Finance Lead jobs in Bradenton, FL

General Purpose:

Ensures that quality accounting services, financial reporting and analysis, and oversight are provided to managed properties and their constituencies. This is an in-office position based in the Troon Bradenton office .

Essential Job Functions:

• Develops and deploys strategies for accounting, control and management.
• Drafts and deploys accounting policies and procedures driving consistency in application; deploys training protocol for regional and property personnel.
• Manages accounting function including hiring, management and evaluation of property accountants (shared and field) and regional accounting managers and controller.
• Prepare timely and accurate monthly financial statements, reports and forecasts as required by company policy and reviewed with executive staff.
• Coordinate monthly variance explanations to accompany club financial statements.
• Prepare annual financial plans and updates. Prepare monthly forecast and updates.
• Responsible for the coordination of audits with internal and external auditors and respond to audit requests.
• Responsible for the coordination of the preparation of the Quarterly/Monthly Operations review meetings.
• Prepare and review monthly projected cash needs to facilitate deficit funding request from developer
• Supervise financial close activity and general ledger maintenance, including balance sheet reconciliations.
• Identifies and implements process improvement and automation.
• Ensures all regulatory requirements are met on a timely basis, (sales tax filings, real and personal property taxes, business licenses)
• Work closely with General Managers to manage and control financial results, identifying areas of both growth potential and operating efficiency.

Education/Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field, 8-10 years of relevant work experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Prior management/supervisory experience highly valued.

• Bachelor degree with emphasis in accounting and finance.
• Minimum of 5 years of related work experience in HOA and/or developer/homebuilding and/or country club preferred.
• Understanding of generally accepted accounting principles
• Experience leading and motivating in a leadership role.
• Familiar with Strongroom or other AP processing solutions.
• Familiar with Quickbooks and country club systems such as Jonas, EZ Suites, Club Essentials.

Physical Demands:

Typical office environment

Job Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Preferences

• Strong accounting and analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage large, diverse or remote functions
• Ability to assemble, develop and manage high performance work teams
• Strong process orientation with track record of process improvement
• Ability to communicate effectively cross functionally at all levels of the organization and generate credibility with clients and owners
• Must be customer focused and output driven
• Must have ability to acclimate quickly to various system environments