New England Life Care currently has an opening for a
Finance & Accounting Manager.This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position. The normal working hours will be Monday - Friday from 8:00am until 5:00pm. Although this is a remote position, we are only hiring in the following states: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.Job Summary: Oversees all financial and accounting activities. Responsible for budget management, financial analysis, payroll, forecasting, accounts payable, and financial reporting. Works closely with senior management to maintain company goals.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Oversee key business functions such as accounting, accounts payable, and payroll
- Creates and monitors budgets, budget variances and forecasts
- Provide analytical, forecasting, reporting, and project support to the executive management team
- Prepares and presents financial reports and risk analysis
- Establishes and maintains financial controls within the accounting department
- Manages annual audit with outside audit firm
- Manage corporate insurance policies and renewals; interface with broker as necessary
- Analyze, document, and improve finance-related business processes
- Mentor and develop finance staff members
- Ensures compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements and professional standards.
- Provides timely, constructive feedback, coaching and progressive discipline to employees, as needed, focusing on the situation, issue or behavior in question while ensuring that the employee's self-esteem is maintained; ensures that these conversations are appropriately documented in the employees' HR record and that annual performance appraisals are completed within 14 days of the due date.
- Completes an appropriate amount of work in a timely manner without jeopardizing quality; uses time effectively to consistently accomplish objectives and meet deadlines; organizes workload for requirements of the job; sets priorities and discriminates between important and unimportant matters; anticipates needs/problems; maintains attention to detail.
- Displays good judgment; takes the initiative rather than waiting to be told; make practical suggestions; learns from past experiences and uses those insights to handle new situations effectively; defines problems logically and develops appropriate solutions; uses creative approaches.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Identify The ability to structure large complex data sets to find usable information
- Visualize data insights and communicate your findings to teams across the organization
Educational / Professional Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, or related field.
- 5-10 years' work experience in accounting or a related field.
- Understanding applicable laws and regulations.
- Understanding economic principles, financial markets, and banking.
- Understanding financial data analysis and reporting.
- Knowledge of payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable functions.
- Ability to deliver quality work to tight deadlines, with strong organization and priority setting skills.
- Proven experience in financial project management.
- Advanced computer skills, specifically in Excel.
- Must be able to communicate financial information into sound business language so people of all levels can understand.
- Knowledge of federal regulation on taxes and reporting.
- Deep understanding of finance.
