Accountant III Supervisor

voala; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement benefits

Job summary

VOALA, a Los Angeles–based nonprofit serving vulnerable communities, seeks an Accountant III (Supervisor) to lead accounting staff and provide timely financial information. The role blends hands-on accounting with supervisory duties to ensure accurate reporting across multiple programs.

The incumbent will mentor staff, oversee grant accounting, and prepare monthly close and billing to funders, while adhering to GAAP and internal controls. Strong collaboration with program managers is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 5 years of general accounting experience.
• 4 years in public or large publicly funded non-profit accounting.
• 1 year leading accounting and/or audit projects and staff; coaching and mentoring junior accountants.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned Accounting staff, oversee work for accuracy before final submission.
• Mentor Accounting Department, support professional development and grant accounting.
• Maintain accounting data for multiple programs, manage varying grant requirements.
• Prepare journal entries, reports, and monthly close processes following GAAP.
• Prepare billings and financial reports to grantors (monthly/quarterly/annual).

Skills

GAAP

Financial analysis

Leadership

Mentoring

Grant accounting

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Great Plains

Job description

About Us:

VOALA

Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories

Volunteers of America is a non-profit human services organization committed to serving people in need, strengthening families, and building communities. VOALA provides a variety of social services to Los Angeles area communities such as Head Start programs, Upward Bound college prep programs, veterans’ services, homeless shelters, low-income housing program as well as drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Learn more at www.voala.org.

PAY RATE:$108553.68 - $114267.03 Per Year

BENEFITS:VOALA offers competitive medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE

The Accountant III (Supervisor), leads assigned accounting staff efforts to provide financial information by preparing reports, maintaining accounting records and general Ledger and analyzing accounts and program expenditures. Oversees accounting services provided to Program Managers and Corporate Leadership. The position requires a combination of oversight duties and “hands‑on” accounting work.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads assigned Accounting staff, oversees work of subordinate Accountant(s) for accuracy, prior to final submission of reports, filings or analyses; spot checks data entry; provides experience in financial analysis.
• Mentors junior accountant(s), leads in the professional development of Accounting Department, both with regards to grant accounting, but also with regards to public accounting in general.
• Maintains accounting data for multiple programs (some with multiple grants) while managing varying grant requirements
  • Prepares journal entries, worksheets, and financial reports using automated as well as hands‑on accounting practices following Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Approves AP vouchers and codes expenses and charges
  • Analyzes general ledger account and program financial situation
  • Prepares monthly billing and Drawdown
  • Maintains Accounting controls by following policies and procedures complying with Federal, state and local financial requirement
  • Corrects errors by posting adjusting entries in Great Plain Accounting software
  • Prepares monthly, quarterly, yearly closeout reports for funders
  • Maintains accounts and performs complex balance reconciliation
• Provides financial analyses and supports Program budget preparation
  • Creates program and corporate budgets
  • Analyzes program budget vs. actual expenditures, and provides those analyses to program management to help them make operational changes
  • Monitors program actual expenditures and compare to budget and works with program management to align actual expenses to budget
• Prepares billings and financial reports to grantor (monthly, quarterly and annually)
• Works with Program staff with various levels of accounting knowledge, to provide financial support to assigned programs, and to ensure that accounting policies are followed
• Other tasks as assigned

ESSENTIAL ABILITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Ability to work and deal with difficult, uncooperative, and potentially aggressive clients as VOALA serves the neediest of the needy in our programs, which may include clients with homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, recently released from incarceration, and other challenges.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• An essential function of this position requires incumbents to report to the office
• Oversee assigned Accounting staff work product
• Maintains accounting data for multiple programs
• Provide financial analyses and participating in budget preparation
• Prepares billings and financial reports to grantor (monthly, quarterly and annually)
• Mentor Accounting Department, assist professional development.
• Other duties as required and may be subject to change

MANDATED REPORTER

As service providers to the underprivileged and vulnerable in our community, all employees are considered Mandated Reporters, and must report any instance of physical or sexual abuse to proper authorities.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications
• Ability to perform under circumstances of possible emotional stress and conflicts dealing with difficult, uncooperative, and potentially aggressive clients as VOALA serves the neediest of the needy in our programs which may include clients with homelessness, mental‑illness, substance abuse, recently released from incarceration and other challenges.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree

EXPERIENCE:

• 5 years of general accounting experience
• 4 years of experience working in public or large publicly funded non-profit organization
• 1 year of experience leading accounting and/or audit projects and/or staff; coaching and mentoring junior accountants – with demonstrated problem solving experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s in finance, business or accounting
• Grant and Funder accounting, including preparing for Funder audits Preferred
• Strong skill with Great Plain accounting software

Volunteers of America is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This employer participates in E-Verify as required by the federal government and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.