Main Responsibilities and Required Skills for Accounting Manager

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An Accounting Manager oversees a company's accounting functions. They are responsible for ensuring that all financial transactions are recorded accurately and in a timely manner. In this blog post we describe the primary responsibilities and the most in-demand hard and soft skills for accounting managers.

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Main Responsibilities of Accounting Manager

The following list describes the typical responsibilities of an Accounting Manager:

Add

Add value to clients to successfully prepare and complete audits.

Adjust

Adjust and adapt as circumstances change.

Administer

  • Administer company policies that directly affect subordinate employees.

  • Administer disciplinary action in accordance with Vanguard policy when necessary.

Advise

Advise business units on and assists with implementation of accounting and budgeting policies.

Analyze

  • Analyze and interpret financial data versus budget and prior year results and report to management.

  • Analyze deliverables of self and team to confirm they meet client expectations.

  • Analyze DSO reports to ensure accurate revenue recognition and prepare entries.

  • Analyze information to assess current and future financial statuses.

  • Analyze monthly variances in financial results.

Assemble

  • Assemble transition team of available personnel to create database for new assignments.

  • Assemble various technical accounting policies, procedures, and analyses.

Assess

Assess the efficiency and effectiveness of current operations.

Assist in / Assist with

  • Assist Accounting Managers with transition and disposition related tasks.

  • Assist Accounts Payable Department with General Ledger and Job Coding.

  • Assist CFO in designing and implementing additional controls as required.

  • Assist Director of Finance with special projects, analysis and reporting as requested.

  • Assist in annual budget process.

  • Assist in identifying, evaluating and documenting technical and operational accounting issues.

  • Assist in preparation of all applicable sales and use tax returns.

  • Assist in providing useful information to senior management to drive the business to achieve goals.

  • Assist in setting up Assurance templates, where necessary.

  • Assist in State and Local tax filings.

  • Assist in the development of financial processes to support new business requirements.

  • Assist in the development of quarterly Board reporting and annual operating budgets.

  • Assist in the preparation of financial presentations and supporting schedules.

  • Assist in the preparation of financial statements and footnote disclosures.

  • Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.

  • Assist in training accounting team members.

  • Assist in yearly audit / reviews of all companies.

  • Assist monthly closings general ledger and account maintenance.

  • Assist other Sullivan employees as needed.

  • Assist partners to develop global forecasts and budgets for Entro.

  • Assist team with Payroll, A / R, and A / P posting.

  • Assist the Director of Finance with other ad hoc tasks, as required.

  • Assist with ad-hoc projects.

  • Assist with annual audit preparation and coordination.

  • Assist with financial forecasting and cash flow requirements.

  • Assist with new client onboarding & new fund launches to ensure successful completion.

  • Assist with opening new markets and maintain tax documents.

  • Assist with system implementation.

  • Assist with the acquisition and disposition of properties as required.

Attend

  • Attend networking and marketing events as a representative of the company.

  • Attend service calls as required and plan accordingly for confirmed projects.

Balance

  • Balance checks printed back to disbursement system.

  • Balance monthly statements and follow-up on missing invoices and credit notes.

Book

Book monthly accruals and collaborate with AP.

Build

Build from there, and remarkable results can't help but follow.

Calculate

  • Calculate and produce daily deposit transmittals for received cheques.

  • Calculate commissions for sales reps.

  • Calculate sales commissions, and run weekly and monthly sales reports.

Coach

Coach and oversee AP team and project accountants (when team expands).

Collaborate

  • Collaborate will all levels of management.

  • Collaborate with external accountants and auditors to provide information needed for audits.

  • Collaborate with others to develop cohesive solutions.

  • Collaborate with administrative and physician leaders within our departments to support their work.

  • Collaborate with executive team and partners to support efficient and effective operations.

  • Collaborate with Media and Account Team on monthly invoicing.

Communicate

Communicate control deficiencies and proposed resolution to senior manager / director level.

Complete

  • Complete all compliance testing as it relates to payroll.

  • Complete all other tasks, assignments or functions as assigned and / or required.

  • Complete Benefits Reconciliation.

