Accounting Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field.
• Five or more years of progressive professional accounting experience, including at least two years in a senior, lead, or supervisory accounting role within a nonprofit organization.
• Proven nonprofit fund accounting experience, including tracking donor-restricted funds and managing multiple revenue types, including grants.
• Experience advising on or navigating UBIT triggers, scholarship tax compliance rules, and IRS Form 990 preparation.
• Hands-on experience with integrations between a general ledger and external databases, such as alumni management systems or CRMs, including troubleshooting and reconciliation.
• Advanced application of FASB/GAAP nonprofit standards and knowledge of fund accounting, including net assets with and without donor restrictions and releases from restrictions.
• Ability to distinguish exchange transactions from conditional and unconditional contributions and to separate blended revenue streams into contribution and reciprocal exchange-benefit values.
• Ability to participate in budgeting, design complex financial models, create variance analyses, and develop cash flow forecasts.
• Advanced proficiency with nonprofit ERP or accounting systems such as Sage Intacct, NetSuite, QuickBooks Nonprofit, or Blackbaud, and advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, complex formulas, and data modeling.
• Exceptional customer service and professional representation of UOAA and the university.
• Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex rules and regulations effectively to diverse audiences.
• Ability to interpret and apply rules and regulations in a compliant manner.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Professionalism when handling sensitive or confidential materials.
• Proficiency with computer software, including Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, attention-to-detail, and organizational skills.
• Ability to interact and work effectively with individuals while recognizing and respecting varied identities.
• Commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Nice To Haves

• Nonprofit accounting experience.
• Active CPA license or CNAP (Certified Non-Profit Accounting Professional) designation.
• Direct experience managing accounting for membership organizations, including bifurcating membership dues.
• Full-cycle accounting experience.
• QuickBooks experience.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the UOAA's day-to-day accounting operations and serve as its principal technical accounting and financial advisor.
• Manage and monitor membership dues, donations, event revenues, and related expenditures.
• Classify revenue, including separating blended streams into contribution and reciprocal exchange-benefit portions.
• Advise staff on gift revenue restrictions, UBIT triggers, and scholarship tax compliance.
• Consolidate financial information from multiple sources and accurately reconcile transactions with bank records.
• Oversee financial audits, prepare external audit schedules, and evaluate financial system outputs for GAAP and fund accounting compliance.
• Monitor budgets for external alumni programs and participate in annual budgeting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and cash flow forecasting.
• Analyze financial data, forecast trends, and implement corrective actions to address audit findings.
• Maintain effective financial systems and processes, including troubleshooting and reconciling integrations between the alumni management system and general ledger.
• Prepare and maintain detailed financial records, reconcile accounts, and generate financial reports for UOAA leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Prepare or review IRS Form 990 and support year-end audits.
• Provide advisory and lead support within a small cross-functional team and develop junior or transactional staff without direct supervisory authority.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off