Accounting Manager - T&E

Accounting Manager - T&E

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General function has a keyrole in accounting as well as risk management and financial controls for the Bancorp. Supervises and directs employees. Assumes ownership over comprehensive basic departmental processes with particular emphasis on efficiencies and effectiveness. Responsible for ensuring compliance with Fifth Third Accounting Policies and assimilating acquired companies into Fifth Third processes. Responsible for designing and producing accurate risk management reporting.

Responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. Accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues, and ensures that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. While operating within the Bank's risk appetite, achieves results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Directly supervises the employees within specialized accounting function: (a) Effectively allocates work and assigns priority to functions and projects; (b) Reviews work done by staff to ensure accuracy and integrity; (c) Provides guidance and develops staff to achieve set objectives; and (d) Makes recommendations regarding staffing needs and performance ratings.
• Assumes ownership of employee development: (a) Provides employees timely, candid and constructive performance feedback; (b) Develops employees to their fullest potential and provides challenging opportunities that enhance career growth; (c) Develops appropriate talent pool to ensure adequate bench strength and succession planning; and (d) Recognizes and rewards employee accomplishments.
• Leads process transitions and new process implementation initiatives to ensure integrity of Bancorp financial controls objectives. Assesses and documents process and procedural changes and the implications to the internal control environment. Champions projects to achieve departmental objectives.
• Identifies areas of process improvement to increase departmental efficiencies. Proposes and implements best practices.
• Responsible for overseeing basic, routine processes. Comprehends the Bancorp policies and procedures and assumes responsible for departmental compliance. Assists in managing requests from internal/external audit and external regulatory agencies.
• Establishes, fosters and maintains working relationships with peers and Senior Management within the Bancorp, Lines of Businesses, Affiliates and Divisions.
• Based on responsibility, is the Subject Matter Expert in Line of Business and Operational areas, including products, transaction settlement, general ledger impact, new initiatives and processes.
• Adhere to defined quality standards, including work product, communications (verbal / written) and quality control metrics.

Supervisory responsibilities include providing employees timely, candid and constructive performance feedback; developing employees to their fullest potential and providing challenging opportunities that enhance employee career growth; developing the appropriate talent pool to ensure adequate bench strength and succession planning; recognizing and rewarding employees for accomplishments.

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required include a bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required. Accounting or Finance degrees and work experience preferred. CPA or MBA preferred. Knowledge of General Ledger, Internal Demand Deposit Accounts, Trust House or Trust/Treasury Positions. Working knowledge of GAAP preferred. Minimum 3 years accounting and supervising related experience. Demonstrates proficiency sufficient to teach others new functions within software applications including Excel, Word, Outlook, internal general ledger, reconciliation and reporting systems. Proficiency in database or reconciliation software preferred. Possesses professional service skills. Able to anticipate customer needs and lead cross functional teams to resolve and implement solutions to non-standard, complex business issues. Capable of completing work assignments independently or with minimal supervision/guidance on complex issues. Able to manage own time and other's time to meet objectives. Ability to manage effectively in a dynamic environment requiring the administration and completion of multiple tasks simultaneously. Capable of conveying considerable influence with superiors and peers. Able to identify and understand personal values of superiors, subordinates, peers and others. Capable of effectively communicating management decisions to achieve understanding and acceptance. Demonstrates ability to communicate confidently with superiors, peers and subordinates. Can convey a clear understanding of Bancorp and departmental objectives. Able to conduct meetings that achieve results.

Location -- Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

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