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Senior Client Accounting Manager

Job Description Summary

Provide leadership and supervision to accounting team members, at all levels, and support operations and clients through the use of sound judgment and discretion in applying accounting principles to day-to-day processes and functions. Assess team and department efficiencies to make improvement recommendations where necessary. The Senior Client Accounting Manager role also provides guidance to Client Accounting Managers and is counted on to provide solutions in the most complex management level situations.

Job Description

• Oversee a market, strategic and/or key client(s); develop productive, supportive relationships with market city leads, strategic clients, key clients, and internal stakeholders

• Monitor team performance, available capacity, and training needs through conducting one-on-one meetings, team meetings and addressing deficiencies timely and professionally

• Review team members' financial reports to ensure quality, timeliness, audit compliance and assess competencies

• Monitor team and/or market-wide requirements of timely tax payments, revenue portal updates, time tracking and Corporate Aging follow-up

• Assess team/department workflows and policies to recommend or implement improvements in operating efficiencies and effectiveness; provide oversight to ensure effective implementation

• Track team compliance with department SOC 1 audit controls; approve banking or financial transactions, schedules and reports in accordance with the SOC Policies and Procedures manual and training

• Develop direct reports through goal setting, conducting mid-year and year-end performance reviews and delivering timely and meaningful performance feedback, while maintaining quality results and performance

• Work with leadership team to implement department goals and objectives, lead department projects and provide essential Client Accounting committee involvement

• Direct new business onboarding by coordinating with property management and clients; set up bank accounts, accounting software, load prior balances or closing statements

• Assist Controller with pricing new business and preparing proposal responses

• Performs other related duties as required or requested

Decision-Making Authority :

• Follows established methods and procedures, but may have freedom to determine priorities for completion of tacks

• Freedom to select the methods or procedures to be used from among several established alternatives

• Freedom to determine the methods to be used to fulfill the position’s responsibilities and how to accomplish desired goals and objectives

Supervisory Responsibilities :

• Leads/Assigns/Delegates tasks (List titles): Accountants, Accounting Assistants, and/or Interns

• May coordinate efforts of a project team to complete work within project deadlines

• Provide solutions to routine/complex problems

Education/Experience/Training:

• College Degree in Finance or Accounting preferred

Work Experience :

• Requires seven to ten years of experience

• Management experience 2+ years

• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Strong knowledge of Yardi and/or MRI software preferred, Microsoft Office Suite, financial reporting for multiple entities preferred; Exceptional delegation skills with the ability to be a hands-on contributor and take initiative; Ability to train, mentor and coach others; Results-oriented with strong sense of urgency; Strong time management and organizational skills; Excellent internal and external customer service skills. Experience in or demonstrated leadership and accountability skills.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to stand and walk for extended or continuous periods of time. They must be able to ascend and descend staircases, ladders, and/or step stools and may be required to travel outside between buildings in varying outdoor weather conditions. The employee may also be regularly required to remain in a stationary position (sit or stand) for 85% of the time; regularly operate office machinery.

Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative​ Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

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