Accounting Policy Manager

Location: San Ramon
Posted on: November 9, 2024

Job Description:

As a valuable team member, your duties will include, but not limited to:
• Responsible for managing a group of accounting positions that will provide accounting expertise to the various business line groups throughout our bank. In addition to; this position is responsible for establishing relationships and a high-profile leadership role by providing accounting policy expertise to senior management and business group managers. Requires high-level expertise due to impact of decisions to the Bank.

Job Duties:
• Research and monitoring
• Acts as the bank's primary interface with accounting pronouncements, including, but not limited to those written by the following entities:
• Securities & Exchange Commission
• Financial Accounting Standards Board
• International Accounting Standards Board
• Derivatives Implementation Group
• Emerging Issues Task Force
• FDIC, Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
• Maintains and updates the our Accounting Policy Manual
• Ensures that the Executive Management Committee and Audit Committee are informed of major changes
• Presents to senior management, at their request or need, a basic understanding of certain accounting policies or issues. Also keeps Finance management apprised of exposure drafts and developments that may affect the Company by the pronouncement makers.
• Prepares well-organized, comprehensive and pertinent white papers for complex issues and transactions.
• Works with the Business Line Groups to ensure General Ledger balances related to large or complex transactions are properly stated in accordance with the our Accounting Policy Manual and generally accepted accounting principles, and that major financial accounting procedures and controls are in place and functioning.
• Works with the Business Line Groups on implementation of changes to the Bank's accounting policies, procedures, standards and controls.
• Advises project teams on specific accounting issues pertinent to new products, major business and organizational events and system conversions, and upgrades and enhancements.
• Interacts with BNPP Controller's Department when questions and issues arise that are related to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); works with Business Line Groups to ensure that information and process needed to report transactions on an IFRS basis is captured. (BNPP Controller's Department has primary responsibility for maintaining the BNPP accounting policy manual based on IFRS).
• Responsible for acting as a liaison between Controller's Department and Business Line Groups, working on significant and complex areas of bank accounting; managing the rest of the department to do the same.
• Manages staff including selection, motivation and performance management. Allocates resources effectively.
• Performs other duties as assigned.


Salary Range:
• $140,000 - $175,000

Benefits:
• Comprehensive and competitive Benefits package.

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