US-FL Jacksonville,  ACCOUNTING MANAGER, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida 0885
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Position: Accounting Manager
Date: February 29, 2008
JOB #0885
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Status: Full-time

DESCRIPTION:  Accounting Manager

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Job duties include but are not limited to:

*Manage accountants; provide direction, coaching, and oversight of staff

*Provide direction to employees using established policies and procedures and set priorities for staff

*Influence, interact and make decisions spanning division and unit level

*Translate and contribute to business strategy

*Translate work programs and processes

*Contribute to short and long range planning and development

Job Requirements:

*Bachelors or Masters degree in Accounting

*5+ years experience working in Accounting or a corporate Internal Audit department

*2+ years direct supervisory experience

*Experience preparing and reviewing high risk reconciliations (i.e., cash, suspense accounts, clearing accounts)

*Strong understanding of accounting principles, practices and theories

*Excellent written and oral communication skills

*Moderate to heavy keying required

Business Specific Criteria (preferred skills):

*Experience implementing or maintaining compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 or Model Audit Rule (i.e., completing or maintaining selected business process documentation, determining financial statement risk and identifying and evaluating the effectiveness of mitigating key controls, completing remediation plans)

*Experience supervising seasoned Accountants

*Masters in Accounting or MBA

*Big 4 accounting experience

*CPA certification or CPA candidate

*Experience accounting for pensions and other employee benefit matters

*Experience developing or reviewing accounting policy/procedures and flowcharting

*Demonstrated ability of successfully managing complex projects

*Experience with complex automated systems

*Experience using Microsoft Word and Excel

COMPANY CONTACT INFORMATION:

For consideration, please visit our website at www.bcbsfl.com   and click on “Careers with Us.”

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.