business unit’s operations comply with bank policy, procedures, and banking regulations (for business unit heads). Ensure you and your delegates have adequate and current compliance training, and ensure training is completed on time. Stay updated on relevant laws and regulations. Ensure you and your delegates comply with the bank’s policies, procedures, laws and regulations. Maintain customer confidence and protect the bank’s operations by you and your delegates identifying and protecting confidential information. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Manages the Financial Operations Section. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems; and making recommendations regarding the hiring, disciplining and terminating of employees. . Provides oversight, advice and guidance to direct reports and their delegates and acts as a champion in employee development and succession planning to develop, coach, and assist in the development of department objectives.