General Ledger Manager

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting

• Five (5) years or more of experience in Finance or Accounting
• Two (2) years or more of Supervisor experience
• Experience managing financial functions of an organization or department
• Experience with financial reporting

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with governmental or fund accounting
• CPA Certification

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages the General Ledger to ensure the financial records are balanced and updated;
• Checks investments on-line to ensure bond activity is kept current on the general ledger;
• Downloads cash balances via personal computer connection with bank to keep key employees informed of cash balances;
• Records, classifies and summarizes financial transactions and events in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
• Initiates and completes journal entries to adjust various general ledger accounts;
• Reconciles ledgers to the general ledger and resolves differences;
• Designs reports in order to collect needed financial information;
• Supervises staff in the Finance Department, and manages day to day operations of the department;
• Creates a month-end close schedule to ensure that various expenditure and balance sheet accounts have been adjusted at month-end;
• Reviews and approves journal entries written by the Finance Department employees to ensure the entries are properly supported with documentation and are accurate;
• Maintains current month journal entries;
• Ensures journal entries are updated in the accounting software system;
• Researches problems when the ledger is out of balance to include finding out why and correcting the problem;
• Reviews the detail budget report to ensure balances are reasonable and to verify the amount of the budget that has been spent;
• Closes out period end;
• Creates reports as requested, to disseminate financial information to the CFO or other key employees;
• Communicates with the CFO concerning month-end operations;
• Reviews the balance sheets each month to ensure balances are accurate;
• Assist with the year-end audit to ensure expenditures are recorded in correct fiscal year and revenue is recorded to correct year;
• Records revenue receivable in correct year and instructs the Revenue Department to record in the correct month;
• Writes journal entries to adjust balances that will be adjusted at the year-end;
• Works with auditors by the City which includes researching information, preparing schedules and answering questions;
• Assists other Finance Dept areas in keeping accurate, understandable transactions;
• Assists CFO, City Administrator, other Division Directors and Dept. Heads in making key financial decisions that concern the City.
• Keeps CFO and designated others fully and accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems;
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas;
• Responds to citizens’ questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner;
• Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of city operations and activities;
• Performs other duties as directed.