Direct, assign and audit the work of the accounting staff to ensure that accounts payable are paid in a timely manner ensure that accounts receivable are collected promptly ensure that payroll is processed in a timely manner ensure that monthly bank reconciliations are completed. Responsibilities Manage all operations of the accounting department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives oversees the accounting operations including control systems, transaction-processing operations, and policies and procedures. Overview Oversee the activities of the accounting department, providing information, primarily financial in nature, about all plant activities that will assist management, its shareholders and other users in making educated economic decisions.