Accounting Manager

• Location: West LA, CA
• $125000 base salary
• Remote: Remote
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #1680
• Salary: $125,000 - $135,000

Title: Accounting Manager

Industry: Healthcare

Location: West LA – Hybrid

Overview: Pacific Executive Search has been engaged on a search for an Accounting Manager. In this role, you will take on new responsibilities overseeing a team while managing financial reporting and reconciliations, all from the appealing location of West LA. You can expect significant opportunities for career growth within a fast-paced environment that values your contributions and offers hands-on training.

Description:

Responsibilities

• Exhibit a comprehensive understanding of accounting standards and regulations.
• Demonstrate knowledge of corporate structure and financial accounts.
• Oversee and review the preparation of fixed asset details, depreciation schedules, and account roll-forwards.
• Analyze monthly operating expense trend reports and annual budgets for designated centers/departments, ensuring accuracy and clarity in variance explanations for review with management.
• Evaluate account trends and detailed information prepared by Senior Accounting Analysts and Accountants, providing insights to group vice presidents as needed.
• Maintain a journal of inquiries, responses, and action items for each location based on monthly operating expense trend reviews and discussions.
• Propose enhancements to policies, procedures, and system applications to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Offer constructive feedback to Senior Accounting Analysts regarding variance explanations, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial statement preparations.
• Contribute to inter-departmental objectives and recommend improvements to policies and procedures for enhanced efficiency.
• Facilitate cross-training among team members to ensure coverage for account reconciliations and analysis, including documenting specific procedures.
• Act as the primary financial liaison between operations and finance, addressing inquiries related to payroll, accounts payable, contracting, and revenue reimbursement while adhering to accounting policies.
• Communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms with peers and supervisors, providing timely and clear explanations regarding account policies and procedures.
• Engage with operations by delivering thorough and concise explanations of variances and accounting policies to foster positive interactions.
• Create and update workflow documentation for existing and new financial processes to visually explain their operations.
• Establish and support standardized policies and procedures for financial processes and accounting reconciliations.
• Manage complex issues and high-volume workloads effectively.
• Develop and adhere to a deliverables checklist to ensure the accuracy of reports regarding dates, formatting, and specific nuances for each center or partnership.
• Review and ensure timely and accurate balance sheet account reconciliations for assigned accounts as directed.
• Prepare supporting schedules for balance sheet accounts in the required format as requested.
• Ensure that general ledger journal entries prepared by Senior Accounting Analysts and Accountants are accurate and thorough, with clear descriptions of their purpose.
• Demonstrate a commitment to minimizing errors, taking responsibility for mistakes, and implementing solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Understand and adhere to all internal control policies relevant to assigned areas of responsibility.
• Effectively manage time and comply with the close schedule.
• Provide requested information to auditors within one business day.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Previous experience as an Accounting Manager with direct reports in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in accounting software (preferably Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics) and the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Solid grasp of key financial concepts, including budgeting, forecasting, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities.
• Possess strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Able to manage team members while juggling multiple large projects.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license is preferred but not mandatory.