Accounting Manager

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Accounting Manager overseeing full-cycle accounting, grants, payroll, and audits for a nonprofit digital media lab. Supporting civic engagement with BIPOC and low-income communities.

Responsibilities:

  • Support the Sr. Accounting Manager with Central Team and Partner transactions in NetSuite
  • Assess the accounting system control environment to mitigate risks and optimize financial workflows
  • Conduct internal reviews of accounting documentation, processes, and general ledger schedules
  • Support creation and management of internal controls to ensure data integrity
  • Identify financial control gaps and recommend systems and procedural improvements
  • Design and execute corrective action plans
  • Manage, update, and enforce accounting methods and organizational policies
  • Ensure compliance with GAAP and IRS guidelines for nonprofit financial statements and internal controls
  • Oversee technical accounting for nonprofit grants and for-profit earned revenue
  • Ensure ASC 958/ASC 606 revenue recognition, fund restriction tracking, and potential sales tax compliance
  • Monitor grant spending and compliance with donor-imposed restrictions
  • Maintain schedules tracking net assets released from restrictions
  • Liaise with Payroll on multi-entity C3, C4, and P.B.C. allocations
  • Reconcile payroll registers to the general ledger and manage intercompany allocations
  • Ensure accurate benefits and tax accounting
  • Provide the Director of Finance with guidance on technical accounting, internal audit findings, and regulatory matters
  • Collaborate with Finance, People, and Development teams
  • Lead internal audit preparation and collaborate with external auditors on annual audit and tax filing requests, including Form 990 and K-1
  • Remove barriers for and hold the Finance team accountable to equity, belonging, and service standards
  • Support other manager-level Finance work in a dynamic startup environment
  • Help advance anti-racist organizational goals and make programs more inclusive
  • Serve as a resource to partner networks and facilitate knowledge sharing
  • Take an entrepreneurial approach to work and learning new skills
  • Seek opportunities to deepen skills on current and emerging platforms and lean startup methodology

Requirements:

  • At least 3 years of experience managing full-cycle accounting processes
  • Ideally, background in internal audit and process improvement
  • Specific expertise in grant revenue recognition and payroll-accounting reconciliation
  • Keen attention to detail and track record of delivering error-free work
  • Strong written and verbal stakeholder communication skills
  • Ability to develop compliant, creative finance and accounting solutions
  • Commitment to social change and civic engagement with BIPOC and low-income communities
  • Interest in digital media platforms including TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, podcasts, and streaming shows
  • Must follow COVID safety protocols and be fully vaccinated and boosted, except Florida and Texas employees where vaccination is encouraged but not required due to state laws

Benefits:

  • Flexibility for work and life, including flexible schedules
  • Health care with individual premiums fully covered and cost-share for dependents
  • Vision and dental plans available at-cost to the individual
  • 15 paid vacation days
  • 6 paid holidays
  • 3 paid floating holidays each year
  • 7.5 paid sick days each year
  • Professional development funds, renewed each fiscal year
  • Cell phone and internet reimbursement
  • Co-working reimbursement
  • Need-based educational loan assistance after 3 months
  • 401K contributions and matching program available at the beginning of employment
  • Annual office closure during the last week in December