Accounting director vs accounting consultant

Differences between accounting director and accounting consultant duties and responsibilities

Accounting director example responsibilities.

• Manage and coordinate ACH preparation, positive pay and execution activities.
• Manage and review annual preparation of work papers for CPA firm to coordinate federal returns and state franchise returns.
• Manage daily receipts, payment reversals, adjustments, ACH and wire payments, and other accounts receivable activity.
• Lead finance team in major ERP implementation project in the areas of inventory, accounts payable, and general ledger.
• Lead the effort to establish accounting policy, streamline operating procedures and implement Sarbanes-Oxley compliance processes.
• Manage foundation accounting and establish internal accounting controls and accounting procedures to ensure contributions are accounted for in accordance with GAAP.
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Accounting consultant example responsibilities.

• Work independently on line of business projects to automate derivative processes and system enhancement testing.
• Share oversight for recruitment, human resources and advertising.
• Provide support to accounts payable department in tagging and recording of fix assets during an ERP system transition
• Work with governance and internal audit team ensuring SOX compliance during monthly & quarterly reviews as well as the annual audit.
• Collaborate with accounting department in monthly closing process and development of internal controls to support SOX requirements.
• Improve audit performance of major medical center by clearing backlog of account reconciliations across multiple medical billing systems.
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