Financial Systems Manager

The Financial Systems Manager is responsible for managing the administration of the Northwest's key financial systems including General ledger, budget/forecast system (currently Axiom), including all financial statements and statistics, while also reporting for company planning, divisional planning, profitability analysis, cost analysis, budgetary controls, management services, monitoring product performance, forecasting, and completing surveys and reports. The Financial Analyst Manager must generate interest rate risk analysis information and manage 1099 reports. The Financial Analyst Manager will be a key part of the Workday Financial implementation as well as assisting in automating manual processes.

Essential Functions
* Ensure compliance with third party vendors and total document and data integrity
* Manage department workload/workflow
* Prepare and analyze statistics
* Oversee production of various reports, various reconciliations, ledger management, statements, consolidations, and production
* Complete government surveys
* Oversee wire templates and large dollar amounts and preparation of annual budget statistics and financial details
* Research and improve report data
* Accounting representative for Business Continuity Planning
* Review new Fundtech users to grant access to wire system
* Review AP batches and new vendors for accuracy
* Implement improvements to procedures
* Develop customer service levels
* Maximize technology tools available
* Minimize departmental nonpayroll costs

Additional Essential Functions
* Ensure compliance with Northwest's policies and procedures, and Federal/State regulations
* Navigate Microsoft Office Software, computer applications, and software specific to the department in order to maximize technology tools and gain efficiency
* Work as part of a team
* Work with on-site equipment

Additional Responsibilities
* Complete other duties and special projects as requested by management

Safety and Health for Supervisors without Direct Reports
* Discourage any unsafe work habits by setting a good example for employees by following the required safe work practices as indicated by the safety and loss prevention program
* Consistently and fairly enforce safe work practices
* Ensure that each employee knows what to do in the event of an emergency

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education
Bachelor's Degree Accounting or related degree

Work Experience
8 - 12 years Accounting experience
3 - 5 years Customer Service experience

General Employee Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
* Ability to establish effective working relationships among team members and participate in solving problems and making decisions
* Ability to present and express ideas and information clearly and concisely in a manner appropriate to the audience, whether oral or written
* Ability to actively listen to what others are saying to achieve understanding, sharing information with others and facilitating the open exchange of ideas and information
* Ability to establish courses of action for self to accomplish specific goals, develop and use tracking systems for monitoring own work progress, and effectively use resources such as time and information
* Ability to make right decisions based on perceptive and analytical processes, practicing good judgment in gray areas

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to identify existing and potential problems, obtain and evaluate relevant information, identify possible causes of the problems, and suggest an alternative course of action including innovative or creative approaches
Ability to allocate and effectively use information, personnel, time, and other resources necessary for implementation of Northwest's strategic plans
Ability to make decisions, render judgments, and take action on tasks within the scope of given authority in a timely fashion
Ability to develop, evaluate, and implement alternative courses of action, based on correct assumptions concerning resources and guidelines, and support decisions or recommendations with data or reasoning
Ability to present and express ideas and information effectively and concisely in an oral and/or written mode in a manner appropriate for the audience
Ability to listen and comprehend what others are saying and facilitate the open exchange of ideas and information
Ability to motivate and provide direction in the activities of others, appropriately assigning work and authority, in the accomplishment of goals; providing advice and assistance as required
Ability to understand and appropriately apply procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies; maintain credibility with others on specialty matters

For candidates in Buffalo, NY, the pay range for this position is generally $95,000-$155,000 annually. Actual pay is based on various factors including but not limited to the successful candidate's experience, skills, and knowledge. Additional bonus earning opportunities and benefits are also available.