Accounting Program Manager
About The Position
The Accounting Program Manager oversees and strengthens core accounting programs, processes, and internal controls to ensure responsible stewardship of organizational resources. This role serves as a senior individual contributor and program lead, driving process improvement, training, and cross-functional coordination to support accurate financial reporting, grant compliance, audit readiness, and alignment with the organization’s mission. Partnering closely with the CFO, Controller, Accounting Manager, program leaders, and cross-functional teams, the Accounting Program Manager supports month-end close, budgeting, audits, and fund accounting operations. This role plays a critical part in maintaining donor confidence, ensuring compliance with grant and funding requirements, and promoting financial transparency that enables the organization to effectively serve the community.
Requirements
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify trends, assess risk, and recommend corrective actions.
- Progressive accounting experience with increasing responsibility, including review of journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reports.
- Experience with process improvement or systems optimization in accounting operations
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and internal control principles, with experience applying them in a complex, multi-department organization.
- Demonstrated experience supporting month-end close, quarterly reporting, and year-end audit processes.
- Proven ability to design, document, implement, and optimize accounting processes and controls.
- Experience working in an ERP system (NetSuite strongly preferred).
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in and building reports in NetSuite preferred.
Responsibilities
- Verify agency invoices for correct billing rates and pounds of food received; coordinate with CRT to resolve discrepancies.
- Ensure donated POs are accurately coded, billed, and classified; collaborate with Receiving to address errors.
- Partner with Supply Chain to refine processes and provide training for accurate NetSuite entries.
- Serve as the primary Accounting contact for Supply Chain, Partner Relations, Development Operations, and Transportation.
- Facilitate cross-department communication to support accurate financial reporting and operational alignment.
- Lead development and optimization of accounting processes and programs.
- Manage departmental projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Develop and maintain the Accounting & Finance business continuity plan.
- Support Executive Leadership Team and Directors with budgeting, including NetSuite updates.
- Monitor accounts receivable and recommend write-offs as needed.
- Assist the Audit Readiness Committee with audit documentation and compliance.
- Provide training and support to accounting staff and cross-functional teams to strengthen financial knowledge and consistency.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
