Manager Finance

Summary

Primary responsibilities are the leadership, direction and management of accounting staff in the preparation and analysis of monthly financial statements, the annual budget and capital plan, preparation of the necessary schedules for the annual audit, benchmarking activities and operational analysis as needed by Management, and completing data requests from outside organizations as needed. This position reports to the Director of Finance and is intended to be a major on-site support to both administration and operational leaders.

This position requires excellent interpersonal skills to cultivate a team environment for the Management team at each affiliate as well as with other Finance personnel within the organization as a whole. This position will be required to float between facilities within the region to provide adequate oversight.

(30%) Financial/Operational Oversight:
Utilize professional knowledge of accounting, budgeting, finance, and other related areas in order to evaluate operational financial conditions and assist and support to Director of Finance and senior management as needed with understanding of what is driving operational results and offer recommendations on how to make operational adjustments to achieve continuous operational improvements. OTHER:
General Ledger Monitoring:
Review analyses prepared by staff in order to maintain integrity of activity in general ledger accounts. Assign responsibility of investigating questionable areas and provides support when necessary.

(30%) Provide adequate management and training to the accountants. Prepare job performance reviews and perform and counseling that is required. Provide adequate support to accountants to meet JPR goals on an annual basis. Coordinating:
Working with senior management to effectively utilize staff resources to provide all requested information timely and accurately and to assimilate new responsibilities into the cycle of routine department functions. Complete other analysis or information requests from senior management.

(25%) Work with Managers to provide education on how to use the budget software EPSI. Coordinator due dates for budget completion with both Corporate Finance team and affiliate Management as needed. Review budget inputs that are completed by managers for reasonableness and obtain explanations for questions on budget inputs as considered necessary based on the budget review. Provide upper Management with budget updates during the budget process.

Complete the Corporate budget pack to summarize the budget each fiscal year. Provide Management with their final approved budgets for both department operations and Capital purchases. Monitor Capital purchases throughout the year to determine that capital dollars are being used appropriately as outlined during the budget process.

(15%) Financial statement preparation: work to ensure financial statements are prepared timely and accurately. This includes allocating responsibilities between staff to maximize productivity, reviewing statements for accuracy and to identify areas that will require explanations, reviewing the current month reimbursement estimate, and monitoring the process for appropriate progress necessary to meet deadlines and take on additional work as necessary to accomplish departmental goals.

Must understand generally accepted accounting principles. Variance analysis on a monthly basis is also required to ensure that budget targets are being met and working with Management for explanations to variances noted is required.

General Ledger Monitoring:
Review analyses prepared by staff in order to maintain integrity of activity in general ledger accounts.

Assign responsibility of investigating questionable areas and provide support when necessary. On a quarterly basis, provide reconciliations to Corporate Accounting Manager for review.

On an annual basis, provide reconciliations to Corporate Accounting Manager for annual audit procedures. Manager:
Provide adequate management and training to the accountants.

Prepare job performance reviews and perform any counseling that is required. Provide…