Job Description:
The accounting manager reports to the Controller, manages several accounting staff and the day-to-day cash management of the agency. The accounting manager also ensures compliance with Federal, State, City, Grantor and other requirements.
Position Responsibilities:
- Massive knowledge experience with the Month End Close process including journal entries, reconciliation and financial statement maintenance.
- Assist in the development and implementation of goals, policies and priorities.
- Supervise and participate in the preparation of various financial statements.
- Interface and coordinate internal audit and external audit including preparing financial statements involving review of accounting records.
- Establish system controls for new financial systems and develops procedures.
- Review departmental accounting data, identifies and corrects errors, identifies and computes accruals, applies accounting principles to transactions and recommends procedures to ensure conformance with applicable contracts, policies and GAAP.
- Designs internal control systems for all departments to ensure the safeguarding of the agency assets.
- Files reports necessary to comply with Federal, State and Local regulations for audits of recipients of government grants.
- Perform cash management and monitor balances, track usage, prepare forecasts, etc.
- Act as system administrator managing accounts, project numbers, permissions, invoicing and receivables.
- Perform other accounting functions as deem necessary.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree with Public Practice experience preferred.
- Six or more years of successful experience in supervising accounting staff in non-profit or fundraising organizations.
- Knowledge of recent Generally Accepted Accounting Principle (GAAP) pronouncements and Government Office Accounting Standard (GOAS) as they pertain to non-profit accounting for federal and private contributions.
- Thorough knowledge of audit requirements under OMB A-133 and A-122 cost principle.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Strong communication skills and demonstrated ability to lead and train accounting staff.
- Exercise discretion with highly confidential information.
- Must be highly detail oriented, organized and able to work in a fast paced environment.
Salary: $85,000-$89,000 Annually
