Job Title: Chief Accounting Officer
Description
Our team is seeking a visionary Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) to lead our clients' accounting operations and ensure fiscal responsibility across our organization. This role provides strategic leadership by collaborating with senior leaders and managing the accounting team to ensure effective and efficient financial policies as well as robust internal controls are in place.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Direct the daily operation of the Accounting Division to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, ordinance and statutes.Manage the completion of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), schedule of Federal Awards (SEFA), and coordinate the audits thereof to ensure compliance with applicable ordinance, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles established under the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).Coordinate Federal and State grant compliance and reporting, including disaster recovery under FEMA.Oversee the preparation of monthly and annual fund financial statements for the Retirement Plan's Board of Trustees.Manage the completion of other official statements and documents relating to new or refinanced bond issues and the compliance with bond arbitrage rebates/refunds.Perform other duties as required or assigned.Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field and nine years of accounting experience preferably within a senior role with supervisory/managerial experience.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Certified Government Finance Officer preferred.Certified Public Accountant preferred.Strong communication skills, leadership skills, and the ability to interpret financial data.Proficient with accounting software, databases, and project management.#J-18808-Ljbffr