Accounting Manager The Accounting Manager will be responsible for overseeing accounting operations, ensuring the integrity of financial reporting, and leading, developing, and mentoring a team of accounting professionals. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical accounting expertise with a demonstrated ability to build team capability, develop talent, provide coaching and feedback, and foster a collaborative, high-performing work environment. Key Responsibilities: - Oversee accounting operations including financial reporting, order to cash, procure to pay, project accounting and fund accounting. - Manage monthly, quarterly, annual close processes. - Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of accounting professionals through real time coaching, regular one-on-one meetings, performance feedback, training, delegation and career development planning. - Create a positive, accountable, and collaborative team environment that promotes continuous learning and professional growth. - Identify opportunities to expand staff capabilities, increase cross-training and build bench strength within the accounting function. - Review staff work including journal entries, reconciliations and reporting. - Deliver high-quality financial information and ensure accuracy, timeliness and compliance. - Oversee onboarding and training for new hires and create development plans for current staff. - Oversee the system of internal controls over accounting functions to minimize risk. Maintain internal control memoranda and portions of policies and procedures documents pertaining to Finance & Accounting functions. - Support others in development of annual budgets, quarterly variance analysis and reforecasting, donor reporting, grant reporting and compliance reporting. Duties/Responsibilities: - Oversee the preparation of month-end and periodic financial statements, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures as well as best practices. - Ensure financial reports comply with generally accepted accounting principles and financial reporting standards. - Create management and financial reports on a monthly, quarterly, annual or ad-hoc basis. Assist other departments to prepare financial reports. Reports can include funder, park project, department, donor, grant-making, compliance and/or other financial reports for internal or external use. - Coordinate annual audit workpaper preparation and information requested by external auditors. - Maintain accounting policies and procedures ensuring best practices are documented and followed. Identify and recommend updates to accounting processes and procedures. - Comply with local, state, and federal government requirements. - Perform other related duties as assigned. Requirements - Associate or bachelor's degree required, preferably in Finance or Accounting, Business Administration, or closely related field. - Proven success leading, coaching, mentoring, and developing accounting professionals, including providing performance feedback, creating development opportunities, and building high-performing teams. - Demonstrated ability to foster a positive, accountable and collaborative work environment while maintaining high performance standards. - Advanced skills in Microsoft products, advanced skills in Excel required. - Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. - Ability to work independently and meet deadlines. - Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy. - Preferred: CPA license, nonprofit accounting experience - Preferred: Knowledge of and experience with MIP Abila experience, knowledge of and experience with PowerBI. Position Setting: The Accounting Manager is currently a hybrid role with a mix of in office and work from home days possible. Compensation: This is a salary, exempt position, with a range of $80,000 - $90,000/annually commensurate with skills and experience. Benefits include full medical, dental and vision benefits, paid time off, short-and long-term disability, and 401k retirement plan. Salary Description $80,000 - $90,000 annually