Accounting Manager

Location

Naples, FL | United States

Job description

About the company: 

We create and provide educational experiences through traditional in-person learning, innovative virtual reality schools, and our exclusive VR-based student field trips and programs. All implement our rigorous, time-tested liberal arts and sciences curriculum, giving families the high-quality options and choices that best suit their lifestyle and student's needs. We also serve the education community at large, with branches specializing in education management services, curriculum development, teacher certification, and professional learning. Our goal is to develop innovative and effective tools and resources to better serve and advance the field of education and to make classical education available to every family.

The Opportunity:

The Accounting Manager performs administrative and supervisory work in the financial and accounting areas of the organization. This includes assistance with financial reporting, audits, grant functions, payables and receivables of the organization. Our ideal candidate must live in Naples, Florida or the surrounding area.

Essential Duties:

• Demonstrate knowledge and support of the organization’s mission, core values, goals, policies and procedures, and ethical standards.
• Assist with the implementation financial policies and procedures; demonstrate policy fidelity in audits.
• Coordinates the development of, and prepares, school general fund and special projects budgets; prepares budget transfers as appropriate; monitors charter school budgets.
• Maintain local, state, and federal financial reporting as required.
• Participate in state, federal, and foundation grants as applicable. Ensure proper implementation of grant funds, tracking of activity, and follow up reporting as required.
• Support Director of Finance and Accounting on projects and tasks as needed.
• Train, mentor, and supervise finance department staff. 
• Coordinates with outside accounting firms as needed.
• Prepares and maintains purchase orders and other expense records; approves, logs, and monitors expenditures; reconciles site records with monthly reports; resolves discrepancies; and ensures expenditures are within budget allowances for the month and year.
• Assist schools with the procurement of supplies, materials, equipment, and inventory management.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience
• Education experience preferred.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• Microsoft Office, Excel in particular, proficiency required.
• Must live in Naples, Florida or the surrounding area.
• Excellent communication skills required.
• Employment is contingent upon a clear fingerprint and criminal history record.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting or finance preferred.

Working Conditions :

• Remote worker with 1-2 in person meetings required per month.
• Fast-paced, deadline driven environment.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• This position manages employees of the Accounting department and is responsible for the performance, management, and hiring of the employees within that department. Annually, establish departmental professional development opportunities and goals.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• This is a full-time position; however, this position can regularly require long hours and occasional weekend work.

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

The organization is an equal-opportunity employer. The organization is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in all areas of recruitment, selection, placement, training, assignment, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, retention, and promotion. The board commits itself to the policy that there shall be no unlawful discrimination against any person because of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, or disability. All decisions with regard to employment shall be in compliance with applicable state and federal laws.

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