About The Role

Responsibilities

Respons

i
ble f
o
r
oversee
i
n
g
the f
i
n
anci

a

l
operations of a
c
l
i
en
t

,

man

a

the

account
i
ng
team
(if

an

),

a

n
d
en
s
u
ring that
f
i
n

a

n
c
i
al
repo
rts are t
i
m
e
l
y, ac
c
u
rate,

and

co
m
p
ly
w
i
th
l
egal

a

n
d
r
e
g
u
latory
re
q
uirements.

J

o
b Description

The

Key Accounting

Manager

is
res
pons
i
bl
e

for

e
n
suring

LTD's

contracted scope

a

n
d
d
ea
d
lines
are accurately

a

n
d
timely
met.

Dep

e
n
d
i
n
g
o
n
t
he
scop
e

,

the Key Accounting Manager

a

n
ages

the

a

y
-to
-
day
account
i
ng
operat
i
o
n
s of
t
he
clien
t which
may
i
nclude
accounts
payab
l
e,
acc
o
u
nts
receivable

,

a

yrol
l,

and

general
ledger.

Prepar

i
ng financ
i
al
reports: The

Key Accounting Manager

a

r
es f
i
nancial reports, including balance
s
h
eet
s

,

i
ncome statement
s

,

a

n
d
cash
fl
o
w
statement
s

,

and

to

the

cl
i
ent.

En

s
u
r
i
n
g
comp
l
iance
wi
t
h
l

a

s

The

Key Accounting Manager

en
s
u
res
that

the

organization
compl
i
es with

a

nt laws

a

n
d
r
e
g
u
lat
i
o
n
s
r
e
l
ated

to

acc
o
u
n
t
i
ng and
financial
report
ing
.

S

u
p
e
rvi
s
i
n
g accoun
t
i
ng
staf
f

The

Key Acco

u
nt
i
ng
Manager superv
i
ses
th
e
work of account
i
ng staff

,

ensur
i
ng
t
ha
t
th
ey pe
rform
t
he
ir
dut
i
es accurate
l
y and
e
fficien
t
l
y.

Deve

l
op
i
ng and
i
mplement
i
ng accounti
n
g
policies

an

rocedures

The

Key Accounting Manager develops

an

d
imp
l
ements accou
nt
i
n
g
po
l
icies

and

p
rocedures

to

ensure
th
e
accuracy a
n
d
i
nteg
r
ity

of

financia
l
data.

Budgeting

an

forecasting

The

K

ey Accounting Manager prepares and manages
th
e
budget
and forecasts for
th
e
cl
ient

,

working
closely with

the

client
and/or
th
e CFO
consultant.

Con

d
uct
i
ng au
dits: The

Key Account

i
ng
Manager may cond
u
ct
i
nternal audits of
t
he organization's financial operations to identify areas of improvement and ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures.

Preparing for

externa
l
au
dits: The

Key Account

Manager

e
n
sures
that t
he
books are aud
it
ready,
all
supporti
n
g
d
ocuments are

a

an

d l
eads
th
e
aud
it

on

of

the

client a
n
d accou
nt
i
n
g
team.

Co

llabo
ra
t
i
n
g w
it
h ot
h
er
de
pa
rtmen

ts

Th

Key

Accou

nt
i
n
g Manager co
ll
abo
r

a

tes
with ot
h
e
r
departments w
i
th
i
n
t
he
cl
i
ent's organization and/or within

L

TD,

suc
h
as finance

,

operations, and
human
resources

,

to

ensure
t
ha
t
fina
n
cial
i
nfo
rmat
ion is
acc
u
rate and
up

to

a

Provi

di
ng
fina
n
cial analys
i

s

The

K

ey Accounti
n
g Manager
p
rovides
fi
na
n
c
i
al
analysis a
n
d
recomm
e
n
dat
i
ons

to

senior management

to

support
decis
ion-ma
k
ing p
rocesses
.

Tax

preparat
i

on

The

K

ey Accou
nt
i
n
g Manager
p
r
o
vides tax preparers wi
th
all of
the reports
and data
needed

for the

tax p
r
e
p
arer to
complete
tax retu
rns
.

Requirem

Educati

n

Bachelor's or master's degree
i
n account
i
ng,

Fi

n
ance

,

Business Admi

ni
stratio
n,
or a related
fiel
d
Professional certification such as CPA

(

Ce

rtifi
e
d

P

ub
l
i
c Accountant)

or CMA

(

Ce

rtified

Management Accountant)

is
preferre
d
but
n
ot requ
ir
ed
Non-Profit Accounting certification a plus

Experience

At

leas
t

3-5

of

ex
per
ience i
n
account
i
ng
, f

in

an

ce,

or

r
e
l
ated
fi
e
l
d, p
re
fer
ably
as a consultant or
a pos
it
ion
where work
i
ncludes direct
ly
ass
i
sting multip
l
e
clients.

P

roven ex
p
e
rience
as an
acco
unting
manager or
i
n

a

similar manager
i
al
and/or consult
i
ng
role

,

preferably

Skills

Exce

ll
e
nt
analyt
i
ca
l

and

p
robl
em-sol
vi
ng
skills
Strong know
l
edge of accounting
p
r
inc
ip
les

and

fi
na
nci
al
repo
rting
standards

P

ro
fic
ient in acco
u
nt
i
ng software and M
i
crosoft Office Suite

(

especially

Excel)

Exce

ll
e
nt
communication and
i
nte
r
p
e
rson
al
skills to effective
ly
collaborate with other departments and senior management
Detail-oriented w
i
th
t
he
abil
i
t
y to
mult
it
ask

an

d
pr
i
oritize
tasks

to

meet
d
eadli
n
es

Ability

to

l
ea
d
and manage
a tea
m
of accounting staff
Demonstrated expert
i
se
i
n Qu
i
ckBooks (QBO
pref
e
rred)
Demonstrated expert
i
se
i
n Accounting Software

(

e
.g. QBO, Sage
etc
.)
or general
tech know
le
dg
e

(S

aas

,

Clo

u
d
tec
h)
Accounting complexity
(p

a

yro
ll/ HR
compliance,
regular closing with supporting knowledge

Other Requirements

Ability

to

wo
rk inde
pendent
l
y
and as
pa
rt

of a

in

a multi-client
en
vironmen
t

Unders

of

and

regulations related to accounting

and

financi
al
r
e
por
t
i
ng

Willingness

to

continuously learn
and stay up

to

date with
i
ndustry developments

Flexibility

to

adapt

to

changing c
ir
cumstances

an

d
req
ui
rements

Positive

attitude and strong
wo
rk
ethic

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