Colorado Nonprofit Association

Director of Accounting

Position Purpose:

The purpose of this position is to  perform and/or manage financial and accounting activities of the organization. Works in collaboration with Chief Financial Officer and other finance/accounting staff, administrative and programmatic departments, agency’s leadership team, Board of Directors and others to assure financial accountability, including internal and external reporting and fiscal management of and compliance with grant requirements. Supervises accounting staff.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities: 

LEADERSHIP:

• Actively participate as a member of the agency’s Expanded Leadership Team which drives overall agency strategy.
• Supervise three full-time finance positions, including managing performance and professional development.
• Work collaboratively with finance and other department team members to identify and implement on-going improvements to financial processes to increase efficiency, accuracy, internal control and improve customer service.
• Serve as financial partner and resource for financial information and analysis for program and fundraising team members.

FINANCIAL OPERATIONS:

• Ensure training of team members and compliance with all financial policies and procedures.
• Oversee all day-to-day accounting functions and processes, including accounts receivable, cash receipts, billing, accounts payable, payroll and cost allocation. Complete or Review and approve and ensure proper recording of all accounting transactions. Develop and maintain appropriate financial/accounting systems, processes and controls.
• Coordinate and assure timely completion of monthly close and financial statement preparation and review for completeness and correctness. Identify and investigate budget variances.
• In collaboration with CFO, support all aspects of annual financial statement audit, single audit, and preparation/filing of Form 990.
• In collaboration with CFO, support preparation and approval of the annual operating and capital budgets.

GRANTS MANAGEMENT:

• Review grant contracts to assure Family Tree’s compliance with the requirements.
• Provide support for grant proposals, billings and reports. Monitor and educate staff on compliance with grant requirements, including compliance with requirements of the Uniform Guidance for Federal Grants.
• Participate as active member on team for grantor site visits and audits. Take leadership role when appropriate.
• Review grant vs. budget results with Vice Presidents and Program Directors and collaborate on strategies to maximize allowable grant utilization.
• Review and/or prepare and submit grant billings, financial reimbursement requests and draws.

Other Duties:

• Develop and maintain working knowledge of all Family Tree, Inc. programs and services.
• Adhere to the policies, procedures, goals, objectives and values of Family Tree.
• Ensure the Finance team members adhere to the policies, procedures, goals, objectives and values of Family Tree.
• Ensure the confidentiality of clients and employees, as appropriate, is maintained.
• Attend and/or organize interagency meetings such as program team meetings and expanded leadership meetings, as appropriate.
• Represent Family Tree, Inc. in a professional and informational manner at all times.

Maintain and update key elements in accounting and payroll software, including charts of accounts (natural accounting codes and sub accounts), financial report formats and other needed functionality to ensure efficient and effective processing and reporting.

This position supervises three accounting positions

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated leadership and management experience required.
• Experience in financial management; accounting and reporting activities, including experience with financial statement audits required.
• Experience in non-profit organizations, especially those with significant government grants, preferred
• Excellent computer skills required, including Microsoft Office Suite and general database and accounting software expertise.
• Experience accounting for, and reporting on diverse funding streams, including private sources and federal, state and local government contracts and grants.
• Must be a collaborative team player with effective interpersonal skills.
• Ability to independently identify, set, and execute on priority responsibilities, including coordinating multiple tasks and priorities.
• Must be detail-oriented.

Education or Formal Training:

This position requires a bachelor’s degree in related field (accounting, finance, or business) and a minimum of five years of relevant experience, or comparable education/experience mix. 

Working Environment: Position requires ability to work flexible hours, including some evenings and some weekends. Requires the ability to travel to and from meetings in the metro area. Ability to communicate with staff and community representatives.

Physical Activities: This position requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer, calculator, telephone, photocopier and other similar office equipment. Physical demands associated with the essential functions include sitting, reaching, handling, talking, hearing (ordinary conversation), and seeing (far and near acuity, depth perception, field of vision and accommodation).  This position may require repetitive action such as typing at a computer for a significant amount of time.