Supervisor, Accounting

Management and Training Corporation•Joliet, IL

8h•Onsite

About The Position

MTC operates the Joliet Job Corps Center in Joliet, IL, providing quality services to local youth. The company values professional and caring employees dedicated to improving people’s lives. This role involves directly supervising the accountant and accounting clerks, and is responsible for overseeing all accounting functions, including services, budgets, reports, and student pay, clothing, and welfare funds, ensuring compliance with government and management directives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and three years related experience required, one of which should be in a supervisory capacity
Excellent written and verbal communications skills and computer proficiency required
Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate and manage the administrative and financial activities of the department
Provide staff training, evaluate staff performance, implement departmental and personnel changes as approved by the center director and coordinated with the manager, human resources prior to implementation
Develop the departmental budget; monitor and control expenditures; review and recommend changes to budget authorizations
Develop and implement new and revised policies and procedures affecting accounting; coordinate with other departments to promote center objectives
Regularly assess and audit department for contractual compliance and quality of services to students; prepare audit and assessment reports
Regularly inspect facility; maintain quality standards
Supervise financial accounting systems and allocation of expenditure of contract funds; monitor center performance through interpretation of accounting data and development of management information reports
Develop accounting and financial data for management decisions on operation profitability, labor usage and cost, budgeting parameters, contract provisions, new program development, return on investment projects, and cost proposal preparations
Monitor contract compliance to ensure that program costs are allowable and are allocated properly; coordinate new requirements and program changes with management
Preparation of month-end closing of financial books and government, center and corporate financial reports; review reports for accuracy and resolve related problems
Supervise student pay, student clothing coupon accountability and the student welfare fund accounting
Coordinate with other center staff concerning accounting matters.
Provide positive, quality customer services to students, staff and other center customers
Participate in student employability programs and activities
Support, promote, and enforce the Job Corps’ Zero Tolerance Policy
Promote the development of Career Success Standards by modeling appropriate behaviors, mentoring students where necessary and monitoring both positive and negative behaviors through interventions
Maintain accountability of staff, students and property; adhere to safety practices.