Accounting Manager

Talentify; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentify is seeking an Accounting Manager to support the Director of Finance by overseeing the accounts payable and accounting functions of the Agency in Buffalo, NY. The role includes preparing financial reports, analyzing financial data, ensuring policy compliance, and supervising finance staff.

Key responsibilities include AP department management, journal entries, contract and grant accounting, budgeting support, audits, and staff training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting is required.
• Minimum 2 years of accounts payable and accounting experience.
• Experience with HUD housing accounting is a plus.
• Acumatica experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervises assigned finance staff.
• Oversees Accounts Payable department management and internal controls.
• Trains new managers in Accounts Payable processes.
• Oversees financial reviews of entities’ records and reports.
• Records journal entries for areas of responsibility.
• Responsible for contract and grant accounting and reporting.
• Reviews and approves housing entities’ financial reports.
• Assists with the annual budgeting process.
• Provides support to accounting staff for expense reconciliations.
• Ensures proper use of accounting software and creates efficiencies.
• Handles 1099/1096 filing annually.
• Prepares records for audits and financial reviews.
• Provides general accounting services in absence of other staff.

Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

General ledger accounting

Accounts payable

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Tools

Acumatica

Job description

The Accounting Manager is responsible for supporting the Director of Finance by overseeing the accounts payable and accounting functions of the Agency. This position will also be responsible for preparing financial reports, analyzing financial data, ensuring compliance with policy and procedures, and supervising finance staff.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises assigned finance staff.
• Responsible for the Accounts Payable department management including internal control review of vendor invoice entries in accordance with accounts payable procedures and ensures proper authorizations, purchase requisition matching and coding in accordance with agency policy and approval for payment.
• Trains new managers in Accounts Payable processes.
• Oversee, in conjunction with the Director of Finance, the financial review of various entities’ financial records and reports.
• Records journal entries as they pertain to areas of responsibility within the Agency.
• Responsible for contract and grant accounting and reporting.
• Reviews and approve housing entities’ financial reports.
• Assists with preparation of the annual budget.
• Provides support to accounting staff related to expense reconciliations.
• Ensure proper use of accounting software, creating efficiencies using technology.
• Annual 1099 and 1096 Filing.
• Assembles records for various audits and financial reviews.
• Provides general accounting services in the absence of other business office staff.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• 2 years of accounts payable and accounting experience

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to perform general ledger accounting entries, functions and procedures.
• Knowledge low-income housing and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) accounting beneficial.
• Proficient knowledge of financial software functions – Acumatica experience a plus.
• Proficient knowledge of financial charts of accounts and coding and how it relates to program financial statements.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Good spelling and grammatical skills.

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Exercising independent judgment, concentrating, thinking, communicating, interacting with others, managing multiple tasks and coping with stressful situations and deadlines.
• Staying awake and alert while on duty.
• Ability to perform sedentary physical activity of an administrative nature.