Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Grand Canyon Conservancy is hiring an Accounting Manager to support accurate accounting records and financial operations. The role oversees complex accounting activities, general ledger management, reconciliations, financial reporting, and the month-end close process, while identifying opportunities to improve accounting processes and controls.
Responsibilities
- Manage multiple projects and priorities, anticipate needs, exercise sound judgment, and meet deadlines with limited supervision. Duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Maintain a strong understanding of GCC’s chart of accounts and financial structure to ensure transactions are properly recorded and support accurate internal and external financial reporting; resolve any discrepancies, unusual transactions, or coding errors in a timely manner
- Perform initial review of accounting transactions prepared by the Staff Accountant and AP Specialist to ensure accuracy, appropriate supporting documentation, and proper general ledger coding
- Maintain responsibility for assigned higher-level and complex general ledger accounts and reconciliations, including investment activity and other significant balance sheet accounts
- In support of select internal departments, leadership, and other GCC stakeholders, prepare financial reports and supporting schedules ensuring revenue, deposits, refunds, and other related activity are accurately and completely recorded in the general ledger
- Perform monthly Philanthropy transaction reconciliation, ensuring donations and deposits are recorded to the appropriate funds, projects, and general ledger accounts and discrepancies are researched and resolved
- Review Field Institute accounting activity to ensure reservations, deposits, cancellations, refunds, and related revenue transactions are appropriately recorded and reconciled
- Review Interpretive Sales activity and related accounts to ensure sales and deposits are accurately recorded and that missing tickets, deposit discrepancies, variances, and other outstanding items are identified and resolved
- For the overall month-end close process, ensure all reconciliation, journal entries, and adjustments are recorded
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, documentation, controls, and efficiencies, and elevate recommendations to the Controller and CFO for consideration
- Assist the Controller and CFO with special projects such as audit preparation, external financial reporting, surveys, questionnaires, and information requests from governmental agencies and other external organizations
- Perform other accounting and finance duties as assigned based on organizational needs
Skills
- At least five to seven years of progressively-responsible accounting experience, including month-end close and general ledger reconciliation, and a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration or a related field. NOTE: additional relevant professional experience and/or academic achievement may be in lieu of these stated requirements
- Strong knowledge of GAAP and general ledger accounting, including ability to apply accounting principles to complex or non-routine transactions, identify errors or inconsistencies, and determine the appropriate accounting treatment
- Demonstrative analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines
- Experience with accounting/ERP systems
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- NetSuite experience preferred
- Professional experience with non-profit accounting, restricted funds, and retail operations
- Knowledge of State and Federal financial regulations and experience with 501(c)(3) requirements
- Working knowledge of short and long-term budgeting and forecasting, rolling budgets, and product line profitability analysis
- Ability to develop clear and compelling written and verbal communications and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills tied to GCC Core Values
- Commitment to promote and maintain a positive work environment
Benefits
- Remote position, with on-site attendance at Grand Canyon approximately four times per year; temporary housing and travel arrangements will be provided during those visits.
- Employer-sponsored health insurance options with free or low-cost premiums and HSA account contributions.
- Life, disability, and AD&D insurance policies at no charge.
- Eligibility to participate in retirement plans upon hire, with employer match and financial planning services.
- Paid time off, leaves, and sick time.
- Paid Canyon Experience Days honoring time spent for rejuvenation in nature.
- Discounted GCC-sponsored outdoor experiential classes and retail purchases.
- May work a flexible schedule on occasion, including select evenings or weekends and/or more than 40 hours per week to meet critical deadlines or accommodate requested travel.
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