Job Description

Community: Iowa Home Office

Address: 4201 Corporate Drive West Des Moines, Iowa 50266

Pay Range $92,000. 00-$114,950. 00+ Annual

Live your purpose. Grow your career. Thrive through teamwork. Create meaningful, personalized experiences.

At Lifespace, team members are at the center of delivering a purpose driven experience for our residents! We provide an environment where each team member can live their aspirations, developing in their career, making a difference, and being a part of a meaningful mission. Join our outstanding Accounting Leadership team as our new Manager of Accounting - General Ledger today!

A few details about the role:

• Oversee the accountants and ensures that all journal entries for the enterprise are accurate and appropriately recorded each month and reconciliations for all accounts.
• Serve in the finance director capacity for communities without an assigned finance director.
• Oversee and implement the annual budget process for the communities without an assigned finance director, working closely with the department heads, preparing forecasts and projections throughout the year to ensure the budget is met.
• Serve as the lead resource for the accounting system by providing training and support to team members for proper use and maintenance of the accounting system modules; ensure that rate tables and other data are up to date on a timely basis; and manage the import of the budget data.
• Maintain the accounting system and other related system help desk function in a timely and supportive manner.
• Manage all accounting system upgrades, communications, and improvement requests.
• Continuously pursue process improvements and ways to standardize transactions throughout the organization, embracing best practices. Identify and resolve issues as they arise, and determine the process and controls needed to prevent the issue from occurring again in the future.

And here\'s what you need to apply:

• Bachelor\'s degree with major or minor in Accounting, Finance, or related field. CPA or CMA is preferred.
• Eight to ten years of hands-on accounting or analysis experience.
• Management experience preferred.

Lifespace has enjoyed over 40 years of success, and this is just the beginning. With new opportunities, continued growth, and the support from your Lifespace family get ready to ignite your life and experience Living Lifespace.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Lifespace Communities headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa and Dallas, Texas, is one of the nation\'s largest Senior Living providers of non-profit retirement communities. Lifespace employs over 4,100 team members and servers over 5,400 residents. The organization is committed to creating communities where people are empowered to live their aspirations.

Equal Opportunity Employer

If you are excited to learn and grow, be excellent, thrive with your team and deliver personalized experiences you\'ll enjoy your career with us!

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