Finance Manager

Key Responsibilities, Deliverables / Outcomes

Management

Maintains and enforces a documented system of finance policies and procedures

Manage outsourced functions

Oversee the operations of the accounting department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives

Operations

Ensure that accounts payable are paid in a timely manner

Ensure that all reasonable discounts are taken on accounts payable

Ensure that accounts receivables are collected promptly

Process payroll in a timely manner

Ensure that periodic bank reconciliations are completed

Ensure that required debt payments are made on a timely basis

Maintain the chart of accounts

Maintain an orderly accounting filing system

Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions

Reporting

Issue timely and complete financial statements

Coordinate the preparation of the corporate annual report

Recommend benchmarks against which to measure the performance of company operations

Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics

Manage the production of the annual budget and forecasts

Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management

Provide for a system of management cost reports

Provide financial analyses as needed, for capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations

Compliance

Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit

Monitor debt levels and compliance with debt covenants

Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings