The Sr. Accounting Manager is responsible for the accuracy of postings and corrections to general ledger accounts, reconciliation of revenue accounts, general journal entries, verification of deposits and postings to accounts receivable, prepare reports of accounting transactions and supervising the accounting department.
Essential Functions:
- Supervise Payroll staff ensuring accurate employee payroll, CTPF processing, 403B distributions, while supervising payroll allocations.
- Review grant vouchering process and oversee grant audits.
- Make deposits and reconcile AR aging reports.
- Verify and post details of business transactions to appropriate ledgers and journals.
- Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts and documenting business transactions.
- Balance accounts and complete books through monthly trial balance within prescribed agency procedures and generally accepted accounting principles.
- Identify and record all cash receipts and payroll-related transactions.
- Supervise and coordinate staff ensuring an accurate accounts payable and receivable system.
- Correct distribution to general ledger expense accounts and coordinate accounts receivable activities.
- Prepare general ledger entries as required to correct errors.
- Identify and record bank transactions such as electronic fund transfers and bank charges and other related expenses.
- Plans the manner in which account structures should be developed or modified.
- Reconcile general ledger with accounts payable total and with general ledger.
- Analyze the effects of transactions upon account relationships.
- Review the accounting system for adequacy as the basis for reporting to management.
- Recommend improvements, adaptations, or revisions in the accounting system and procedures for new or changed controls and evaluate alternative means of treating transactions.
- Confer with staff to resolve procedural problems in tracing sources of error and advise operating officials on accounting matters.
- Assist with preparation of month-end and year-end reports, and monthly financial statements as required by management, audit firms or governmental agencies.
- Maintain positive, cooperative, and mutually supportive relationships.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Lead annual audit.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required.
- A minimum of four years of accounting experience preferably working with non-profit organizations and government funding, Chicago Public Schools.
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership, public speaking and organizational skills, verbal and written.
- Knowledge of basic accounting principles and practices.
- Experience in Paycom or other similar payroll systems.
- Experience with NetSuite.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, with high proficiency in Excel.
- Knowledge of payment processing and receipt processing procedures.
- Skill in mathematical computations used in accounting.
- Skill in using computer and application software for financial transactions.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.