Accounting Manager I

Fifth Third Bank • Cincinnati, OH

2d

About The Position

Make banking a Fifth Third better® We connect great people to great opportunities. Are you ready to take the next step? Discover a career in banking at Fifth Third Bank. Position not available for immigration sponsorship. GENERAL FUNCTION: Responsible and accountable for the daily supervision and administration of the specific department. May also be involved in various aspects of the general accounting area with various direct reporting and back up responsibilities. Provides leadership and guidance to working group on accounting related projects and initiatives. Responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. Accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues, and ensures that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. While operating within the Bank’s risk appetite, achieves results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics.
• Minimum of 5 years of related industry or public accounting experience required.
• Proficient in advanced spreadsheet applications such as Excel, Microsoft Word, etc.
• Demonstrate ability to learn and understand Bancorp systems such as Mobius, Frontier, Raft & TM1.
• Excellent communications, organization and follow up skills.
• Excellent people/relationship building skills.
• Strong analytical, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to apply critical thought process.
• Capable of prioritizing and organizing work to meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate clearly & concisely with other managers and department leaders as well as senior management & executive leaders.

Nice To Haves

• MBA and /or other certification (CPA, CMA, etc. strongly preferred).
• Banking or financial services related experience preferred.
• Supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervises the employee(s) in the specific department.
• Makes recommendations regarding employment, performance ratings, and salary increases.
• Prepares and gives performance appraisals on a timely basis.
• Allocates work, reviews work, provides training, guides development, works with staff to set and achieve objectives, and guides and advises subordinates.
• Resolves routine personnel issues.
• Interviews for any staffing needs and/or replacements.
• Identifies and implements process improvement opportunities.
• Works with department, affiliate or lines of business for reporting enhancements.
• Researches and develops new / improved reporting enhancements for better management analysis.
• Implements reporting and functional enhancements in a timely manner.
• Ensures all Department policies and procedures are developed, documented and maintained in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Supervises staff in the completion of month end-responsibilities including preparation and execution of monthly entries, variance analysis, reconciliation and report preparation.
• Responsible for all accounting and bookkeeping aspects of the specific general accounting area: balancing, reconciliation, accruals, amortization, etc. in support of affiliate and line of business finance staff.
• Responsible for report preparation from this accounting information.
• Establishes customer contact and maintains relationships with internal customers (generally, affiliate and line of business finance staff).
• Monitors contractual obligations, expense allocations, etc., along with maintenance and interfacing.
• Responsible for providing employees timely, candid and constructive performance feedback; developing employees to their fullest potential and providing challenging opportunities that enhance employee career growth; developing the appropriate talent pool to ensure adequate bench strength and succession planning; recognizing and rewarding employees for accomplishments.

Benefits

• Our Total Rewards include comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings to give each employee the opportunity to be their best every day.
• In addition to the base salary, this role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance.
• Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees