Accounting Manager II (Hybrid)

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Supervise the accounting activities within a large and/or organizationally complex unit. Areas of responsibility typically include budgets, financial/accounting reporting, sponsored project accounting and financial records maintenance. Responsible for setting employee goals, assessing performance, providing feedback and making pay recommendations. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: Institute and unit management, auditors, budget personnel, unit accounting staff members. This position typically will advise and counsel: unit management and accounting staff. This position will supervise: unit accounting staff members.

Job Duty 1 - Supervise/coordinate the formulation and administration of unit(s) budget; prepare financial forecasts.
Job Duty 2 - Oversee preparation and distribution of unit financial reports.
Job Duty 3 - Oversee maintenance of accounting and financial records including chart of accounts.
Job Duty 4 - May supervise accounting related activities associated with sponsored projects to include establishment through closeout.
Job Duty 5 - Administer and interpret Institute and unit accounting policies and applicable regulatory guidelines.
Job Duty 6 - May review and approve incoming and outgoing invoices.
Job Duty 7 - Organize unit accounting staff, define responsibilities, monitor and direct staff activities.
Job Duty 8 - Perform other duties as assigned

Accounting Mgr II position will oversee the Accounts Payable function and the Oracle Project Ledger function for two research corporations that support a large, public university. There are two direct reports that this position will manage. This position is hybrid and will generally require one day in the office per week at our midtown Atlanta campus, though more will likely be required during the initial training phase.

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Administration or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Five years of job related experience

Preferred, but not required experience would include proficiency with Oracle Financial Software, MicroSoft Office and specifically Excel; two to five years of public accounting experience and knowledge of US GAAP. At least one year of supervisory experience with direct reports and a familiarity with accounts payable and not-for-profit accounting is also preferred. An active CPA license or a CPA candidate would be valuable but is not required.

$ 63,303 - $108,882

SKILLS
This job requires the application of accounting principles and practices, especially as they relate to academic administration, fund management and project accounting. Additional requirements include budget administration; knowledge and application of government accounting rules and regulation; supervisory skills and communications.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

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More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

This is a supervisory position.
This position does have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening