NEOGOV · 10 hours ago
Accounts Payable Manager
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$153K/yr - $193K/yr
7+ years expThe Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation planning, financing, and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. They are seeking an Accounts Payable Manager to oversee the accounts payable disbursement area, ensuring accuracy in financial transactions and maintaining the ledgers. The role includes supervising staff, preparing financial reports, and collaborating with various departments.
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Responsibilities
A variety of professional level accounting duties involved in preparing, maintaining, recording, verifying, and reconciling complex financial transactions
Maintains the accuracy of MTC’s ledgers and subsidiary financial systems
Assists in the annual audit, and year end closing
Leads the accounts payable disbursement area including regularly processing Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivable invoices, verifies authorization signature, and balances weekly totals. Verifies accuracy of invoices and related supporting documents
Reviews, prints, and processes warrant requisitions. Ensures accounts are coded correctly and recorded
Acts as liaison between MTC and its vendors/customers. Obtains information from vendors/customers regarding statements and invoices. Provides information regarding payments and related issues. Research questions and resolves problems
Works in coordination and collaboration with other departments to ensure the legitimacy of the transactions
Prepares and reviews monthly federal and state grant billing
Performs financial transactions including processing or transferring payments, refunding credit amounts or deposits, adjusting charges and/or deposits, reversing payments, issuing refunds, and adjusting service fees
Processes monthly journal entries. Reviews and distributes aging reports
Supervises, oversees evaluates and provides work direction to the professional and technical staff of the Disbursement Area – Accounts Payable
Manages staff development, monitor performance, and provide immediate, frequent as well as annual performance feedback
Qualification
Required
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities listed
Equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in accounting, finance, business or public administration, or a related field
Seven (7) years of increasingly responsible professional accounting or financial analysis experience
Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Knowledge of best practices of governmental fund accounting and reporting
Knowledge of federal and state grant rules, regulations, and reporting requirements, including OMB Super Circular 2CFR Part 200
Knowledge of accounts receivable, accounts payable, billing, and payroll accounting and timekeeping procedures
Understanding of the function, capability, application, and operation of computer-based financial accounting systems
Knowledgeable in methods and techniques of supervision, training, and motivation
Ability to strategize and arrange work tasks efficiently, adeptly handling multiple responsibilities
Ability to employ critical and analytical thinking skills
Strong problem-solving skills
Ability to utilize resources to pinpoint issues, resolve them decisively, and demonstrate sound judgment in decision-making
Ability to execute both intricate and routine accounting, financial, and statistical tasks swiftly and accurately
Ability to communicate thoughts clearly and succinctly, both verbally and in writing
Preferred
A bachelor's degree in accounting, public administration, business administration, finance, or related field, including completion of a minimum of 24-semester hours in accounting
A master's degree in an applicable discipline or CPA certification is highly desirable
Five years of increasingly complex and responsible accounting experience that includes three (3) years of increasingly complex and responsible operational accounting management
Demonstrated proficiency serving as functional lead for two major accounting program areas
Experience in Accounts Payable management, Accounts Receivable and Grant Billing, Payroll and governmental fund accounting is highly desirable
Minimum five years of supervisory experience
Five plus years of supervisory experience highly preferred
Benefits
Public Employees Retirement System (PERS); employee contributes a portion of gross salary on a pre-tax basis.
Health Benefits Insurance through the Public Employees' Retirement System (premiums are shared between agency and employee).
Agency-paid Dental Insurance (dependent coverage shared by the employee and MTC).
Agency-paid Vision Care Insurance, employees only (dependent coverage is paid in full by employee).
Agency-paid Life, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance.
Eleven paid holidays per year.
One day per month paid vacation leave; for each year of service, an additional day per year is granted to a maximum of 25 days per year.
One day per month paid sick leave, with no limit to the amount of sick leave that can be accumulated. (May cash out up to 240 hours of accumulated sick leave upon separation from the Agency.)
Personal Business leave; up to three (3) days per year depending upon date of hire.
Monthly Transit/Parking Subsidy.
Alternative employee-paid payroll savings plans (tax-deferred compensation plans).
Two voluntary employee-paid pre-tax dependent care and flexible spending accounts available for employees to participate in.
Voluntary Supplemental life insurance.
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
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