Manager of Financial Reporting and Chief Accountant

Town of Greenwich • Greenwich, CT

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Manages the day-to-day administration of the Town’s financial reporting framework, ensuring that all financial activities are accurately captured, analyzed and reported in compliance with statutory requirements. This role is responsible for the proper monthly and annual closing of funds and preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and Federal and State Compliance Reports (Single Audit) in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The position oversees and serves as the primary contact for the external audit of the Town’s financial statements and reports, and the Single Audit reports. It also creates and maintains accounting records for grant tracking and reporting, and coordinates with department owners of the grants to ensure proper oversight exists, as required by state and federal statutes. The role assists with reconciliations and analysis of the General Ledger accounts, including recording of daily tax collections, and serves as backup to the Comptroller for all departmental functions, including strategic financial planning, accounting, financial policies/procedures, audit, budget, debt administration, risk management, and treasury. Additionally, it assists the Budget Director in developing, maintaining and tracking the annual budget, including monitoring capital spending, and counsels and instructs Department Heads and Managers on properly handling accounting, budgeting and financial matters. The position plans and organizes work according to a fiscal year schedule and established standard procedures, assists the Budget Director with setting up and maintaining the Chart of Accounts, verifying proper budgetary coding and recording of complex grants, and works closely with Accounts Payable personnel as necessary, ensuring encumbrances are reconciled timely. It coordinates with the Budget Director regarding the preparation and input of budget information, participates in budget workshops and adoption meetings as required, prepares statistical and narrative reports for federal and state agencies, and recommends applications to improve accounting systems and procedures. The role supports Town policies and philosophies and performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, business administration, or a related field.
• Six (6) years of progressive financial and professional accounting experience, including four (4) years of direct supervisory or team management experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the principles and practices of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), especially as applied to government and fund accounting frameworks.
• Proven experience compiling and preparing financial reports in accordance with GAAP guidelines.
• Demonstrated knowledge of GASB pronouncements, including GASB 34, 87 and 96 to maintain GAAP compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and maintain complex municipal enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to ensure data integrity.
• Proven knowledge of laws, regulations, and relevant reporting requirements relating to accounting as determined by Federal, State and local agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze costs, budgets and other financial data and to prepare financial reports supporting recommended cost savings, financing options or other financial recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to present technical financial information in an effective manner to non-technical policy makers and to the public.
• Proven ability to plan, organize, implement, and enforce firmly and tactfully the policies and procedures of an organization.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with government agencies, Town officials, Town staff and the public.
• Proven knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Access, as well as industry-specific software programs.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in business or accounting preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages the day-to-day administration of the Town’s financial reporting framework, ensuring that all financial activities are accurately captured, analyzed and reported in compliance with statutory requirements.
• Responsible for the proper monthly and annual closing of funds and preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and Federal and State Compliance Reports (Single Audit) in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Oversees and serves as primary contact for the external audit of the Town’s financial statements and reports, and the Single Audit reports.
• Creates and maintains accounting records for grant tracking and reporting.
• Coordinates with department owners of the grants to ensure proper oversight exists, as required by state and federal statutes.
• Assists with reconciliations and analysis of the General Ledger accounts, including recording of daily tax collections.
• Serves as backup to the Comptroller for all departmental functions, including strategic financial planning, accounting, financial policies/procedures, audit, budget, debt administration, risk management, and treasury.
• Assists the Budget Director in developing, maintaining and tracking the annual budget, including monitoring capital spending.
• Counsels and instructs Department Heads and Managers on properly handling accounting, budgeting and financial matters, when necessary.
• Plans and organizes work according to a fiscal year schedule and established standard procedures.
• Assists Budget Director with setting up and maintaining the Chart of Accounts, verifying proper budgetary coding and recording of complex grants.
• Works closely with Accounts Payable personnel as necessary, ensuring encumbrances are reconciled timely.
• Coordinates with the Budget Director regarding the preparation and input of budget information.
• Participates in budget workshops and adoption meetings as required.
• Prepares statistical and narrative reports for federal and state agencies.
• Recommends applications to improve accounting systems and procedures.
• Supports Town policies and philosophies.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Benefits

• All outside candidates will be required to undertake and successfully pass a pre-employment medical examination, which includes a substance abuse test that includes testing for THC (the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana), given at the Town's expense prior to employment if conditionally offered a part time, full time or safety sensitive position.
• The Town of Greenwich has implemented a policy of background investigations for all full and part time positions prior to hiring as part of the reference checking procedures for outside candidates.
• The investigation will only be conducted as the last step prior to an offer.

What This Job Offers

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