Accounting Manager Job at Homemakers Furniture in Urbandale

Description

Accounting Manager ~ Job Description

Reports To: Controller

Department: Accounting

FLSA Status: Exempt

Supervises: Accounts Payable and Receivable Group

Date Created: September 1 2025

Homemakers Aim

To be Iowa's preferred furniture store by providing exceptional experiences for our customers and employees.

Summary:

Manage the accounts payable and receivable staff. Collaborate with other departments to ensure compliance with company policies. Responsible for overseeing internal processes and administrative functions as well as monitoring team workload and productivity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Foster a culture of accountability by setting clear expectations, providing regular feedback & ensuring team members take ownership of their work & outcomes.
• Manage the payables team, ability to process invoices and credits, oversee check payment schedule.
• Manage the receivables team, ability to process payments, refunds and explain customer account activity.
• Manage vendor contracts.
• Nourish a collaborative team environment & be a welcoming & approachable resource for your team.
• Manage workloads of team members and reallocate duties as necessary.
• Be hands on in all processes within the department analyzing opportunities for positive changes to increase efficiencies.
• Communicate & collaborate with other departments. Provide guidance and training on procedures & policies.
• Fulfill other corporate duties as needed.

Education/Work Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• Five years in a managerial position.

Qualifications:

• Experience in training and supervising and departmental collaboration.
• Proficiency in accounting procedures and principles.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to increase efficiencies through analyzing processes.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Effective time-management abilities.
• Ability to perform all accounting functions.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet team & personal deadlines.
• Proficiency in various PC software.
• Ability to establish credibility and support organizational priorities.
• Strong team player with the ability to interact with other departments.

Behavioral Expectations:

• Respect - Follow Homemakers AIM by providing exceptional experiences for customers and employees.
• Motivation - Work in and nurture a team-focused environment ensuring that customer needs come above all else.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness. Looks for ways to continuously improve and promote quality. Applies feedback to improve the system. Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity - Work with a sense of urgency, completes work in a timely manner and strives to improve the system.
• Teamwork - Help to promote a “We” rather than a “Me” environment.
• Adaptability - Demonstrates a willingness to adapt to changing circumstances and workflow.
• Attendance - Is at work on time, ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent, arrives at meetings and appointments on time.