Accounting Manager

Are you looking for a purpose-driven career? At Metrocare, we serve our neighbors with developmental or mental health challenges by helping them find lives that are meaningful and satisfying.

Metrocare is the largest provider of mental health services in North Texas, serving over 55,000 adults and children annually. For over 50 years, Metrocare has provided a broad array of services to people with mental health challenges and developmental disabilities. In addition to behavioral health care, Metrocare provides primary care centers for adults and children, services for veterans and their families, accessible pharmacies, housing, and supportive social services. Alongside clinical care, researchers and teachers from Metrocare’s Altshuler Center for Education & Research are advancing mental health beyond Dallas County while providing critical workforce to the state.

Job Description:

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The mission of Metrocare Services is to serve our neighbors with developmental or mental health challenges by helping them find lives that are meaningful and satisfying. We are an agency committed to quality gender-responsive, trauma-informed care to individuals experiencing serious mental illness, development disabilities, and co-occurring disorders. Metrocare programs focus on the issues that matter most in the lives of the children, families and adults we serve.
The Accounting Manager is responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting. This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices, and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements. This incumbent supervises two team members and is responsible for ensuring that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner. This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, year-end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The essential functions listed here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the job.
 

• Assembles timely and accurate financial reports for senior management.
• Prepares, reviews, and approves journal entries to ensure compliance with GAAP and GSAB.
• Ensures accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year end close.
• Performs reconciliation and analysis of accounting information.
• Provides ad-hoc support to Finance, Mental Health, IDD, DDP, and all other departments.
• Prepare schedules for annual and single audit, and site and desk audits.
• Supports the Chief Accounting Officer with budget and forecast processes for operations management teams.
• Prepares and ensures monthly/quarterly Bank Compliance activities and monthly bank statements.
• Supervises the preparation and review of Cost Reports, Grants, Contract Billings, and Receivables.
• Manages, coaches, mentors, trains, and develops the staff accountant and accounting specialists.
• Manage employees to meet the organization's expectations for productivity, quality, and goal accomplishment.
• Provides effective performance feedback through employee recognition, rewards, and disciplinary action, with the assistance of Human Resources, when necessary.
• Maintains employee work schedules including assignments, job rotation, training, vacations, and paid time off, telecommuting, cover for absenteeism, and overtime scheduling.
• Maintains transparent communication. Appropriately communicates organization information through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, and appropriate email, IM, and regular interpersonal communication.
• Fosters a spirit of teamwork and unity among department members that allows for disagreement over ideas, conflict and expeditious conflict resolution, and the appreciation of diversity as well as cohesiveness, supportiveness, and working effectively together to enable each employee and the department to succeed.
• Creates a workplace culture that is consistent with the overall organization and that emphasizes the identified mission, vision, guiding principles, and values of the organization.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES:
The competencies listed here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the ethical standards of conduct, state contract, appropriate professional standards and applicable state/federal laws
• Analytical skills, professional acumen, business ethics, thorough understanding of continuous improvement processes, problem solving, respect for confidentiality, and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to organize workflow and develop efficient clinic procedures.
• Ability to manage change and motivate employees to achieve standards.
• Ability to develop a strong team atmosphere with emphasis on achieving group and individual goals.
• Ability to understand financial statements and manage a budget.
• Ability to detect operational shortcomings and develop solutions to correct problems.
• Ability to be customer-focused and to build and maintain customer relations and overall business success.

QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree: Accounting, Finance, or Business, or any other relevant degree, plus a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in accounting, with 1 year of supervisory experience.
• Preferred: Master’s degree: Accounting, Finance, or Business plus a minimum of 3 years of professional experience in accounting, with 1 year of supervisory experience.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Basic math skills required.
• Ability to work with reports and numbers.
• Ability to calculate moderately complex figures and amounts to accurately report activities and budgets.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two-step instructions.
• Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Use computer, printer, and software programs necessary to the position (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
• Ability to utilize Internet for resources.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Current State of Texas Driver License or if you live in another state, must be currently licensed in that state. If licensed in another state, must obtain a Texas Driver License within three (3) months of employment.
• Liability insurance is required if employee will operate personal vehicle on Center property or for Center business. Must be insurable by Center’s liability carrier if employee operates a Center vehicle or drives personal car on Center business. Must have an acceptable driving record.
• CPA, preferred.

Benefits Information and Perks:

Metrocare couldn’t have a great employee-first culture without great benefits. That’s why we offer a competitive salary, exceptional training, and an outstanding benefits package:

• Medical/Dental/Vision

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Holidays

• Employee Assistance Program

• Retirement Plan, including employer matching

• Health Savings Account, including employer matching

• Professional Development allowance up to $2000 per year

• Bilingual Stipend – 6% of the base salary

• Many other benefits

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Tobacco-Free Facilities - Metrocare is committed to promoting the health, well-being, and safety of Metrocare team members, guests, and individuals and families we serve while on the facility campuses. Therefore, Metrocare facilities and grounds are tobacco-free.
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