Accounting director vs finance manager

Differences between accounting director and finance manager 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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Finance manager example responsibilities.

• Manage the preparation of monthly reporting packs and board presentations with robust variance analysis, commentaries and forward looking KPIs.
• Manage a team of sales persons, business managers, sales manager, A/R, A/P, and general managers.
• Lead successful sales team and provide direct oversight on overall dealership business profitability.
• Manage accounts payable/receivable, deposits, payroll preparation, purchasing and inventory management, liaison to accountant.
• Oversee financial analysis, financial audits, G/L, A/R, A/P and fixed-asset accounting in accordance with GAAP standards.
• Execute simple SQL queries to validate data in tables.
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