Accounting Manager

Tier: 1

Department: Finance

Supervisor: Director Of Finance

Location: Mayetta, KS

Pay Range: $29.68-$48.48

Offering rate will vary within the listed range above. *Supported by the Department budget & related experience/education*

• Preference in employment actions exercised in accordance with applicable law. Applicants must provide proof of eligibility for preference.
• Benefits for Full-Time: Weekly pay periods, Holiday pay, paid Birthday leave, Weekly accruals for Vacation & Sick leave, Administrative, Bereavement, and Educational Leave available, Low-Cost & Low-Deductible Benefits Plans & Generous 401(k) matching program.

Questions before applying? 785-966-3060

Role:

The Accounting Manager is responsible for managing the accounting functions of the Finance Department. This role also serves as a consultant for managers within the organization, advising them of current budgetary information and working with managers to create fiscal strategy that aligns with the goals of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all minimum requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

MINIMUM: Three to five years of experience in a related field of study

PREFERRED: Five or more years in a related field of study

Education:

MINIMUM: Bachelor's degree in the School of Business: Accounting, Economics, Finance, or General Business

PREFERRED: Master's degree in the School of Business: Accounting, Economics, Finance, or General Business; CMA and/or CPA certification

Driving Requirements:

Valid Kansas driver's license free of occupational restrictions. Must be insurable with the Nation's insurance carrier.

Interpersonal Skills:

The ability to motivate or influence others is a material part of the job, requiring significant level of diplomacy and trust. Obtaining cooperation (internally and/or externally) is an important part of the job and a high level of interpersonal skills is critical to the success of this position. Work frequently involves contacts requiring considerable discussion of problems, material presentations, and resolving issues impacting departments or divisions.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.

Skills:

• Communication-remain open to other's ideas and exhibit a willingness to try new processes; strong written and verbal communication skills for working with and explaining financial data to employees at a variety of levels in an organization.
• Organized - uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans; deadline driven
• Accuracy - Monitors own work for quality.
• Analytical skills - good judgment and decision when preparing financial reports.
• Computer skills - create excel documents with complex formulas.
• Leadership skills - leadership management, communication, and problem-solving

Abilities:

• The ability to work in a stressful deadline driven environment; Adapt to change according to new procedures and/or processes; Maintain a high level of confidentiality to sensitive information/documents.
• The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).