US-FL Jacksonville, ACCOUNTING MANAGER, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida 0895
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Position: Accounting Manager
Date: April 25, 2008
JOB #0895
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Status: Full-time

DESCRIPTION: Accounting Manager

Requisition ID B2117APR08 

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 documenting processes and implementing process improvements
*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 

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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. 

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