MO - Chief Accounting Officer

CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER

A & Associates is a reputable staffing agency with a proven track record in screening and recruiting as well as job placement and career development. With more than ten (10) offices throughout the United States, A & Associates is a company that can be trusted to provide a diverse level of services with excellence, diligence, and integrity. “Quality In Everything We Do” is far more than our mantra, it is our standard! Explore a career with A & Associates, one of the leading providers for temporary, temp-to-hire, permanent placement services and security guard services.

This role provides strategic leadership by collaborating with senior leaders and managing the accounting team to ensure effective and efficient financial policies as well as robust internal controls are in place.

In addition to a competitive salary range, this position provides a variety of benefits to include paid medical insurance, 20 days of PTO (paid time off) the first year and increasing with seniority, and 11-12 paid holidays, 480 hours of paid parental leave, and a robust Wellness Plan. Other benefits include: paid life insurance, credit union, 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, pre-tax premium pay plan, dependent care and medical expense reimbursement plans, and short and long term disability insurance.

Examples of Duties

• Direct the daily operation of the Accounting Division to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, ordinance and statutes.
• Manage the completion of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, schedule of Federal Awards, and coordinate the audits thereof to ensure compliance with applicable ordinance, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles established under the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
• Coordinate Federal and State grant compliance and reporting, including disaster recovery under FEMA.
• Oversee the preparation of monthly and annual fund financial statements for the Retirement Plan's Board of Trustees.
• Manage the completion of other official statements and documents relating to new or refinanced bond issues and the compliance with bond arbitrage rebates/refunds.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field and nine years of accounting experience preferably within a senior role with supervisory/managerial experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Certified Government Finance Officer preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant preferred.
• Strong communication skills, leadership skills, and the ability to interpret financial data.
• Proficient with accounting software, databases, and project management.

EEO STATEMENT

A & Associates, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.