Responsibilities

• Manage a team of accounting staff, including assigning tasks, monitoring performance, and providing training and feedback.
• Support process improvement initiatives of the Client Accounting division.
• Ensure Internal Controls are properly designed and followed to protect the assets of our Association clients.
• Ensure accounting processes are handled in a timely manner to facilitate the preparation of the monthly financial statements.
• Provide support and guidance to accounting staff on complex accounting issues and questions.
• Ensure information is timely provided to the external auditors/accountants and questions are answered to ensure timely completion of attest engagements/tax returns.
• Review attest engagements/tax returns drafts for accuracy and approve them for issuance. Ensure reports required by state statute are submitted in a timely manner.
• Ensure monthly financials prepared by Accountants are reviewed prior to distributing to Boards.
• Ensures proper set up for new associations.
• Work as a team with Association external CPAs to ensure all associations meet Florida Statute requirements in relation to year-end financial reporting and filing of tax returns. Ø Correspond via telephone and email with Association Board members, as needed, to assist with accounting related matters.
• Maintain open lines of communication with Association banking representatives.
• Provide support to Director of Client Accounting, Vice President of Operations, Regional Managers and Community Association Managers.
• Non-essential duties include other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of full cycle accounting experience.
• Knowledge of accrual-based accounting is required.
• Experience in managing staff in the completion of full cycle accounting.
• Experience managing/leading multiple staff at various levels.

Preferred

• CPA license (but not required)
• Experience in Association accounting a plus (but not required)
• Experience with presentations to large groups and/or boards is preferred
• Knowledge of property management is desirable
• Ability to explain complex accounting issues in a manner understandable to colleagues/clients without an accounting background.