Assistant Director, Accounting
Department:
Finance
Reports To:
Chief Financial Officer
Location:
1333 Broadway
Employment Type:
Full Time
FLSA
Exempt
Supervise and support contract accountants who are responsible for preparation of both the organization’s and funding sources budgets, monthly billings and all aspects of the accounting for various programs. As well as assume a small portfolio of programs.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and assist in preparation of annual budgets for programs in conjunction with program management
- Review and prepare new budget proposals as necessary
- Review and prepare monthly budget to actual analysis
- Review and preparation of the monthly billing reports
- Review, prepare and submit budget modification requests as needed monitoring variances of expenditure over budget and advising program directors to monitor spending to the budget
- Review and prepare program financial statements as required by either funding source or program management
- Responsibility for funding source audits
- Work with program leadership to develop procedures to support new programs
- Supervise 5 – 6 Accountant Supervisors and Contract Accountants
- Review and prepare supporting schedules and analyses for annual audit reviews for various programs and agencies in general
- Review financial information for various programs and report on a regular basis to finance staff and program management
Key Responsibilities Continued
- Review and preparation of supporting schedules and other miscellaneous reports as requested by the various funding sources
- Approve and record general ledger entries (salaries, OTPS, revenue, etc.).
- Review and preparation of the year-end reports for the annual audit, i.e. salary reconciliation to general ledger, vacation, and sick days accruals, etc.
- Preparation of ACS Schedules
- Review and assist in preparation of salary details and other schedules for SSOP Report
- Assist in preparation of supporting schedules for the Uniform Guidance report
- Review and reconciliation of various grants including regular billings and reconciliation of general ledger
- Other related duties as assigned by supervisor.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
- Bachelor of Science or higher degree in accounting or related field
- At least 7-10 years of experience in a not-for-profit setting, preferably with contract billing
- 2-3 years of supervisory experience
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Experience with Passport
- Experience with ACS Schedules
- Experience with SSOP and Uniform Guidance audit helpful
- Experience with Sage Intacct helpful but not essential
- Strong analytical interpersonal skills
- Strong verbal and written skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with all levels of employees, management and external agencies
- CPA desirable but not a requirement
Supervisory Responsibilities
Yes
Work Environment
- Corporate Office, two remote days per week
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full- time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday at assigned location. Work hours options are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Additional Requirements
- Authorized to work in the U.S.
- Ability to work in-person in New York City (NYC)
- Ability to travel to other Rising Ground Sites (if required)
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree or higher in accounting or a related field
- At least 7–10 years of experience in a nonprofit setting, preferably with contract billing
- 2–3 years of supervisory experience
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Experience with Passport
- Experience with ACS Schedules
- Experience with SSOP and Uniform Guidance audits
- Experience with Sage Intacct
- Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with employees, management, and external agencies
- CPA certification
- Authorized to work in the United States
- Ability to work in person in New York City
What We Do
Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity. With an annual budget of $203 million and 101 programs at 138 sites throughout the New York City and lower Westchester area, we deliver dedicated support to promote safe environments for children and help families thrive through our family stabilization, family foster care and adoption programs; innovative special educational programs that advance learning from early childhood through high school; result-focused programs that help court-involved youth change the trajectory of their lives; caring services that promote independence for children and adults with developmental disabilities; and pro-active community health initiatives that foster well-being. Across programs, we continually engage new, innovative techniques and implement evidence-based models to increase our impact and promote better outcomes.
