Key Responsibilities
Oversees general accounting operations across the full fiscal cycle, ensuring policies, procedures, and processes align with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), appropriate internal controls, and applicable funding requirements.
Leads financial reporting and analysis to support organizational needs, including internal and external GAAP reporting, cash flow analysis and forecasting, regulatory reporting, and preparation of required tax filings.
Manages the planning, preparation, and successful completion of all financial and accounting audits, including the annual audit process.
Supports and enhances the budgeting process by advising leadership, and developing systems to monitor and control expenditures.
Builds and maintains effective relationships with banking partners and financial institutions to support operational and financial activities.
Drives continuous improvement initiatives across finance and accounting functions to enhance efficiency and quality.
Establishes and ensures compliance with robust internal control systems, including adherence to applicable financial management standards.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in finance, accounting, or business is preferred; professional certification (e.g., CPA) is a plus
At least six years of progressively responsible experience working with financial systems
Minimum of four years in a leadership or supervisory role
Experience working within a nonprofit environment is preferred
Skills Required
- Master's degree in finance, accounting, or business is preferred
- Professional certification (e.g., CPA) is a plus
- At least six years of progressively responsible experience working with financial systems
- Minimum of four years in a leadership or supervisory role
- Experience working within a nonprofit environment is preferred
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).
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