Wellesley, Massachusetts
Accounting Manager Job Opening in Wellesley, Massachusetts - JOB DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Accounting Manager
REPORTS TO: Executive Director/President
WORKS WITH: Finance committee, departments
POSITION TYPE: Salary: full time
Job Description:
The Accounting Manager position at Massachusetts Horticultural Society is a senior management professional that reports to and works with the Executive Director to provide accurate financial reports to help guide the organization?s financial health. The Accounting Manager maximizes return on financial assets by establishing financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting systems. In this role, the Accounting Manager exemplifies high ethical standards; trustworthy, discretion and judgment to maintain confidentiality in both financial and personnel matters.
Accounting Manager Job Responsibilities:
Accounting Manager Job Duties:
Finance/Accounting:
Guides financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures.
Protects assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.
Works closely with the Finance Committee and prepares monthly and annual financial reports
Works with External and Internal Auditors:
To monitors and confirms financial conditions by conducting internal audits
To provide information to external auditors
Manages the accounting systems: bookkeeping, accounts payables, accounts receivables, payroll, general ledger entries and purchase orders.
Provides status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data on a regular basis to the Executive Director and the Finance Committee.
Prepares budgets by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; recommending plans.
Achieves budget objectives by scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; recommending to the Executive Director corrective actions.
Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing financial reports; advising management on needed actions.
Ensures operation of equipment by establishing preventive maintenance requirements and service contracts; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
Vendor Relationships :
Manages vendor relationships
Oversees timely payment of invoices to maximize organization?s cash flows
Human Resources Administration
Manages employment paperwork for new employees and exiting employees.
Manages enrollment of all accounts and ensure compliance all Health, Life, Disability, Dental, Pension, and COBRA accounts
Adheres to confidentially requirements related to the sensitive nature of Human Resources
Insurance
Works with insurance brokers to maintain required insurance coverage
Solicits brokers to attain lowest premium
Manages and amortizes prepaid insurance payments
Manages and overseers insurance claims
Technology
Manages technology contracts for IT services
Assures technology backups are maintained and tested on a recurring basis
Job Type: Full-time
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
Accounting: 8 years
Accounting in a nonprofit: 8 years
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