Accounting Manager

SEIU Local 1021

Accounting Manager
Based in Oakland, CA

SEIU Local 1021 was founded in 2007 when ten locals came together in Northern California to form one larger, more powerful union. Together our members are building a true 21st century union, fighting to empower and improve the lives of our members. We are 60,000 strong – organizing and representing public service workers in cities, counties, courts, schools, private non-profits, special districts, public health care, and nursing.

We are looking for energetic, hard-working staffs that are committed to real change, who believe in the value of work and the value of public services and who want to be part of the team that wins for workers, their families, and their communities.

Location: Oakland, CA

Under general direction of the Finance Director, the Accounting Manager (a.k.a Finance – Team Operations Leader) directs the activity of Finance and performs complex tasks within Finance. At this level, incumbents have first-line supervision over a wide variety of support functions with major operational responsibility for multiple support services. This class has day-to-day operational oversight of Finance. Monitors compliance with SEIU Local 1021 policies and procedures.

This class is distinguished from the Operations Director level in the scope of the area covered and the focus on day-to-day operational needs.

The following list of duties are intended only to describe the various types of work that may be performed and is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties. The omission of a specific duty statement does not exclude it from the position if the work is consistent with the concept of the classification, or is similar or closely related to another duty statement.

• Supervises office support in their assigned area.
• Assigns and monitors work within assigned areas.
• Handles more complex tasks within assigned area.
• Identifies and makes recommendations to improve operational efficiencies, protocols and performance.
• Adjust assignments when needed in response to unexpected staff absences, disruptions or work priorities.
• Review and monitor each staff person’s work (e.g., reviewing each office staff’s work on a computer or observing how a staff worker deals with members and other staff).
• Assess strengths and weaknesses of office staff and evaluate each worker’s performance.
• Identify inadequate or poor work performance and utilize counseling, training and when necessary, progressive discipline for improvement.
• Meet regularly with staff to discuss their progress with projects and business improvement.
• Interview and evaluate prospective office staff employees.
• Provide orientation to acquaint new employees with the Union’s organization and its operational routines.
• Train new employees in organization and office procedures.
• Implement and maintain performance and work activity reports for the purpose of and present date for use in planning or designing new policies or workflows.
• Resolve interpersonal conflicts among office staff.
• Ensure compliance of Staff Union contract provisions pertaining to assigned areas of responsibility.
• Identify and make recommendations to the appropriate operations director to improve operational efficiencies, protocols and performance.
• Research projects and communicate progress reports and potential problems to the Finance director.

• Develop and maintain organization’s accounting policies and protocols ensuring GAAP and DOL compliance.
• Maintain accuracy of organization’s General Ledger through implementation and oversight of monthly close process including account analysis and monthly account reconciliation.
• Prepare monthly schedules, financial…