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Are you an experienced accounting professional eager to expand your responsibilities in a collaborative and fast-paced environment? We are seeking a detail-oriented Accounting Manager to oversee key financial operations, ensure accurate reporting, and drive critical processes like annual budgeting, weekly cash reporting, and cash forecasting including ownership of the full accounting cycle and financial reporting. In this dynamic role, you’ll work closely with leadership throughout the organization to drive their mission through the finance lens. My client is a mission-oriented non-profit organization that is relocating their HQ to northern VA. The Accounting Manager will have an intended growth path to Director of Finance.
Summary:
The Accounting Manager is responsible for maintaining, preparing, and reconciling general ledger accounts, processing accounts payable and receivable, overseeing semi-monthly payroll, and performing general accounting functions. Additionally, this role leads the annual budgeting process as well as weekly cash reporting and cash forecasting, providing valuable financial insights to drive decision-making and ensure operational excellence.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Budget Leadership: Lead the annual budgeting process, ensuring timely preparation and alignment with organizational goals.
- Cash Reporting and Forecasting: Prepare and manage weekly cash reports and forecasts to optimize financial planning and operations.
- Accounts Payable Management: Oversee vendor setup, invoice queue, coding, and payment processing while ensuring transactions are charged to the correct accounts.
- Payment Processing: Execute ACH transactions, domestic and international wire payments, and verify account charges.
- Payroll Administration: Process semi-monthly payroll, assist with payroll tax reporting, and manage year-end preparation for W-2s and 1099s.
- Journal Entries: Create and post import journal entries for credit card charges, reimbursements, refunds, and other transactions.
- Account Reconciliation: Reconcile bank accounts, verify deposits and transactions, and balance accounts receivable.
- Month-End Closing: Reconcile accounts, manage prepaid and accrual schedules, and ensure accuracy in month-end financial reporting.
- Fixed Assets: Maintain the fixed asset module and prepare depreciation journal entries.
- Audit Support: Provide documentation and account details for annual audits as requested.
- Financial Analysis: Assist with analyses, budgeting, and performance projections to support business strategies.
- Compliance: Adhere to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and stay updated on evolving industry standards.
- Other Duties: Perform additional assignments and projects as needed to support overall financial operations.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- Experience: Minimum 5+ years in accounting, with a focus on financial analysis and process management.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency in other Microsoft Office Suite applications.
- Strong numeracy, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
- High level of organization with keen attention to detail.
- Familiarity with general financial accounting and a strong understanding of GAAP.
Please apply directly to this job posting for consideration. If you have additional questions, contact Lee Chernett, VP at Robert Half Finance & Accounting, via LinkedIn or by calling 571.297.9074
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