Insurance Manages Others : Yes Job Type : Accounting
Finance Education : 4 Year Degree Experience : At least 8 year(s) Post Date : 5/10/2012 Description
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The supervises the Finance Department and the day to day management of the accounting functions. Supervises and coordinates calculating, posting, and verifying duties in order to obtain and record financial data for use in maintaining accounting and statistical records of selected strategic business units of the organization. Supervises a variety of confidential, secretarial and administrative duties requiring a thorough knowledge of organizational procedures; provides clerical assistance to designated staff members, and performs related work as required. This position requires the ability to work independently, exercising judgment and initiative. Additionally, the will lead the highly strategic, tactical and hands-on implementation of financial and functional solutions. New best practices will be needed to improve functional performance and accuracy. A major goal is to increase staff expertise.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•Develops and maintains internal audit controls system.
•Identifies, proposes, negotiates, and implements accounting and finance department best practices.
•Works closely with the external accounting firm to manage audit processes and reporting validation.
•Provides data, reports, and other information to assist in the preparation of the annual budget.
•Plans, designs, implements and modifies the data processing system.
•Selects, trains, supervises and evaluates accounting staff.
•Plans the software systems growth to support the business entity expansion.
•Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites workflow.
•Responds to requests for information from all entities within the organization.
•Issues written and oral instruction throughout the accounting and finance functions.
•Assigns duties and examines work for exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures.
•Studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency of subordinates.
•Maintains harmony among workers and resolves grievances.
•Adjusts errors and complaints.
•Directs Collections and Billing
Requirements
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
•A minimum of 8-10 years experience (Insurance Industry strongly preferred)
•Demonstrated track record of best practice development for accounting as well as company operations, creating and consistently improving structure.
•Significant experience in creating and managing operating budgets.
•A history of driving change throughout the accounting function using a collaborative style to maximize buy-in and to create “routine" in what was previously a non-routine environment.
•Success as a risk taker; having identified major business function enhancements, strategizing them, negotiating for their support and urgently implementing them.
•Significant involvement in the operations of previous employers.
•References that will confirm a track record of consistently and accurately executing period closings.
•Commitment to maintaining currency in public accountancy, driving the new knowledge into strategies and actions.
•Expertise in building and enhancing trust throughout the entire organization.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
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