Dean McGee Eye Institute hiring Accounting Manager in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | LinkedIn (2024)

Position: Senior Accounting Manager

FSLA Status: Salaried

Employment Status: Full Time, 40 hours per week

Reports to: CFO, Vice President of Finance

PURPOSEThe Senior Accounting Manager is responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting. This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements for both Dean McGee Eye Institute as well as the University of Oklahoma’s Department of Ophthalmology. The Senior Accounting Manager supervises one Accounting Supervisor who is responsible for managing the team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner. This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, year-end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities. The Senior Accounting Manager will have contact with senior-level management which requires strong interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
• Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close.
• Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.
• Assist the CFO in the daily banking requirements.
• Supports budget and forecasting activities.
• Collaborates with other department managers to support overall company goals and objectives.
• Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Advises staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions.
• Responds to inquiries from the CFO and company-wide managers regarding financial results, special reporting requests and the like.
• Work with the CFO to ensure a clean and timely year end audit.
• Supervise all the accounting staff to ensure financial reporting deadlines are met.
• Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
• Handle personnel issues relating to staff conflicts, absenteeism, performance issues, etc.
• Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advice on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff.
• Support CFO with special projects and workflow process improvements.

Minimum Requirements

• BA/BS in Accounting, Finance or Business with an emphasis in Accounting
• Five to seven years prior supervisory experience in the financial reporting/general ledger area.
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• Must have strong experience with Excel.
• Must have strong experience with Payroll.
• Must have strong experience with Grants.
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• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, supervisory and customer service skills required.
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines required.
• The marginal functions of this position have not been included. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed. An employee will be required to follow any other job-related duties required by the manager.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.