Accounting Supervisor

Brilliant Corners•Los Angeles, CA

55d•$100,000 - $115,000

About The Position

This position requires professional level accounting work in the areas of accounting, auditing financial transactions and financial contract administration, reporting and invoicing; examines, analyzes, maintains, reconciles and verifies complex financial records; prepares mandated state, federal and county financial reports. Primary responsibilities require the ongoing monitoring of corporate fund statements for erroneous issues and resolution of accounting problems/errors, review of timely invoices for disbursement of grant/contract funds; review of inter-entity transactions and functioning as liaison internally as well as externally for all corporate cost centers. This position will have responsibility for aspects of the internal budgets as well as funder budgets, support the month-end close process, and is the primary supervisor to personnel who report and provide invoicing responsibilities for multiple departments. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, a problem-solver, and thrives in a fast-paced environment. The Accounting Supervisor will report directly to the Associate Director of Finance and will supervise a team of senior accountants. The candidate is required to maintain a collaborative working relationship with Brilliant Corners Managers and other related personnel. Successful performance of the work requires considerable knowledge of accounting principles as well as GAAP, revenue recognition, and the ability to exercise sound independent judgement within established guideline.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or 4-5 years full cycle non-profit fund accounting experience.
2 to 3 years of supervisory experience.
Thorough understanding of GAAP requirements.
Analytical and detail oriented yet able to look at the whole picture to meet deadlines
Ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple priorities and function independently and as a team member.
High degree of discretion and excellent judgment.
Excellent interpersonal and business communication skills, both written and verbal and strict adherence to confidentiality.
Understanding of concepts, principles and practices of funding agency relations and compliance requirements as well as donor expectations regarding gift stewardship.
Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, databases, etc.).
Ability and willingness to contribute to the high functioning of the Finance Team.
Sensitivity to homeless people and the issues of homelessness and recovery, and ability to work with people from diverse educational and personal backgrounds.
Candidates should have physical mobility for tasks such as standing, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, twisting, and walking on uneven surfaces. They should be capable of performing stationary tasks like sitting for up to 6 to 8 hours a day. Additionally, candidates should be able to lift, carry, push, pull light to moderate weights up to 15 pounds safely. Requires mental acuity for analytical reasoning and document interpretation.

Nice To Haves

Grant Accounting experience preferred
2 to 3 years of budget cycle for non-profit or government entity preferred
2 to 3 years of payroll and/or cost account experience a plus
Project accounting experience a plus

Responsibilities

Responsible for corporate monthly close of all corporate cost centers, ensuring that internal and external monthly reporting is timely and accurate
Responsible for Brilliant Corners’ corporate audit schedules (corporate balance sheet accounts, federal awards, restricted gifts, and grants receivable).
Responsible for financial administration of program-based monthly, quarterly and annual billing and reporting, as needed
Responsible for financial administration of concurrent grants both public and private with various payment methods, compliance and reporting requirements and deadlines
Extract accounting data to facilitate the timely billing and collection of grant receivables, verifying compliance and accuracy.
Provide financial support for fiscal year public grants budget process as well as budget amendments.
Assist in the financial closeout process of completed projects and ensures that all pending financial issues are resolved and necessary information is provided
Manage cost accounting template and allocation guidance for team.
Responsible for uploading and maintain payroll information between HR system and Accounting system.
Assist in the grant accounting process and reconciliation to develop records. Prepare reporting on conditional & unconditional funds for departments, and for management to track the availably and utilization of funds.
Record inter-entity transactions; and analyze and track true-ups of other entities due to Brilliant Corners.
Collaborate with program leadership to develop funder and internal program budgets.
Provide cash projections and other AR Aging and various reporting as needed.
Cross train with other Finance personnel to support as needed.
Participates in the ongoing development and improvement of financial systems.
Other duties as assigned by Finance team leadership.