The town of Dedham seeks candidates for the position of Accounting Manager. Under the direction of the Director of Finance, the Accounting Manager conducts complex accounting, auditing, and financial functions and maintains the fiscal records and internal controls for the town. This position supervises three FTEs.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration, or related field.
- Three to five years’ municipal finance experience.
- Managerial or supervisory experience in accounting or business office setting required.
- Massachusetts Certified Governmental Accountant training is required with certification within three years of appointment.
Essential Job Functions:
- Oversees the expenditure of all funds, including proper verification of all payroll, POs, approval and receipt of goods and authorization for check issuance. Ensures all warrants for payments and check registers reconcile prior to release of checks.
- Helps maintain the town’s finance systems with timely and accurate reporting of all revenues collected and funds expended in accordance with the annual budget, capital budget, grants, gifts, revolving, trusts and other funds.
- Prepares and distributes monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports to departments. Monitors budgetary compliance and prepares projections to determine availability of funds.
- Responsible for annual reporting requirements, granting agency requirements and any requirements prescribed by the Governmental Accounting Standard Board.