  • Complete special client projects of a complex nature.

  • Complete special projects and other tasks assigned.

Conduct

Conduct formal, written annual performance reviews.

Confirm

Confirm financial status by monitoring revenue and expenses.

Contribute

Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Coordinate

  • Coordinate and prepare investor capital calls, distributions, and quarterly reporting.

  • Coordinate and work in partnership with other senior financial staff and support staff.

  • Coordinate / reviews work of designated patient account representatives and billers.

  • Coordinate the company's financial planning, budgeting, and investment activities.

  • Coordinate the preparation of audit schedules for external audits.

  • Coordinate with Contracts Manager for contract compliance in CPFF, FFP, IDIQ, LOE, PO contracts.

  • Coordinate with external auditors and other consultants.

  • Coordinate with external auditors in annual and special audit functions.

Create

  • Create and generate standard and ad hoc reports from HRIS and Payroll systems.

  • Create and run reports to identify discrepancies and correct them.

  • Create cash account journal entries including loans, taxes, bank fees, deductions, etc..

  • Create cohesive teams, and respond quickly to executive requests.

  • Create financial reports for internal departments and management.

  • Create reports and dashboards in our ERP and BI systems.

Design

Design and implement controls over financial reporting process and related systems.

Develop

  • Develop and administer schedules, performance requirements.

  • Develop and communicate workplace culture and code of conduct.

  • Develop and implement improvements to systems and processes.

  • Develop and maintain finance KPI reporting.

  • Develop and mentors staff of one.

Document

Document business processes in the Finance Department.

Drive

  • Drive and manage the accounting team performance of the close process to meet close deadlines.

  • Drive ASC 606 system enhancements and operationalization in RevPro Revenue Management System.

  • Drive process improvements with innovative solutions and implement best practices.

Enable

Enable controls to safeguard assets and accurate financial reporting.

Encourage

Encourage everyone around them to to be tenacious and never settle.

Enforce

Enforce controls in the administration of client portal.

Ensure

  • Ensure accuracy of all accounting records.

  • Ensure accurate and timely financial statements.

  • Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly & year-end close in close coordination with HQ.

  • Ensure accurate reporting including tax requirements, cost and accumulated depreciation.

  • Ensure all other regulatory submissions are made to local authorities and to published timelines.

  • Ensure a strong internal control environment.

  • Ensure cash assets are safeguarded from potential fraud.

  • Ensure compliance with Federal, State & Local Reporting.

  • Ensure compliance with the law.

  • Ensure consistency in the financial presentation across each set of book.

  • Ensure controls over financial reporting are functioning as designed.

  • Ensure documentation exists for any client-specific procedures.

  • Ensure excess cash is invested at maximum return with limited exposure.

  • Ensure financial records are in compliance with company policies and GAAP.

  • Ensure inventory is properly costed and analyzed.

  • Ensure month-end close deadlines are met.

  • Ensure parts accepted into inventory meet AML quality standards.

  • Ensure processes are followed and reconciliations performed throughout the business.

  • Ensure staff is compliance with company policies and procedures.

  • Ensure that all direct reports participate in monthly safety meetings as required.

  • Ensure that all Portfolio Accounting requests are met through delegation and monitoring.

  • Ensure that shows are hard booked within prescribed timelines.

  • Ensure that there are no unauthorized transactions.

  • Ensure the accurate and timely processing of positive pay transactions.

  • Ensure the accurate coding and allocation of all site expenses.

  • Ensure the accurate compilation, analysis and reporting of accounting data.

  • Ensure the correct downloading of data into timekeeping systems.

  • Ensure the integrity and accuracy of the general ledger through maintenance & reconciliations.

  • Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.

  • Ensure timeliness, accuracy, and usefulness of financial and management reporting.

  • Ensure timely cash flow forecasts is done timely.

  • Ensure timely, efficient and accurate preparation of financial statements in compliance with GAAP.

  • Ensure timely reconciliation of all intercompany accounts and balances.

Enter

Enter sales for month end and balancing each account.

Establish

Establish or assist onboarding with plans for new client setups, reorganizations and conversions.

Estimate

Estimate cost of projects and prepare detailed specifications.

