Key Responsibilities:
- Lead accounting operations and maintain adherence to GAAP standards and regulatory guidelines.
- Ensure strong internal controls over revenue, expenses, and grants.
- Manage the audit process and coordinate annual audit preparations.
- Provide timely and accurate financial reporting (monthly, quarterly, and annual).
- Collaborate with the CFO and Finance Grants Manager on budget oversight, grant compliance, and fund reporting.
- Contribute to strategic financial planning, forecasting, and board-level reporting.
- Manage, mentor, and support finance staff; clarify roles and support skill development.
- Foster strong internal communication and positive collaboration across departments.
- Promote a team-oriented and mission-aligned finance culture.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA and/or MBA preferred)
- Hands-on experience with audits, budgeting, & financial reporting in a nonprofit environment
- Solid understanding of grants compliance and funder reporting
- Proficiency with accounting systems (Blackbaud Financial Edge, MIP Abila, Adaptive Planning, etc.)
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain financial data to non-finance staff
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What We Do
GHJ is an accounting and advisory firm that specializes in nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Previous recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Employee Champion For Life Work Harmony Award and named a “Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal eight times since 2008, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future.
GHJ works as a business advocate for its clients — providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for growth. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms across major cities throughout the U.S. and the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to better serve its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 158 countries across the globe and over 775 offices worldwide.
Also ranked as a top-20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, GHJ has 15 partners and more than 160 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).
