Vice President Of Accounting

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title

Department

Location

FLSA Status

Reports To

Vice-President of Accounting

Accounting

Strafford, MO

Exempt

Chief Financial Officer

JOB SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Chief Financial Officer, this position is a senior-level manager who directs and plans the preparation of reports that summarize and forecast business activities and financial positions in areas of income, expenses and earnings based on past, present, and expected operations. The Vice-President assigns, supervises and reviews the work of staff responsible for performing a variety of technical accounting functions related to Agency payroll, accounts payable and financial record-keeping and reporting. This position is responsible for accurately maintaining all financial activities, responsibilities, and duties.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure that an organization meets the necessary tax, permit and licensing requirements.
• Collaborate with an executive team to establish more effective processes and controls to ensure the integrity of a company’s ledger.
• Oversee all financial control activities, including the review and analysis of monthly and quarterly numbers and disclosures.
• Provide executive management with accurate and comprehensive financial information to guide effective policy making and financial strategizing.
• Summarize budget trends, analyzing deficiencies and reporting variances to executives.
• Provide external auditors with the necessary documentation and support.
• Take care of tax preparation duties or collaborate with external tax accountants for tax preparation.

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

COMPETENCIES

• Confidentiality— the individual must have the ability to be trusted with secret or private information.
• Organized—the individual must be able to quickly organize the daily schedule and maintain structure throughout the workday.
• Detail Oriented—the individual pays attention to details and makes a conscious effort to understand the root causes of situations.
• Problem solving—the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Judgment—the individual displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment and makes timely decisions.
• Basic Accounting Skills – Must understand debits and credits, and be able to enter journal entries and reconcile Balance Sheet Accounts.

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s of Accounting Degree preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license preferred.
• 10+ years related experience preferred.
• High degree of integrity required.
• Highly organized and able to work independently with little direction.
• Able to effectively prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Able to adapt to changing prioritization and last-minute adjustments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional computer skills in Outlook, Excel, Adobe, and accounting software.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
This job operates in a professional on-site office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, camera, and fax machines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to talk or hear. The associate is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

The associate is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The associate must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.