Manager of Accounts Payable

Mountain America Credit Union • Sandy, UT

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Lead and manage accounting team members with general accounting functions that may include cash and bank reconciliations, accounts payable, and other functions to ensure accurate systems and record keeping. The Manager Accounting may lead teams responsible for Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable, Operations, Reporting, etc. Mentor and coach department accounting personnel to promote quality service, accuracy, and efficiency. Establish performance goals and measures facilitate automation and effective use of available technology. Establish, maintain, and administer internal control procedures, and standard operating procedures, within the department or credit union. Assist with month-end close and participate in, review of general ledger and internal financial statements. Responsible for oversight of GL, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, and other operational accounting functions. Provide requested documentation for external auditors and NCUA examiners. Review reconciliations of general ledger accounts completed by direct reports to ensure proper use of accounting principles, and prepare reconciliations, as assigned. Propose adjusting entries to accounting records to maintain accuracy. Set and facilitate the achievement of department objectives – working with management to increase accuracy and efficiency. Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or relevant field required
• 5 years of related work experience in reconciling high volume, complex accounts using computer generated records.
• 2 years of experience leading people in a lead and/or manager role.
• Extensive knowledge and application of methods or procedures in Accounting operations and reporting
• Thorough knowledge of related disciplines to anticipate impact across the organization
• Problem solving skills
• Verbal/written communication skills
• Leadership and Organization Development
• Works effectively and regularly across functions
• Responsible for effectiveness of team and performance results
• Manages daily activities of staff
• Manages operational activities of relevant business processes; accountable to BU leadership
• Responsible for overall direction, coordination and evaluation of team
• Operates with some autonomy on role specific operational matters
• Proactively identifies and resolves issues that impact the business.
• Sets objectives for self and/or a team/project members
• Delivers the results that have a tangible impact for function or business process
• Implements strategic plans with consideration of available resources and operational challenges
• Applies significant knowledge of principles, advanced techniques and theories to create unprecedented solutions
• Uses extensive intuition and experience to complement data
• Gathers and analyzes information at an advanced level
• Implementation of solutions requires a short to medium term view
• Experience with Workday Financials, Jack Henry Symitar and Correlation KeyStone and other accounting software
• Thorough understanding of accounting principles and GAAP
• Proactively solves problems and actively improves processes to create efficiencies
• Professional, exercises personal discretion and independent judgement
• Adaptive to change, responds positively to altered circumstances or conditions
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to lead and collaborate with multiple teams
• Possess a desire and willingness to learn and continually update knowledge of financial concepts, strategies, systems etc.
• Ability to sit, talk and hear consistently
• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
• Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
• Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds frequently and up to 25 pounds occasionally

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Accounting or relevant field preferred
• CPA license preferred
• Personally, trains and develops direct reports and demonstrates ownership in the development of each team member, with emphasis on leveraging diversity
• May have some budget responsibility
• May provide some input to strategic planning
• Strategic planning horizon generally 6 months or less

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage accounting team members with general accounting functions that may include cash and bank reconciliations, accounts payable, and other functions to ensure accurate systems and record keeping.
• Mentor and coach department accounting personnel to promote quality service, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Establish performance goals and measures facilitate automation and effective use of available technology.
• Establish, maintain, and administer internal control procedures, and standard operating procedures, within the department or credit union.
• Assist with month-end close and participate in, review of general ledger and internal financial statements.
• Responsible for oversight of GL, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, and other operational accounting functions.
• Provide requested documentation for external auditors and NCUA examiners.
• Review reconciliations of general ledger accounts completed by direct reports to ensure proper use of accounting principles, and prepare reconciliations, as assigned.
• Propose adjusting entries to accounting records to maintain accuracy.
• Set and facilitate the achievement of department objectives – working with management to increase accuracy and efficiency.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Mountain America Credit Union is one of the foremost financial institutions in the country, with more than 95 branches located in 5 states (Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, and Arizona).
• We believe that a healthy balance between work, home life, and play is essential to our team members and our success.
• We offer a friendly, comfortable and inclusive work environment, fun employee activities and exciting charity events to ensure that no day is dull at Mountain America.
• Our purpose is to help members enjoy a good life by providing them a positive incentive to save and manage their finances.
• We also give members easy access to their accounts and allow them to control their funds in a variety of ways, including ATMs, online home banking, mobile banking, direct deposit, automatic payment options and access through a large branch network.
• When making decisions, we always put members' needs first. It's just the way we do business and a part of the "people helping people" philosophy of credit unions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager