Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee all financial functions, including GAAP financial reporting, month-end/year-end closings, audit preparation, tax filings (e.g., 990s), and external reporting.
- Manage accounts payable/receivable, payroll, general ledger, fund management, and investment accounting. Act as liaison to insurance companies and investment consultants.
- Partner with the VP of Administration and Finance to support treasury activities, including cash management and investment reporting.
- Prepare materials for Board Committees (Audit, Finance, Investment).
- Oversee departmental and institutional budgets.
- Serve as fiduciary and voting member of the University’s Retirement Plans Committee.
Qualifications:
- BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, or related field required
- 5–10 years of progressive experience in financial management, reporting, and fund accounting. Controller-level experience highly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, non-profit accounting, financial systems, and reporting tools. Experience with Colleague/Prophix and ADP a plus.
- Proven ability to lead, mentor, and collaborate with diverse teams across multiple departments.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
Top Skills
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).