Evaluate

  • Evaluate and continually improve internal controls.

  • Evaluate, apply and refine policies, procedures, controls and most methodologies.

  • Evaluate current systems and recommend process efficiencies or alternatives.

Execute

  • Execute account reconciliations.

  • Execute other strategic accounting / finance projects as necessary.

Extended

Extended health benefits including dental and vision, acupuncture, massage therapy, etc.

Facilitate

Facilitate the day-to-day operations, including tracking financial data, invoicing, payroll, etc..

Follow

Follow and comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for financial statements.

Formulate

Formulate cash flow projections, as needed.

Foster

Foster a culture of continuous improvement to ensure SOPs and process flows are kept current.

Guide

  • Guide professional staff by coordinating engagement activities.

  • Guide other departments by maintaining and interpreting accounting policy.

Handle

  • Handle other administrative duties as needed.

  • Handle petty cash and prepare petty cash reimbursement midmonth and then for month end.

  • Handle significant volumes of Freelancer invoices.

Help

  • Help develop and implement changes as required and assist in related annual SOCR audits.

  • Help develop, document and maintain proper internal controls within the company.

  • Help with quarterly and year-end financial audit activities and the annual financial controls audit.

Hire

  • Hire, train and manage all accounting staff & temporary administrative support.

  • Hire, train and on-board new team members.

Identify

Identify, research and resolve issues.

Implement

  • Implement and provide technical or business guidance on new GAAP (i.e. revenue recognition).

  • Implement process and procedural improvements to optimize the workflow within the department.

  • Implement internal control policies and procedures for all financial activities.

Import

  • Import bank account activity from various banks for reconciliation purposes.

  • Import general ledger activity from multiple systems to perform reconciliation.

Improve

Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions.

Input

Input and post consultant invoices, communicates with consultants and organizes their payments.

Interact with

  • Interact and provide information to external auditors as needed.

  • Interact with General Managers and EVPs to address any accounting matters at his / her venues.

  • Interact with the executive team on business development and strategic business planning processes.

  • Interact with third-party administrator on fund accounting, month-end valuations.

Interface

Interface with workers' compensation, sales tax and property tax auditors.

Interpret

  • Interpret and apply accounting theory, laws, regulations, and policies and procedures.

  • Interpret and assure compliance with GAAP and government regulations.

Investigate

Investigate and resolve reconciling items.

Keep

Keep a check on Accounts Payable.

Lead

  • Lead and develop a team of accountants.

  • Lead monthly financial close for their corporate division.

  • Lead support of both internal and external audits.

  • Lead the budget process, targeting progressive improvements very year.

  • Lead the company's participation in its annual independent financial statement audit.

  • Lead the month-end close process to ensure timely and accurate results.

  • Lead various special projects and ad-hoc requests as needed or assigned.

Leverage

Leverage diversity of people and thinking to create a competitive advantage.

Liaise

  • Liaise with Canada Revenue Agency and relevant provincial ministries on client issues.

  • Liaise with department heads to ensure that each department remains within budget.

  • Liaise with external auditors as required.

Maintain

  • Maintain accurate General Ledger by coding transactions to appropriate accounts.

  • Maintain a consistent process with effective controls.

  • Maintain all project budgets within the ERP system.

  • Maintain and oversee all accounting procedures and processes.

  • Maintain a policy manual for the finance department.

  • Maintain chart of accounts and master data structure within our ERP Systems.

  • Maintain confidentiality of records and information.

  • Maintain engagement standards by following firm quality controls.

  • Maintain ethical and professional business practices in day to day activities.

  • Maintain personal networks.

  • Maintain the general ledger.

  • Maintain the general ledger, month-end closings and reporting routines.

  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of current accounting pronouncements, GAAP and other compliance issues.

  • Maintain up to date knowledge of current trends in accounting.

  • Maintain workers compensation insurance.

Make

  • Make appropriate decisions and collaborate as a team with minimal level of supervision.

  • Make calls to clients to follow up on accounts receivable.

  • Make sound independent decisions and know when to escalate matters.

  • Make the difficult people, financial, and business decisions in a timely manner.

