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Accounting Manager I

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GENERAL FUNCTION : Responsible and accountable for the daily supervision and administration of the specific department. May also be involved in various aspects of the general accounting area with various direct reporting and back up responsibilities. Provides leadership and guidance to working group on accounting related projects and initiatives. Responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. Accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues, and ensures that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. While operating within the Bank's risk appetite, achieves results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Directly supervises the employee(s) in the specific department.
• Makes recommendations regarding employment, performance ratings, and salary increases.
• Prepares and gives performance appraisals on a timely basis.
• Allocates work, reviews work, provides training, guides development, works with staff to set and achieve objectives, and guides and advises subordinates.
• Resolves routine personnel issues.
• Interviews for any staffing needs and / or replacements.
• Identifies and implements process improvement opportunities.
• Works with department, affiliate or lines of business for reporting enhancements.
• Researches and develops new / improved reporting enhancements for better management analysis.
• Implements reporting and functional enhancements in a timely manner.
• Ensures all Department policies and procedures are developed, documented and maintained in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Supervises staff in the completion of month end-responsibilities including preparation and execution of monthly entries, variance analysis, reconciliation and report preparation.
• Responsible for all accounting and bookkeeping aspects of the specific general accounting area : balancing, reconciliation, accruals, amortization, etc. in support of affiliate and line of business finance staff. Responsible for report preparation from this accounting information.
• Establishes customer contact and maintains relationships with internal customers (generally, affiliate and line of business finance staff). Monitors contractual obligations, expense allocations, etc., along with maintenance and interfacing.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES : Responsible for providing employees timely, candid and constructive performance feedback; developing employees to their fullest potential and providing challenging opportunities that enhance employee career growth; developing the appropriate talent pool to ensure adequate bench strength and succession planning; recognizing and rewarding employees for accomplishments.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED :

LOCATION Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

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