Senior Accountant

San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living•San Francisco, CA

9d•$110,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Accountant is responsible for key accounting and financial reporting activities, including general ledger and fund accounting, fixed asset and capital project accounting, month-end and year-end close, account reconciliations, journal entries, financial analysis, nonprofit accounting, and audit support. This position independently manages assigned accounting responsibilities and works cross-functionally to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting and effective internal controls.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
Minimum of five years of progressively responsible accounting experience.
Demonstrated experience with nonprofit and/or fund accounting.
Experience with fixed asset accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, disposals, and reconciliation to the general ledger.
Strong knowledge of GAAP, general ledger accounting, month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
Experience accounting for restricted funds, grants, contributions, or similar funding arrangements.
Ability to analyze capital expenditures and apply capitalization policies and accounting principles to determine appropriate accounting treatment.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and meet established deadlines.
Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with construction-in-progress accounting, capital project closeout, and fixed asset inventories.
Experience supporting nonprofit financial statement audits.
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP Fixed Assets or a comparable ERP/fixed asset system.
Experience in healthcare, senior living, social services, or a related nonprofit environment.
Experience working cross-functionally with facilities, information technology, procurement, or project management teams on capital projects.

Responsibilities

Maintain the fixed asset subledger, including additions, transfers, disposals, useful lives, depreciation, asset classifications, and reconciliation to the general ledger.
Review capital expenditures and apply organizational capitalization policies and GAAP to determine appropriate accounting treatment.
Maintain and reconcile construction-in-progress and capital project accounts, including tracking project costs, reviewing capitalization eligibility, transferring completed projects to fixed assets, and ensuring timely project closeout.
Coordinate with Accounts Payable, Procurement, Facilities, Information Technology, and project owners to obtain documentation supporting capital purchases, project costs, asset locations, and in-service dates.
Prepare depreciation entries, fixed asset roll-forwards, capital project schedules, depreciation forecasts, and related financial reporting and analysis.
Coordinate periodic fixed asset inventories and process asset transfers, retirements, disposals, write-offs, and related gains or losses.
Perform foundation and fund accounting activities and maintain accurate reporting by fund, program, department, grant, funding source, and other applicable financial dimensions.
Account for contributions, grants, restricted funds, net assets with and without donor restrictions, and releases from donor restrictions.
Determine monthly investment income return and allocate accordingly across endowments and applicable funds.
Ensure foundation transactions are properly classified, allocated, supported, and recorded in accordance with donor and grant requirements, GAAP, organizational policies, and internal controls.
Analyze foundation financial statements, fund activity, account balances, and monthly variances and investigate significant or unusual fluctuations.
Own assigned areas of the monthly and year-end close process, including journal entries, reconciliations, supporting schedules, account analysis, and resolution of outstanding items.
Prepare and review account reconciliations; investigate and resolve discrepancies, aged reconciling items, unusual transactions, and accounting issues.
Analyze monthly variances and investigate significant or unusual fluctuations.
Support annual financial statement audits, regulatory reporting, fixed asset and capital expenditure testing, and preparation of schedules for IRS Form 990 and other required filings, as applicable.
Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, strengthen internal controls, automate recurring activities, and improve financial reporting and asset tracking.
Assist with accounting policies and procedures, provide guidance to accounting staff, and participate in system enhancements, financial reporting initiatives, and special projects.
Other ad hoc duties as assigned