Accounting Manager, Program

Overview

Job Summary

• Execution-focused manager responsible for accurate and timely financial reporting and management analysis for assigned accounts and programs. Provides leadership, technical guidance, and workflow management in a collaborative, customer-focused manner.

Salary Range-  $110,400-$117,300

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure timely account management, analysis, and reconciliations to support timeliness and accuracy of financial reporting, safeguarding of assets, and effective audit trail. Monitor outstanding commitments and obligations.
• Facilitate accurate and timely financial statement preparation; draft supporting notes as required.
• Provide broad customized support to an accounting team with varied responsibilities and skillsets. Serve as a resource and subject matter expert on relevant policies and procedures. Set clear objectives and goals, conduct performance reviews, and assist with training and succession planning. Explain standards and methodologies effectively to team members and coach them through problem resolution.
• Make recommendations to accounting and finance management regarding the interpretation of relevant accounting pronouncements and related impact to financial statements. Draft new procedures as necessary, ensuring compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements, and State of New Jersey and NJEDA policies.
• Facilitate timely responses to audit and monitoring requests, ensuring accuracy and sufficiency of audit evidence provided.
• Assist finance staff in preparing budgets and financial projections for assigned accounts by gathering relevant data, analyzing trends, and presenting findings to management.
• Promote teamwork and demonstrate respectful communication to foster an interactive, cooperative, collaborative, and customer-focused work environment.
• Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Experience and Skills

• Thorough understanding of GAAP. Experience researching and interpreting technical issues in GASB pronouncements, and designing and implementing related policies and procedures.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with a proven record of successfully coordinating multiple projects while meeting deadlines and maintaining high accuracy.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; proficiency in English grammar.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality over sensitive business documents, personnel matters, and proprietary data.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, experience with data analysis, willingness to learn necessary accounting software, including Business Central (BC).

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or equivalent professional field.
• CPA or Advanced Degree preferred.
• Minimum of seven years of relevant work experience in private, public, or government accounting, auditing, or finance. Government experience and at least two years of supervisory experience are preferred.

Additional Information

• Minimal physical demands and ability to work out of normal business hours
• Travel expected when necessary for business operations (infrequent)

Staff are required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essentials duties of the position

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job description. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope, general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job.  This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

Your employment at NJEDA is voluntary and subject to termination by you or NJEDA at will, with or without cause, or with or without notice, at any time.  Nothing in this job description shall be interpreted to conflict, eliminate or modify the employment-at-will status of NJEDA employees. 

This position is considered exempt and is excluded from minimum wage, overtime regulations, and other rights and protections afforded nonexempt workers under the FLSA.

NJEDA reserves the right to amend/revise this job description as necessary to meet current and changing business needs.

NJ SAME Program

 In accordance with P.L. 2021, c. 465 and P.L. 2021, 466, the SAME program was established to enable New Jersey State agencies to hire, promote, retain, and advance qualified individuals whose physical or mental impairments impact their abilities to participate in the hiring and promotion process for non-competitive and unclassified titles within the State workforce.

The SAME program allows candidates, who identify as having a significant disability, to apply for non-competitive and unclassified positions through a fast track hiring process. This program uses a fast-track process that permits people who are eligible for the program to request that the State appointing authority schedule with them a good faith interview. For more information about the SAME program and the Fast Track Hiring program, please Click Here.  If you have any questions, please email, or call the contact as indicated on the job vacancy announcement.

This posting open to eligible applicants regardless of SAME eligibility.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Position Requirements

• Foreign degrees/transcripts must be evaluated by a reputable evaluation service at your own expense and must be submitted prior to a start date. If this cannot be provided within 21 days of an offer the offer will be rescinded.
• Must comply with the “New Jersey First Act” which requires employees hired after September 1, 2011, to reside in New Jersey. Non-New Jersey resident employees must relocate to New Jersey within one year of their date of hire and provide proof of residency to Human Resources.
• Must complete an Outside Activity Questionnaire (disclosure of outside office or employment) on an annual basis.
• Must review the required NJ State Ethics Guidelines found on the state website.
• Selected candidates must be authorized to work in the United States per the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations. Note: The State of New Jersey does not provide sponsorship for citizenship to the United States.