Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager

• Portland, OR
• Hybrid
• Nonprofit

What you should know: Mulberry is proud to announce our partnership with one of Portland's most impactful nonprofit organizations, STAND for Children. They are immensely respected education advocacy group celebrating 30 years as a unique catalyst for educational success and social progress, to create a brighter future for us all. The work they do is anchored by their values and those they serve. They are entering a time of exciting change as they seek an Accounting Manager who displays the technical and leadership qualifications necessary for the work who thrives in a rich culture. The role stands at the intersection of supporting their affiliates and the effort for educational success and social progress as a key member of their Finance team. This is an incredible opportunity to do meaningful work while earning a competitive compensation with a robust benefit offering. They take great pride in their employee engagement programs and merit-based pay system.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage Monthly and Annual Financial Close Processes and the Associated Staff

• Manage and supervise the daily operations of the accounting department, including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger; prepare and review monthly financial statements
• Train, mentor, and supervise accounting staff, fostering a collaborative team environment.
• Manage the monthly and yearly financial close process and procedures, ensuring the timely and accurate processing of general ledger transactions ensuring accuracy and compliance with GAAP.
• Coordinate and support the annual audit.

Serve as a Finance Team Liaison (FTL)

• Serve as Finance Team Liaison (FTL) to assigned states and/or national program teams, providing a broad range of financial and accounting services and support including monthly variance reporting and assisting in the creation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts.
• Provide modeling and grant budget support, as requested.
• Serve as thought partner, from a financial perspective, for assigned teams in efforts to improve efficiencies and become more cost effective.
• Serve as the first point of contact for finance-related questions from assigned State and National Programs.

Partnership to the Controller

• Support Controller with annual property and D&O insurance renewals.
• Assist Controller in answering accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations and providing corresponding financial analysis and insights.
• Facilitate efforts to improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions (directing on reclassifying entries) when appropriate.

Your areas of knowledge and expertise:

• Passionate commitment to Stand for Children's mission of educational success and social progress.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting and CPA required.
• Minimum of 7 years of directly relevant professional accounting and analysis experience; 2 years of supervisory experience managing people in a complex multi-entity ERP environment; 3 years of non-profit accounting experience preferred.
• Have a passion for continuous improvement and transformation of business processes.
• Excellent customer service skills, with a demonstrated ability to smoothly and accurately help other members of the organization with any accounting or finance challenges they face.
• Ability to provide respectful and clear communications
• High level of comfort with technology, experience in cloud-based ERP systems. High proficiency in Excel includes complex data analysis, familiarity with PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Outstanding time management, planning, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently but also enjoy being part of a team.

Compensation and Benefits: Starting salary range of $112,000-$140,000 DOE. Benefits include 20 days PTO, holiday pay including the week between end of year holidays, 401(k) with 6% match, strong employer-paid portion of health benefits increasing with tenure, 4-week sabbatical after 10 years of employment, WellHub gym membership subsidy and more.

Mulberry Talent Partners is dedicated to connecting exceptional talent with exciting opportunities. By applying for this position, you will also be considered for other open positions within our network. If you are already part of our community, we encourage you to reach out directly to one of our recruiters regarding any specific roles that catch your eye!