Accounting Manager

Job Overview

The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing daily operations of the accounting department, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and providing strategic financial insights to support the Credit Union’s growth. Key responsibilities include supervising and developing employees, reviewing financial statements, ensuring adherence to internal controls and regulatory requirements, and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Additional duties include managing accounting systems, monitoring cost data, coordinating audits, and supporting financial goals and initiatives.

What you'll Do:

• Responsible for department’s daily work and creating and/or executing on strategic priorities and department operational plans.
• Supervise and provide coaching and development for employees to ensure employees are engaged and effectively meeting expectations of their jobs.
• Budget, monitor and approve operational expenses including training, workforce, and other department expenses.
• Create and maintain collaborative internal and external relationships through internal peer groups / focus groups as well as various industry and/or community organizations both regionally and nationally.
• Monitor current trends and insights brought forward by various surveys or other voice of the employee and member methods.
• Exhibit overall Dupaco Leadership skills such as initiative, change management, and project management.
• Reviews financial statements to ensure accuracy and compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Responsible for oversight of the accounting cycle and subsidiary ledger accounting systems.
• Ensures adherence to internal controls and regulatory requirements.
• Analyzes current workflows and implement new processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manages branch, division, and entity accounting appropriately.
• Monitors cost data to identify trends, variances, and areas for improvement.
• Manages respective areas of the budget process, helps set financial targets, and allocates resources efficiently.
• Coordinates internal and external audits, providing necessary documentation, and ensures timely resolution of audit findings.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to provide financial insights and support overall financial goals and initiatives.
• Makes complex financial data accessible and understandable to non-financial stakeholders.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation is preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of accounting related functions. Experience in a financial institution is preferred.
• Previous supervisory and leadership skills, strongly preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to represent the financial institution in a positive and professional way when dealing with membership, vendors, and other staff members.
• Strong problem-solving skills, and an aptitude for learning new technologies.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.