[{"country_short": "USA", "city": "Chicago", "description": "Title: Manager, Cash Accounting\nLocation: Illinois-Chicago\nAccounting Managers manage the activities of general accounting functions, developing, implementing and maintaining systems, procedures and policies to ensure the maintenance of the general ledger in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and for the production of various financial statements, analyses and reports. Possesses and applies a broad expertise or unique knowledge of principles, practices and procedures to contribute to the development of company objectives and principles.\n\nSpecific Responsibilities:\n\u2022 Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and goals.\n\u2022 Provides guidance to subordinate associates within the latitude of established policies, develops and administers schedules and performance requirements for own organization.\n\u2022 Helps formulate and administers approved accounting practices throughout the organization to ensure that financial and operating reports accurately reflect the condition of the business in accordance with GAAP and provide reliable information necessary to control operations.\n\u2022 Interacts with functional peers and/or other company and parent company management\ninvolving matters between functional areas or other company divisions.\n\u2022 Participates in the most complex and unique accounting projects resolving a wide range of issues in imaginative as well as practical ways.\n\u2022 Respond to complex financial inquiries of executive management providing requested information for use in effective management of the business.\n\u2022 Conceptualize and oversee development of new analyses and reports providing insight to business trends and opportunities for improvement. Leads and develops subordinates.\n\u2022 Acts as member of company and department leadership team.\n\u2022 Acts as a liaison between the company, government, auditors and other stake holders providing information and ensuring that proper information is maintained for historical purposes.\n\nResponsibility and Decision Making:\n\u2022 Works on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current business trends.\n\u2022 Manages the coordination of the activities of the function with responsibility for results, costs, methods and staffing.\n\u2022 Interprets and applies GAAP, organizational and company policy.\n\u2022 Develops subordinates with a variety of skill and professional experience levels.\nREQUIREMENTS:\n\nEducation/Experience\n\u2022 Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or MBA preferred\n\u2022 Eight plus years of broad accounting experience with two - four years in supervision preferred\n\u2022 In-depth knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures. General knowledge of financial concepts required\n\nSkills\n\u2022 Broad experience and knowledge in all areas of Accounting/ Finance\n\u2022 Strong PC literacy skills in a Windows environment with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Access and Word)\n\u2022 Strong verbal and written communication skills\n\u2022 Ability to communicate with all levels of management and associates\n\u2022 Working knowledge of computer software, general ledger and financial systems\n\nSpecial Physical and/or Mental Requirements\n\u2022 Normal office working environment\n\u2022 Cyclical, unplanned and occasional substantial overtime required\n\u2022 Light travel", "date_new": "2012-05-05 01:21:01", "url": "http://find.uscellular.jobs/xml/28458091/job", "country": "United States", "company": "U.S. Cellular", "title": "Manager, Cash Accounting", "reqid": "ACC000055", "state": "Illinois", "state_short": "IL", "location": "Chicago, IL", "uid": 28458091}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Chicago", "description": "Title: Accounting Manager\nLocation: Illinois-Chicago\nAccounting Managers manage the activities of general accounting functions, developing, implementing and maintaining systems, procedures and policies to ensure the maintenance of the general ledger in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and for the production of various financial statements, analyses and reports. Possesses and applies a broad expertise or unique knowledge of principles, practices and procedures to contribute to the development of company objectives and principles.\n\nRESPONSIBILITIES:\n\u2022 Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and goals.\n\u2022 Provides guidance to subordinate associates within the latitude of established policies, develops and administers schedules and performance requirements for own organization.\n\u2022 Helps formulate and administers approved accounting practices throughout the organization to ensure that financial and operating reports accurately reflect the condition of the business in accordance with GAAP and provide reliable information necessary to control operations.\n\u2022 Interacts with functional peers and/or other company and parent company management involving matters between functional areas or other company divisions.\n\u2022 Participates in the most complex and unique accounting projects resolving a wide range of issues in imaginative as well as practical ways.\n\u2022 Respond to complex financial inquiries of executive management providing requested information for use in effective management of the business.\n\u2022 Conceptualize and oversee development of new analyses and reports providing insight to business trends and opportunities for improvement. Leads and develops subordinates.\n\u2022 Acts as member of company and department leadership team.\n\u2022 Acts as a liaison between the company, government, auditors and other stake holders providing information and ensuring that proper information is maintained for historical purposes.\nA Manager, Accounting may be assigned to in the Intercarrier Services, Assistant Controller, Operations Accounting and External Reporting departments. Specific responsibilities will vary depending upon which department they are assigned.\nResponsibility and Decision Making:\nWorks on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current business trends. Manages the coordination of the activities of the function with responsibility for results, costs, methods and staffing. Interprets and applies GAAP, organizational and company policy.  Develops subordinates with a variety of skill and professional experience levels.REQUIREMENTS:\n\u2022 Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or MBA preferred\n\u2022 Eight plus years of broad accounting experience with two - four years in supervision preferred\n\u2022 In-depth knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures. General knowledge of financial concepts required\n\u2022 Broad experience and knowledge in all areas of Accounting/ Finance\n\u2022 Strong PC literacy skills in a Windows environment with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Access and Word)\n\u2022 Strong verbal and written communication skills\n\u2022 Ability to communicate with all levels of management and associates.\n\u2022 Working knowledge of computer software, general ledger and financial systems.", "date_new": "2012-03-22 22:55:36", "url": "http://find.uscellular.jobs/xml/27329969/job", "country": "United States", "company": "U.S. Cellular", "title": "Accounting Manager", "reqid": "ACC000050", "state": "Illinois", "state_short": "IL", "location": "Chicago, IL", "uid": 27329969}]