Government Accounting Manager - GAAP Department

Rea & Associates is a growing Top 100 Accounting firm providing our clients services in tax, accounting, and business consulting. We have a ‘People First’ culture and we focus on our employees’ well-being and professional development. With over 400 professionals and offices throughout Ohio, North Carolina and Florida, our firm has a culture that respects a work-life balance for our team. We also provide competitive compensation and a robust benefits plan.

Rea & Associates is looking for an experienced Government Accounting Manager to join our team at any one of our Ohio office locations. This role is responsible for supervising, directing and reviewing the results through the delegation of tasks throughout the planning, field work and “wrap-up” stages of a Government Financial Statement Compilation/Preparation client engagement. In this role, the GAAP Manager is charged with advising the client on various accounting and compliance matters within their industry, resolving complex accounting (GAAP/GASB) issues. The GAAP Manager will also be expected to supervise and train associates, prepare internal presentations and review working papers and financial statements.

Our Firm has helped government entities throughout the State of Ohio identify solutions to their unique challenges for more than 75 years. From boards of education to city council and beyond, our firm has the experience and expertise needed to establish top-notch internal controls while helping our clients promote their mission of executing sound financial practices for the good of the community.

Responsibilities

• Supervision - Responsible for the supervision of Associates, Senior Associates and Supervisors on all projects
• Review work prepared by the team, provide review comments, act as a career advisor to the team, schedule and manage team workload, provide verbal and written performance feedback to the team, and teach/coach the team and to provide on the job learning
• Governmental GAAP - Applies knowledge and understanding of governing principles; applying these principles to client transactions; and documenting and communicating an understanding and application of these principles.
• Identifies and consults with clients on the impact of new accounting pronouncements
• Presents and discusses alternative generally accepted accounting principles and arguments for/against such alternatives
• Drafts complex financial statements and related footnote disclosures and effectively communicates these to client
• Identifies complex accounting issues and forms and documents resolution, seeking counsel of Rea technical experts as needed
• Research - Defines methodology to conduct research projects and completes in a timely manner.
• Applies methodology used to seek or maintain information from authoritative sources and to draw conclusions regarding a target issue based on that information
• Defines methodology to conduct research projects and completes in a timely manner
• Applies comprehensive knowledge of all appropriate research tools and draws conclusions based upon appropriate research
• Prepares memo supporting research/conclusions and consults with others if appropriate
• Presents issues to Principal-In Charge or concurring reviewer effectively and accurately
• Will be required to organize and conduct effective internal CPE training sessions in area of specialization, involving Firm specialists
• Job Performance
• Plans and reviews the preparation process and the procedures to be performed to include:
• Budgeting and staffing
• Monitoring engagement process and actual time incurred vs. budget with assistance of staff
• Timely billing including management of identified out-of-scope activity and communication to client
• Timely collection of A/R
• Manages client relationships/expectations in accordance with the project
• Provides advice to clients in a timely manner
• Client Relations
• Monitors and communicates important professional, industry pronouncements
• Build long lasting relationships with clients
• Attend critical client meetings with Partner-In Charge
• Attend networking events
• Be a Rea Trust Advisor

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent required
• Licensed CPA
• Five (5) or more years prior work experience in public accounting or industry equivalent, to include experiences with Governmental Accounting Standards (GASB’s) or Accrual Accounting
• Prior significant supervisory experience a plus
• Webgaap experience a plus
• Experience in the use of various assurance applications and research tools as is appropriate for this level
• Microsoft Office Products, including Windows, Word, Excel, Adobe and PowerPoint

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Sound GAAP experience, with Governmental experience a plus
• Possess proven solid verbal and written communication skills
• Possess excellent people development and delegation skills, including training/instruction and engagement scheduling and budgeting
• Possess executive presence - need to be able to be primary contact for the client, prepare and present presentations to clients and potential clients
• Possess client development/relationship-building skills
• Possess solid decision-making skills
• Able to resolve complex accounting issues
• Able to be responsible for business development and marketing
• Able to be responsible for engagement profitability including billings and collections

Benefits

Rea & Associates offers a wide variety of benefits to help support our employees' health, wellness and financial goals.

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k with 3% contribution)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• 'Work From Anywhere' option
• Wellness Resources
• Four (4) weeks PTO
• Twelve (12) paid holidays, of which three (3) are floating holidays

Rea & Associates does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from Rea’s Talent team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. Rea & Associates will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers.