Accounting Manager - IPS Enterprises (Immediate Opening)

Role Mission:
The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing core general ledger, payroll accounting, and capital asset processes to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting. This role plays a critical part in month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, with a strong focus on payroll accounting, balance sheet integrity, inter-company reconciliation, and capital asset management across multiple entities and funding sources.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
No supervisory responsibilities are expected during the first year. Supervisory duties may be assigned in subsequent years based on organizational needs and demonstrated performance.
Location:
This is a full-time remote position with preference given to candidates who live in Florida, and Ohio.
Travel Expectations:
While this is a remote position, there will be in-person meetings across various regions. Candidates must be willing to travel up to 20% during the busiest times of the year.
What You will Do – Accountabilities
Essential Duties:
Payroll Accounting & Reconciliation
Review and post payroll journal entries, ensuring accurate coding across all required GL dimensions (e.g., object, fund, location/campus, function, program, region).
Review payroll liability accounts, including federal and state payroll taxes, to ensure accuracy and timely reconciliation.
Prepare and record monthly payroll-related accruals, including:
Accrued wages for payrolls earned but not yet paid
PTO liability changes
Earned bonuses and stipends.
Employer payroll taxes and benefits related to payroll accruals.
Reconcile employee benefits invoices (medical, dental, vision) to payroll deductions and employer contributions.
Investigate and resolve benefit variances, including missing terminations, coverage changes, and rate discrepancies.
Confirm benefit payments are accurately recorded and properly coded in the general ledger.
Ensure employer-paid benefits align with approved budgets and cost allocation methodologies.
Perform inter-company payroll reconciliations for shared service arrangements across entities.
Cash & Bank Reconciliations
Perform high-complexity cash reconciliations, ensuring bank balances agree to the general ledger and investigating timing differences, reconciling items, and errors across operating accounts.
Reconcile payroll bank accounts, including payroll disbursements, employer tax payments, and employee deductions.
Verify payroll funding activity aligns with payroll reports and bank statements.
Investigate and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner.

Skills
Accounting, Payroll