Accounting Supervisor

Brilliant Corners•San Francisco, CA

2d•$80,000 - $85,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Accounting Supervisor performs professional-level accounting, financial transaction, and financial contract administration work. The role examines, analyzes, maintains, reconciles, and verifies complex financial records and prepares required state, federal, and county financial reports. Core work includes monitoring corporate fund statements, resolving accounting issues and errors, preparing timely grant and contract fund invoices, supporting corporate and grant-and-contract budgeting, and serving as a liaison for corporate cost centers. Reporting directly to the Controller, the Accounting Supervisor works closely with a team of accountants and supervises a Staff Accountant. The role requires a collaborative working relationship with Brilliant Corners managers and related personnel, thorough knowledge of accounting principles and GAAP, and sound independent judgment within established guidelines. Brilliant Corners provides housing and housing-related services to vulnerable individuals in California, particularly people transitioning from or at risk of homelessness or institutionalization. The organization develops, owns, and manages supportive housing and licensed residential care homes, and delivers housing and case-management programs through partnerships across several service sectors. This position is based in San Francisco and offers hybrid work.

Requirements

Thorough understanding of GAAP requirements.
Analytical and detail-oriented, with the ability to consider the broader picture and meet deadlines.
Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple priorities, and to work independently and as a team member.
High degree of discretion and excellent judgment.
Excellent written and verbal interpersonal and business communication skills, with strict adherence to confidentiality.
Understanding of funding-agency relations and compliance requirements, as well as donor expectations for gift stewardship.
Excellent computer skills, including MS Word, Excel, and databases.
Ability and willingness to contribute to a high-functioning Finance Team.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to interpret technical publications, contracts, leases, regulatory documents, financial reports, and legal documents; write reports to prescribed styles and formats; and present information effectively to senior management, boards, and public groups.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as interest, proportions, percentages, and area; apply basic math and geometry concepts to practical situations; use Microsoft Excel; and use a financial calculator.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret technical instructions in mathematical, diagrammatic, and written form, and manage multiple abstract and concrete variables.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or three years of full-cycle nonprofit fund accounting experience; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Manage accounts receivable accounting staff.
Oversee the monthly close for all corporate cost centers, ensuring internal and external monthly reporting is timely and accurate.
Administer financial aspects of program-based monthly, quarterly, and annual billing and reporting.
Administer concurrent public and private funding with varied payment methods, compliance requirements, reporting requirements, and deadlines.
Extract accounting data to support timely receivables billing and collection, and verify compliance and accuracy.
Assist with financial closeout of completed projects, resolve pending financial issues, and provide necessary information.
Prepare restricted- and unrestricted-fund reports for departments and management to track fund availability and utilization.
Prepare funder invoices, respond to funder inquiries, and analyze funder invoices.
Support accounts receivable activities, including invoicing, deposits, donations, aging, write-offs, collection efforts, and cash projections.
Prepare bank reconciliations and general ledger reclasses.
Cross-train with Payroll, Properties, and staff accountants to provide support as needed.
Perform other duties assigned by the Controller.