The Finance Manager (CPA) oversees the organization's financial operations, ensures accurate and timely financial reporting, manages budgeting and forecasting, strengthens internal controls, and supports strategic decision-making. This role is responsible for maintaining compliance with accounting standards, tax requirements, and internal policies while providing leadership to the finance team.
Finance manager roles commonly include ownership of financial reporting, budgeting, cash flow management, compliance, risk management, and stakeholder reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close and ensure accurate preparation of financial statements.
- Manage general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, reconciliations, and cash flow activities.
- Lead the annual budgeting process, rolling forecasts, and variance analysis.
- Provide financial analysis, KPI reporting, and business insights to senior leadership to support decision-making.
- Ensure compliance with GAAP/IFRS, tax regulations, audit requirements, and company policies.
- Develop, document, and improve internal controls, accounting procedures, and financial processes.
- Coordinate with external auditors, tax advisors, banks, and regulatory authorities.
- Monitor working capital, liquidity, and financial risk, and recommend corrective actions where needed.
- Support strategic planning, investment decisions, pricing, and profitability analysis.
- Supervise, mentor, and develop accounting and finance staff.
- Prepare reports and presentations for executives, board members, investors, or donors, depending on the organization.
- Ensure finance operations are scalable and aligned with organizational growth.
These responsibilities closely match current finance manager descriptions emphasizing reporting, budgeting, compliance, team leadership, process improvement, and strategic support.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Active CPA license required.
- 5–8+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
- 2+ years of management or supervisory experience.
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting, internal controls, budgeting, forecasting, and compliance.
- Experience with ERP/accounting systems and advanced Excel skills.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- High attention to detail, integrity, and ability to handle confidential information.