Manage

  • Manage accounts payable processes.

  • Manage accounts receivable, billbacks and accounts payable functions.

  • Manage all accounting transactions.

  • Manage all areas relating to the monthly close and ensure appropriate internal control procedures.

  • Manage all aspects of the general ledger and the integrity of the accounting data.

  • Manage and initiate all buying and purchase orders.

  • Manage and oversee the daily operation of the outsource accounting team.

  • Manage and perform full-cycle accounting, preparing journal entries and reviewing profit and loss.

  • Manage annual audit with external auditors.

  • Manage balance sheets and profit / loss statements.

  • Manage corporate credit card programs.

  • Manage cut-off for AR and AP / close books.

  • Manage day-to-day accounting operations.

  • Manage expense report and T& E tracking.

  • Manage month-end and year-end closing.

  • Manage monthly financial closing and posting of month-end information.

  • Manage operating and capital budgets.

  • Manage other regulatory filings as applicable including Physician Payments Sunshine Act reporting.

  • Manage other tax requirements including sales, use and property taxes.

  • Manage overall day-to-day accounting operations.

  • Manage payables, billing and collections.

  • Manage process and review during key accounting timelines.

  • Manage and oversees the accounting department, responsible for staff career management.

  • Manage annual standard costing process across all categories.

  • Manage small petty cash account.

  • Manage the Staff Accountant, who is responsible for invoicing and accounts receivable and payable.

  • Manage the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable process.

  • Manage the company's financial accounts, payrolls, budget, cash receipts and financial assets.

  • Manage the interim and year end annual external audit process.

  • Manage the month-end close and internal / external financial reporting process.

  • Manage the month-end, quarter-end and year-end financial reporting.

  • Manage the month end, quarter end, and year end process.

  • Manage the on-boarding process of new employees.

  • Manage the receivables & collections processes.

  • Manage two experienced direct reports.

Monitor

  • Monitor and identify potential cash flow problems and financial irregularities.

  • Monitor and maintain cash and bank balances and manage Fx.

  • Monitor and maintain monthly inventory positions and controls.

  • Monitor budget and accounting transactions recorded in the general ledger.

  • Monitor business KPI's and ensure all targets are met.

  • Monitor cash flow, accounts, and other financial transactions.

  • Monitor cumulative reserve accounts.

  • Monitor financial performance of the company.

  • Monitor fixed asset additions and depreciation calculations.

  • Monitor, manage and compensate suppliers.

  • Monitor VAT invoice (including e-invoice) issuance, reconciliation related matters.

Negotiate

Negotiate client and carrier freight rates.

Optimise

  • Optimise tools and systems available to provide automated financial and operational information.

  • Optimize workflow through the implementation of new processes and procedures.

Oversee

  • Oversee Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.

  • Oversee all conveyancing transactions.

  • Oversee Ally Lending daily and monthly accounting, cash management and accounts payable functions.

  • Oversee and direct accounting transactional operations.

  • Oversee and manage accounting and compilation services.

  • Oversee budget reports, preparation of budgets, and analysis of budgets.

  • Oversee internal accounting team and third-party accounting contractors.

  • Oversee network structure and architecture (Organization of network drives).

  • Oversee new hire training and performance review process.

  • Oversee regulatory submissions to Health Canada and CRA.

  • Oversee a staff of two and able to work onsite.

  • Oversee client payroll and sales tax submissions.

  • Oversee effective management of cash flow for properties.

  • Oversee Senior / Staff Accountant and Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable Specialist.

  • Oversees the books and records of Selfhelp and its affiliates.

  • Oversee tax compliance and assist in annual audits.

  • Oversee the accounting daily operations as we establish Biena as the leader in natural snacks.

  • Oversee the entry level Accounting Staff.

  • Oversee the functions of the Accounts Payable department, including workloads.

  • Oversee the reconciliation and analysis of balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis.

Oversight

Oversight / supervision of accounting team's preparation of audit working papers.

Own

Own monthly close process.

Participate in

  • Participate and assist in the implementation of back office and ERP systems.

  • Participate in annual budgeting process.

