Accounting Manager
The School District of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

The School District of Philadelphia is currently seeking an Accounting Manager to oversee and participate in the review and preparation of complex fiscal transactions and financial reports. The Accounting Manager will direct the work activities of professional and paraprofessional accounting staff responsible for preparing a variety of accounting entries and financial reports and conducting financial analyses. Coordinates and prepares subsidiary and general ledger information and journal vouchers with business users as well as consolidated reporting as part of the annual reporting process. The Accounting Manager will also coordinate financial reporting with the District's Auditors as it relates to accounting and reporting requirements. Serves as an expert on accounting matters related to the Enterprise Reporting (ERP) system.

Essential Functions

" Manages key components and performs advanced work related to accounting and financial reporting functions; participates in the development and implementation of accounting policies and procedures; leads and implements key accounting projects.

" Assigns and reviews the work of senior accountants, accountants and/ or paraprofessionals engaged in financial recording, analysis and reporting.

" Oversees and participates in the preparation of key financial data and accounting information essential to the District's financial stability and controls; conducts financial analyses to evaluate financial results.

" Reviews the propriety of accounting entries; ensures compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and government accounting standards including fund and grant accounting.

" Develops and establishes monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting processes for financial reporting and accounting.

" Works with systems staff to ensure accounting needs are met; works with internal and external auditors and outside vendors on complex accounting matters; provides assistance and direction to business operations on their accounting entries, data maintenance and accounting requirements.

Requirements

" Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in accounting or a related field.

" Seven years of accounting or auditing experience for a large public or private employer inclusive of grant/fund and government accounting using an ERP system, at least three of which have included administrative or supervisory experience with responsibility for advanced financial analysis work, project management and the development and implementation of process improvement initiatives.

Note: A CPA or master's degree in business administration or accounting from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of experience.

All candidates must present, at the TIME of HIRING, a copy of the Bachelor's degree, a valid Pennsylvania Criminal Record Check, a completed Pennsylvania Child Abuse Check, and an approved Physical Examination. Candidates residing outside of Pennsylvania must also present a valid FBI Criminal Check. Those documents are valid for one year after the date of issuance. Please forward your resume for consideration to Girna Mendez-Adkins, gmendezadkins@phila.k12.pa.us

The School District of Philadelphia is an equal opportunity employer.