Head of Finance Summary:

The Finance Manager is responsible for managing the overall general accounting function. Will oversee, implement, and maintain accounting systems, procedures, and policies. This position ensures the accurate compilation, analysis and reporting of accounting data and acts as liaison between the company, government, client, and CPA auditors in providing required information and ensuring proper information is maintained.

Responsibilities:

• Assign and audit the work of the accounting staff to develop, implement and/or maintain one or a combination of generally accepted accounting systems
• Oversee basic accounting procedures (A/R, A/P, time billing, P/R, G/L, tax payments and inventory control)
• Monitor and review all records of assets, liabilities, and other financial transitions
• Serve as company liaison with auditors (annual financial and 401K audits)
• Perform all basic accounting procedures, financial statement preparation, month end closing, journal entries and general ledger maintenance, inventory roll forwards, and fixed assets and margin analysis; prepare supporting schedules for financial statements preparation
• Communicate with customers to address any past due invoices on their account and provide weekly status updates to management
• Ensure all active projects are covered by valid, binding contracts
• Review, analyze and reconcile general ledger accounts and investment transactions in conjunction with preparing quarterly reports for management
• Perform analysis of operations monthly

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, Finance, or business-related field Required
• CPA or MBA a plus
• 5-10 years of accounting experience in public accounting or private sector
• Proficient using MS Word (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) as well as applicable accounting software
• Thorough knowledge of general accounting principles including application of general accounting theory
• Strong leadership and proven supervisory skills
• Ability to develop and maintain strong client relationships
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work and interact with department and client organizations