Director, Accounting & Reporting Operations
Company: Humanity United
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: May 6, 2024
Job Description:
About Humanity UnitedHumanity United is a philanthropic
organization dedicated to cultivating the conditions for enduring
peace and freedom. We recognize that we live in a deeply
interconnected world where we are all united by the challenges and
opportunities we face. We support and walk alongside partners who
are working to advance human dignity and change the systems that
enable violent conflict and human exploitation around the world.
Together, we strive to foster a more inclusive, free, and peaceful
world where all people have an opportunity to flourish.Position
Summary:Humanity United is seeking an experienced Director,
Accounting & Reporting Operations to play a key role in managing
accounting, financial operations, and reporting functions for the
organization. The Director, Accounting & Reporting Operations
manages the day-to-day accounting activities of the organization
and is responsible for adherence to accounting principles and
organizational policies and procedures.With a full understanding of
HU operations, the Director, Accounting & Reporting Operations
exercises sound judgment to evaluate financial processes and make
recommendations. The candidate must be a team player with high
customer service skillset and willingness to work in a
collaborative environment. This is a full-time, exempt role
reporting to the CFO & Treasurer. This role can be based anywhere
in the U.S, with a preference for a San Francisco or other Pacific
time zone location. Our hybrid work approach provides ongoing
flexibility for regular remote work for this position, combined
with periodic in-person gatherings (at least four per year). Core
Job Responsibilities:
- Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring
compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory
requirements
- Complete the month/quarter/year-end accounting close cycle and
produce all official financial statements.
- Maintain the General Ledger and perform all close activities to
include sub-ledger postings, journal entry preparation and GL /
bank account reconciliations.
- Prepare, analyze, report and distribute financial information
and supporting schedules in an accurate and timely manner.
- Clearly communicate monthly, quarterly and annual financial
statements; monitor progress and changes to keep senior leadership
abreast of HU's financial status.
- Maintain internal controls and safeguards for costs, program
budgets and actual expenditures.
- Ensure accurate and complete data is maintained within the
travel and expense system (Concur), accounting system (Intacct) and
budgeting/reporting application (Adaptive). Additionally, ensure
and maintain data integrations and integrity between all
systems.
- Assist in the annual budget, quarterly forecast and monthly
variance explanation process.
- Review and approve the bi-weekly payroll processing function
(secondary preparer as needed) including posting of the related
journal entries.
- Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government
reporting requirements and tax filings.
- Manage the preparation and process of the annual audit and
year-end tax returns
- Prepare monthly reports measuring performance against operating
goals and objectives
- Assist with monthly and ad hoc analysis as needed to inform
grant making and other portfolio level decisions.
- Maintain cash forecast and analysis of cash requirements.
- Support presentations to the Board and Board committees.
- Support the risk management function for the organization,
including involvement with the annual insurance renewal
process.
- Manage, coach and develop two professional accounting
staff.
- In partnership with the accounting staff, ensure all payables
are processed accurately, timely and in accordance with
organizational standards.
- Identify opportunities to improve internal processes.
- Provide assistance to the CFO as it relates to financial
operations.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:Must-have requirements:
- BA/BS in Accounting, with significant experience as Accounting
Manager or Controller with General Ledger and Financial Statement
responsibility
- Excellent attention to detail coupled with a high degree of
accuracy
- Solid experience coordinating audit activities and managing
reporting, budget development and analysis, accounts payable,
general ledger & payroll
- Must have solid understanding of GAAP and the ability to
research and implement new accounting standards
- Must be proficient in advanced Excel
- Strong work ethic, integrity and impeccable
professionalism
- Commitment to HU's mission and values (including Diversity,
Equity, Inclusion, and Justice) is a must.
- Keen analytic, organizational and problem solving skills with a
focus on strategic data interpretation vs. simple reporting.
Ability to analyze financials and search for potential recording
errors, variances, and trends in performance.
- Strong verbal and communication skills
- Experience in effectively communicating key data, with the
ability and desire to translate complex financial concepts to
individuals at all levels
- Experience with systems implementation, resolving systems
issues and partnering with outsourced technical teams and systems
vendors.
- Experience as a people manager, including coaching and
developing professional Accounting / Finance staff
- Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a team-oriented
environment
- Must be strong at multi-tasking, prioritizing, and have
demonstrated expertise in proactively working on projects of wide
scope and significant magnitude
- Experience successfully working on projects with international
aspects
- Must be a creative and independent self-starter, while being a
strong team player who acts with diplomacy at all times
- Candidates must have the right to work in the US
- Ability to travel domestically as needed (approx. 10%)It's a
bonus if you bring:
- CPA/MBA highly preferred
- Knowledge of Intacct and Adaptive applications as well as
Concur Expense is a plus
- Prior work in a non-profit or philanthropic environment is
highly desirable
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite in Mac based
platform
- Direct lived experience of the issues we work on.We encourage
qualified candidates with informal or indirect experience to
describe how their background has served as preparation for this
role.Salary: The salary range for this position will vary by
geographic location to account for local job market & cost of
living. Starting salaries within the range are based on job-related
skills, experience and background. At HU, salary progression is
based on performance and proficiency in a role over time. Example
starting salary ranges are provided below, with other locations
available on request. We will share more about the starting and
full salary range for your preferred location during the hiring
process.
- San Francisco - $179,421 - $209,324
- New York - $170,424 - $198,827
- Washington DC/Boston/Seattle/LA - $161,532 - $188,454
- Chicago, Denver/Boulder/ Philadelphia/Austin - $152,535 -
$177,957
- Atlanta/Nashville - $143,537 - $167,459Humanity United believes
that diversity, equity and inclusion make us more successful in our
work, and we are able to grow and learn better together when our
team is diverse and representative of the communities we serve. We
are actively engaged in a formal DEIJ journey as an organization,
and expect that prospective employees are enthusiastic about
advancing these goals. We are committed to providing an environment
of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are
available to all applicants and staff. In recruiting for our team,
we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of
education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and
expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran
status, color, class, religion, disability, pregnancy, sexual
orientation, marital status and any other characteristics protected
by law. We strongly encourage applications from people with diverse
identities or who are members of marginalized communities.HU is
proud to offer all staff an inclusive and comprehensive benefits
package to accommodate a diversity of needs and life circumstances
and to accommodate staff at all life stages with flexible and
supportive benefits. Our benefits include medical, dental and
vision insurance, life and disability insurance, flexible spending
account, 401(k) plan, paid vacation and sick time with generous
holiday closures, paid parental leave, charitable gift matching,
employee assistance program and mental health support via our
partnerships with Modern Health, Calm and Headspace, commuter
benefit, wellbeing benefit, phone and home internet benefit, hybrid
work flexibility and half-day Fridays.We will ensure that
individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation
to participate in the job application or interview process, to
perform essential job functions, and to fully access our benefits
of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, or
describe your needs in your application.Humanity United's Values:We
encourage all candidates to learn more about our organizational
values at
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