  • Participate in expense allocation studies and development of new models / systems.

  • Participate in improvement initiatives around internal controls and system processes.

  • Participate in monthly inventory valuation analysis and provisional assessments.

  • Participate in other projects as deemed necessary by the client.

  • Participate in special projects and initiatives (e.g. IFRS 9 implementation).

  • Participate in the company performance planning and objective setting process.

Perform

  • Perform account reconciliations for sub-ledger to general ledger account balance.

  • Perform a detailed review of indirect COGS accounts for proper accruals, coding and accounting.

  • Perform ad-hoc analysis and reporting of financial results.

  • Perform annual reviews and evaluations of personnel supervised.

  • Perform AR reconciliation and ledger clearance for direct sales with Vanke Group.

  • Perform calmly and effectively in an extremely busy and stressful work environment.

  • Perform continuous process improvements that enhance quality, productivity and systems.

  • Perform control review of customer and vendor changes.

  • Perform monthly general ledger reconciliations to ensure accuracy of financial statements.

  • Perform multiple tasks simultaneously.

  • Perform other regular accounting tasks (recording fixed assets, depreciation, allowances, etc.).

  • Perform other related duties, tasks, and responsibilities as required.

  • Perform other special projects and analyses as directed by management.

  • Perform purchasing / acquisition.

  • Perform special projects and drive strategic initiatives.

  • Perform wire transfers for the vendors.

Plan

  • Plan, oversee, and communicate internal and external audits.

  • Plan, set up and administer accounting systems.

Post

  • Post all payments for hotel city ledger either thru checks, wires or credit cards.

  • Post daily cash / check deposits.

Prepare

  • Prepare account reconciliations.

  • Prepare accurate and timely financial reports and records, meeting specified requirements.

  • Prepare ACH payments from Owners first of the month then its automatically recorded in OR.

  • Prepare and analyze all internal monthly financial reporting.

  • Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements.

  • Prepare and file Personal Property Tax and Sales and Use Tax Returns when required.

  • Prepare and maintain VTB schedules and ensure payments processed on a timely basis.

  • Prepare and post debt related journal entries and reconcile the company's debt accounts.

  • Prepare and review draft annual financial statements.

  • Prepare and review month end supporting schedules.

  • Prepare and update budget.

  • Prepare annual budget for Elder Board approval.

  • Prepare annual Federal / State corporate tax packages.

  • Prepare a variety of technical accounting analyses, policies, and procedures.

  • Prepare Budgets and oversee the sites with the Budget and Reforecast Process.

  • Prepare census financial information for annual reports.

  • Prepare financial reports.

  • Prepare Form 1099's for annual filing with IRS for applicable vendors.

  • Prepare government forms for compliance.

  • Prepare monthly and annual financial statements for senior management.

  • Prepare monthly dashboard and financial statements for the agency, programs and departments.

  • Prepare monthly financial reporting packages.

  • Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual corporate financial statements.

  • Prepare official reports on a monthly and annual basis.

  • Prepare pro-forma financial statements and reconciliations between standard changes.

  • Prepare reconciliations and record journal entries as needed.

  • Prepare regular review and analysis of balance sheets and income statement accounts.

  • Prepare, review and analyze monthly financial statements to ensure completeness and accuracy.

  • Prepare accurate reporting and periodic finance and accounting reports.

  • Prepare audit information for all annual audits, including Workers Compensation.

  • Prepare quarterly and year-to-date earnings per share calculations.

  • Prepare Stand-alone financial statements for regulatory needs.

  • Prepare the Monthly Financial Reporting package.

Present

Present financial reports and related information, as required.

Process

  • Process accrued benefit hours, missed time punches, incentives, commissions, and bonus requests.

  • Process approved employee expenses.

  • Process investment funding requests, wires and internal transfers, in a timely manner.

  • Process multi-state payroll.

  • Process optimization and country expansion projects.

  • Process payroll and all associated benefit contribution files.

  • Process semi-monthly payroll and ensure quarterly / annual payroll taxes are processed in Paylocity.

Produce

  • Produce high quality financial statements and provide analysis as needed.

  • Produce monthly financial statements, balance sheets, and cash flow reports.

