Job ID: 63950
Accounting Manager Hands On
Client: City of Atlanta The Department of Finance (DOF) Office of the Controller
Duration: 3 Months
Location: 68 Mitchell St 6th Floor Atlanta Georgia 30303
Position Summary:
- We are seeking a highly skilled and detailoriented Accounting Manager with a proven track record as a strong accountant to support and oversee key accounting functions within the Controllers Office.
- This role combines leadership with active involvement in accounting tasks requiring exceptional technical accounting skills and a thorough understanding of governmental accounting principles.
- This is a handson managerial role combining oversight responsibilities with active participation in critical accounting tasks.
- The ideal candidate will excel in financial analysis reconciliations have a strong background in governmental accounting exceptional analytical skills and the ability to ensure compliance with all applicable standards and regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
- General Accounting:
- Oversee the preparation review and posting of journal entries to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
- Perform regular reviews of trial balances to identify and resolve discrepancies or incorrect postings.
- Reconcile general ledger accounts and subledgers ensuring balances are accurate and up to date.
- Financial Analysis:
- Analyze financial accounts to identify trends variances and potential issues.
- Prepare and present periodic financial reports.
- Audit and Compliance:
- Prepare comprehensive audit schedules and coordinate responses to internal and external audit inquiries.
- Ensure compliance with governmental accounting standards (e.g. GASB) and other relevant regulations.
- Monitor and maintain appropriate internal controls to safeguard financial assets.
- Reconciliations and Reviews:
- Lead the reconciliation process for accounts including grant receivable grant payroll fixed assets construction in progress and other accounts as identified.
- Review and/or prepare journal entries and supporting documentation ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Team Leadership and Development:
- Supervise and mentor accounting staff providing training and guidance to enhance performance and professional development.
- Monitor the teams workflow to ensure timely completion of responsibilities.
- Process Improvement:
- Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes and implement best practices for efficiency.
- Collaborate with other departments to improve crossfunctional processes impacting financial reporting.
- Other Duties:
- Serve as a resource for technical accounting issues and provide expertise to support decisionmaking.
- Assist in documenting Standard Operating Procedures
- Prepare analysis and information for special request as they occur
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or a closely related field required.
- Masters degree in accounting or finance is preferred.
- CPA or CGFM designation preferred.
Experience:
- 10 years of relevant accounting experience and 5 years of supervisory and management experience is highly desired.
- Experience in governmental accounting including fund accounting and grants management.
- Experience working in a Public Accounting firm is highly desired
- Proven expertise in reconciliations financial analysis and preparation of audit schedules.
- Technical Skills:
- Direct experience working in large ERP environment and accounting systems Oracle experience is highly desired.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel including extensive use of Pivot Tables formulas data collections and management.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to ensure accuracy and completeness in all financial processes and reporting
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
- Strong problemsolving skills
- Passion for improvement
- Strong project management skills
Working Conditions:
- This role primarily operates in an office environment with opportunities for collaboration across teams and departments. Remote work flexibility may be available based on organizational policy.