Accounting Supervisor Job Description Template

Accounting Supervisor

[Intro Paragraph] Begin your accounting supervisor job description with a concise paragraph or list of bulleted items designed to sell your company, institution, or workplace to applicants. This is the perfect place to emphasize your organization’s investments in employee development or its dedication to work-life balance. You might also mention how many employees or clients you have, the scope of your business, or your involvement in the community.

Accounting Supervisor Job Responsibilities:

• Secures financial operations by monitoring and approving financial processing, reporting, and auditing.
• Supervises staff accountants and clerical staff to assure that the department accomplishes accounting objectives by selecting, onboarding, assigning, managing, and mentoring employees.
• Develops and maintains sales and margin reporting.
• Meets accounting operational standards by contributing financial information to strategic plans and reviews, resolving problems, and identifying system improvements.
• Meets accounting financial standards by providing accounting department annual budget information, monitoring expenditures, identifying variances, and implementing corrective actions.
• Maintains cash flow by monitoring bank balances and cash requirements, and resource planning.
• Approves cash disbursements by verifying check amounts against invoices, and authorizing checks and wire transfers.
• Approves ledger entries by auditing transactions.
• Renews business insurance by scheduling values, including personnel and real property, vehicles, computers, equipment, media, and accounts receivable.
• Supports annual audit by providing information and answers to auditors.
• Reports 401(k) savings by distributing and explaining quarterly election forms.
• Verifies employee benefit invoices by verifying coverage and costs.
• Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains financial security by adhering to internal controls.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, and participating in professional organizations.
• Provides financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data and preparing reports.
• Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Documents financial transactions by entering account information.
• Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
• Summarizes current financial status by collecting information, preparing balance sheets, profit-and-loss statements, and other reports.
• Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Secures financial information by completing database backups and following internal controls.
• Prepares payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements.
• Answers accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.
• Complies with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed action.
• Prepares financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and analyzing trends.
• Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.

[Work Hours & Benefits] In this section of your accounting supervisor manager job description you’ll want to sell the position to potential applicants in a similar way as your first paragraph marketed your workplace to candidates. To ensure that the salary range you mention in your job post is in line with similar salaries in your region, you can use a salary tool that allows you to input job title and location. You can also mention benefits, such as healthcare, skills training, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, 401(k), and flexible spending accounts.

Accounting Supervisor Manager Skills/Qualifications:

• Supervision and team leadership skills
• Proficiency with audits
• Managing processes
• Research skills
• Quality and project management
• Knowledge of corporate finance
• Budgeting skills
• Attention to detail
• General math skills
• Accounting skills
• Time management and ability to prioritize to meet multiple deadlines
• Knowledge of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
• Confidentiality and trustworthiness
• Data entry management
• Excellent communication skills

Education, Experience, & Licensing Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting or finance
• CPA
• Minimum five years’ experience in accounting/finance, with at least 2-3 years in a supervisory role
• Experience with financial reporting requirements

[Call to Action] Your accounting supervisor job description should finish strong with a call to action (CTA) that urges applicants to fill out an online application, and/or send a resume and cover letter to a designated recruiter or hiring manager.