Accounting Manager – Fiscally Sponsored Projects
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Accounting Manager leading nonprofit fiscal sponsorship accounting, audits, grants, and financial reporting at Tides. Supervising accountants and supporting mission-aligned projects.
Responsibilities:
- Supervise and lead the Fiscally Sponsored Projects Accounting team
- Develop direct reports and support performance enablement
- Establish annual team goals, objectives, and key performance indicators
- Collaborate with Service Team leaders and Accounting Operations to ensure high-quality client service
- Ensure accounting functions comply with GAAP, FASB standards, regulatory requirements, and nonprofit rules
- Manage audit processes, tax-return documentation, annual financial audits, single audits, and audit readiness
- Prepare the annual schedule of expenditures for federal awards
- Review grant agreements, revenue recognition, restricted net-asset releases, and net-asset reconciliations
- Collaborate on negotiated indirect cost rate agreement proposals
- Implement and document accounting procedures and administer NetSuite training
- Maintain financial reporting integrity, transaction templates, forms, and fiscal-year rollovers in NetSuite
- Assign caseload accountants and support partner transitions and escalations
- Review project balance-sheet, project-review, and financial reconciliations
- Coach and develop Senior Accountants
- Review and approve complex financial statements, budgets, cash-flow reports, and variance analyses
- Approve cash disbursements and monitor project cash flow
- Forecast project revenues, expenses, and cash flows
- Review revenue, administrative-fee, and expense-reclassification transactions
- Prepare annual audit schedules, SEFA reporting, functional-expense compilations, lease reporting, and accruals
- Support annual tax reporting and Form 990 filings
- Lead projects as directed by senior leaders
- Review annual funder reporting requests
- Organize, coordinate, and supervise annual project audits
Requirements:
- Experiential knowledge of FAR, CFR, relevant OMB circulars, GAAP, and FASB standards
- Demonstrated commitment to internal and external client satisfaction
- Ability to work effectively with diverse teams and collaboratively toward solutions
- Ability to handle confidential information with excellent judgment
- Consistent high-level work ethic
- Self-motivated and organized with attention to detail
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in NetSuite or similar ERP software
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience maintaining internal controls and developing financial policies and procedures
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to organize and support accurate, accountable workflow processes
- 6 years of progressive or direct experience and a relevant bachelor's degree, or 8 years of relevant experience
- At least 2 years in a supervisory, project, or technical leadership capacity
- Non-profit accounting and government grant management experience required
- CPA strongly preferred
- Fiscally Sponsored Project accounting experience preferred
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation package
- Pay equity-focused compensation structure
- Reasonable accommodation during the interview process
- Equal employment opportunity protections
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