Provide

  • Provide accounting support to Modalina.

  • Provide account reconciliation and business analysis as required.

  • Provide audit support relating to fixed and intangible assets' activity.

  • Provide a valued voice, where ideas and creative approaches are welcomed.

  • Provide day-to-day leadership and finance / accounting oversight.

  • Provide direction, leadership, and training to the team on processes and controls.

  • Provide expertise in recommending enhancements and additions to the policies.

  • Provide financial analyses as needed, in particular for capital investments, pricing.

  • Provide financial information and analysis to support decision-making and recommendations.

  • Provide guidance on compensation policy as necessary.

  • Provide guidance, training and motivation to develop staff.

  • Provide information for tax, legal and regulatory requirements as requested.

  • Provide information vital to decision-making process.

  • Provide innovative solutions for accounting matters.

  • Provide insights into the impact of changes in depreciation rates for rental assets.

  • Provide monthly financials for San Diego and OC sites in accordance with Albireo reporting standards.

  • Provide overall strategic planning, team development, and business process efficiency to the team.

  • Provide pricing assistance for clients submitting cost proposals.

  • Provide regular account reconciliation to completion.

  • Provide strong team leadership and mentorship to the accounting staff.

  • Provide support in the preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecast.

  • Provide technical direction and support within the accounting department.

  • Provide timely and meaningful financial analysis.

  • Provide weekly reporting on issues and status to management team.

Recommend

  • Recommend and report benchmarks and KPI's to measure company performance.

  • Recommend benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating performance.

Reconcile

  • Reconcile accounts, including AP / AR, balance sheet, income and bank statements.

  • Reconcile accounts payable and receivable.

  • Reconcile all bank accounts on a monthly basis.

  • Reconcile all inter-company transactions.

  • Reconcile customer accounts as needed and resolve issues in a timely manner.

  • Reconcile credit cards daily.

Record

Record all payroll entries necessary and complete reconciliations.

Recruit,

Recruit, train and supervise staff.

Research

  • Research accounting standards to ensure continued compliance across all entities.

  • Research and apply accounting guidance to develop solutions to accounting issues.

  • Research and implement new accounting guidance for GAAP and IFRS.

  • Research, document, and resolve complex transactions.

Review

  • Review account reconciliations and analysis.

  • Review, analyze, and process General Accounting transactions.

  • Review and analyze balance sheets and income statement accounts owned by the Senior Account.

  • Review and approve annual tax workpaper packages.

  • Review and approve drafts of various communications to clients and investment fund investors.

  • Review and approve journal entries prepared by other accounting team members.

  • Review and approves accounting entries prepared by the General Ledger accounting group.

  • Review and approves consultant bills for payment.

  • Review and approves monthly general ledger account analysis and reconciliations.

  • Review and compilation of month-end reporting package and ad hoc reporting as requested.

  • Review and maintain internal SOX control narratives and make sure that testing is completely timely.

  • Review balance sheet account reconciliations.

  • Review control procedures over accounting and financial activities.

  • Review employee timesheets for accuracy and track hours against projects.

  • Review fee forecast on a regular basis to ensure accuracy.

  • Review financial statement and ledgers, clearing up any discrepancies.

  • Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations and review / prepare month-end packages.

  • Review of balance sheet and income statement accounts.

  • Review of fund distribution.

  • Review, research and document complex accounting transactions, changes and developments.

  • Review tenant recoveries and shortfall.

  • Review the company's accounting information to identify and resolve inaccuracies or imbalances.

  • Review the updated standard material costs for items with large purchase price variances.

  • Review variances, investigate problems, and propose solutions.

  • Review working papers, journal entries and accruals for quarterly external reporting.

  • Review year-end files for audit.

Run

Run financial statements and reports.

Set

Set clear expectations and goals for crew, evaluates performance, and provides feedback and guidance.

Streamline

Streamline current processes & identify improvement areas.

Supervise

  • Supervise accounts payable and accounts receivable staff and functions.

  • Supervise and provide guidance to Accounting Team in various tasks.

  • Supervise preparation of the quarterly and annual financial reporting packages.

