ABOUT CHARLES E. SMITH LIFE COMMUNITIES
Charles E. Smith Life Communities (CESLC) is a faith-based nonprofit senior services organization located in Rockville, Maryland, delivering quality care and meaningful life experiences to older adults with dignity and compassion rooted in Jewish values.  Our team of over 800 members represent a very wide range of cultural backgrounds, ethnicities and faiths.

The MANAGER, ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL REPORTING position leads and maintains departmental financial systems, ensuring data integrity and reporting requirements are met. The position researches, advises, and implements enhancements to current processes and systems to achieve operational goals and objectives. Position seeks to maximize the organization’s return on its investment in systems to support the finance and accounting department through system maintenance, feature implementation and end user training.

Position performs direct line services related to, and supervises staff assigned to, technical support and maintenance of financial systems applications, general ledger accounting, production and interpretation of financial statements and budgets, and identification, design, development, and implementation of new and/or enhanced means of accumulating, reporting, and analyzing financial data.

LOCATION
This position is located at 6121 Montrose Road in Rockville, MD.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee and provide operational support and training for departmental financial systems.
• Responsible for maintaining data integrity of reporting systems.
• Develop and maintain process workflows and training material for all areas of assigned responsibility.
• Research and share new features of financial systems and alternate solutions.
• Coordinate system updates and lead testing for implementation of new functionality.
• Responsible for financial systems troubleshooting.
• Oversee and ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end accounting close and reporting process.
• Supervise the production and distribution of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and analytical reports.
• Prepare and review appropriate journal entries, account reconciliations and account analysis.
• Analyze financial statements and explain variances as compared to budget and to prior periods.
• Maintain the general ledger systems
• Adding new users, defining access for users, sertting up and deactivating accounts 
• Assist with the quarterly consolidation and annual audit.
• Lead role in developing and supporting the annual budget process.
• Lead ad hoc projects and work as part of a cross-functional team.
• Manage and develop a Sr. Accountant Associate
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EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• MUST have working knowledge and experience with accounting Software (preferably MS Dynamics- Great Plains and Management Reporter).
• Strong skills in creating/modifying reports for executives
• Budgeting
• Excellent organization, planning, and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple and often changing priorities and issues of varying complexity, while meeting time-sensitive deadlines and deliverables.
• Advanced Excel skills (if offered an interview, you will be required to complete a timed Excel online test)

• CPA with active status 
• Healthcare experience 
• Financial software implementation experience 

BENEFITS
You will enjoy our competitive total rewards package:

• Salary range $125K-138K
• Health benefits start on the first day following your first month of employment
• Dental and Vision Benefits.
• Competitive PTO Plan (26 days per year)
• 403(b) Plan
• Employer paid AD&D Insurance
• 401(a) Pension Plan with employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• FREE PARKING
• Proximity to public transportation
• Employee Assistance Program services provided for to you and your family.

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