Accounting Manager Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of an Accounting Manager includes the following duties and responsibilities:

Plan, implement and oversee overall accounting strategy
Oversee accounting daily opperations
Take responsibility for accounts payable/receivable, cash receipts, general ledger, payroll and utilities, treasury, budgeting, cash forecasting, revenue and expenditure variance analysis, capital assets reconciliations, trust account statement reconciliations, check runs, fixed asset activity, debt activity etc
Monitor and analyse accounting data
Encourage other employees to adhere to standartds
Recruit and hire new employees
Train new employees
Perform and oversee annual audits
Provide recommendations
Meet financial accounting objectives
Set up and monitor accounting KPIs
Regularly produce financial reports or statements
Adhere to proper accounting methods, policies and principles
Prepare and present KPIs to stakeholders

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Accounting Manager duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Accounting Manager roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.

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