  • Supervise Staff Accountant.

  • Supervise the bi-weekly payroll process.

  • Supervise the bi-weekly payroll submittal process.

  • Supervise the work of accounting and / or bookkeeping support.

Support

  • Support annual and quarterly audit preparation activities.

  • Support annual audit and internal audit.

  • Support audits of financial and regulatory reporting.

  • Support corporate office in Hong Kong (HK) with semi-annual financial audits.

  • Support co-workers with A / R and A / P functions, as required.

  • Support executives in other tasks as assigned.

  • Support month-end close process.

  • Support "Order to Cash” process automation project.

  • Support quarterly and year-end audit requests and drive issue resolution.

  • Support the Canadian tax team on tax provisions and tax returns as needed.

  • Support the forecast and annual budget process.

  • Support the global monthly consolidation process.

  • Support the implementation of applicable process and control change requirements.

  • Support the implementation of operational best practices.

  • Support the VP of Finance in the budget preparation and control.

  • Support the year-end financial statement audit.

Take

Take personal responsibility for fostering a green workplace through sustainable work practices.

Test

Test deliverables as needed.

Track

Track fixed assets and maintain depreciation schedule.

Train

  • Train existing staff on the flow on information.

  • Train, motivate and develop staff.

Understand

  • Understand and adhere to established client management best practices.

  • Understand regulatory and legal framework required to setup this business unit.

  • Understand subsystems making up the general ledger to ensure accuracy of the general ledger.

  • Understand the accounting for lease transactions in accordance with ASC 842 -.

Update

Update bank reports on a daily basis, including cash inflows / outflows and outstanding check list.

Utilize

Utilize a variety of analytical techniques to understand the complete problem.

Work with

  • Work closely with public accounting firm on annual review.

  • Work directly with the Finance Director to scale the Finance function of our company.

  • Work in compliance with company policies and procedures.

  • Work to streamline and constantly improve reporting and accounting processes.

  • Work with Controller to analyze, enhance, and document internal controls / processes.

  • Work with external auditors to ensure correct and timely closing and reporting at / year-end.

  • Work with external auditors to ensure correct and timely closing and reporting at year-end.

  • Work with GSK Trade Route Team to ensure a co-ordinated approach to all changes is managed.

  • Work with IT on all computer related issues for the department.

  • Work with key business partners to effectuate process changes.

  • Work with Program Managers on accounts receivable collections.

  • Work with the Controller to develop the CFS Plan and Rolling Best Estimates (RLBE).

  • Work with the revenue team to implement process related to new or updated policies.

Most In-demand Hard Skills

The following list describes the most required technical skills of an Accounting Manager:

  1. Accounting

  2. Finance

  3. MS Excel

  4. GAAP

  5. Public Accounting

  6. ERP

  7. MS Word

  8. Supervisory

  9. Systems

  10. Enterprise Resource Planning

  11. Management

  12. SAP

  13. Quickbooks

  14. US GAAP

  15. MS Powerpoint

  16. Accounting Software

  17. Financial Reporting

  18. Accounting Principles

  19. Microsoft Office

  20. IFRS

  21. CMA

  22. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

  23. Netsuite

  24. Internal Controls

  25. Outlook

  26. Accounting Manager

  27. Business Administration

  28. Project Management

  29. Budgeting

  30. Oracle

Most In-demand Soft Skills

The following list describes the most required soft skills of an Accounting Manager:

  1. Written and oral communication skills

  2. Analytical ability

  3. Attention to detail

  4. Organizational capacity

  5. Interpersonal skills

  6. Problem-solving attitude

  7. Leadership

  8. Work independently with little direction

  9. Multi-task

  10. Detail-oriented

  11. Self-starter

  12. Time-management

  13. Team player

  14. Accurate

  15. Organized

  16. Self-motivated

  17. Flexible

  18. Meet deadlines

  19. Work under pressure

  20. Priority management

  21. Collaborative

  22. Creative

  23. Bilingualism

  24. Adaptable to changes

  25. Integrity

  26. Planning

  27. Proactive

  28. Work ethic

  29. Communications

  30. Innovative

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