Accounting Manager

Volunteers of America; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Volunteers of America Southwest in San Diego, CA seeks an Accounting Manager to lead daily accounting operations, supervise staff, and ensure timely month-end close and grant accounting accuracy. The role supports GAAP compliance, internal controls, and audit readiness within a nonprofit environment.

Responsibilities include managing general ledger activity, preparing financial statements and schedules, coordinating grant reporting, and helping with budget development and forecasting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field, preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including at least two (2) years of supervisory or lead experience.
• Experience with general ledger accounting, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and month-end and year-end close processes.
• Experience with nonprofit, grant, and fund accounting preferred.
• Working knowledge of GAAP, internal controls, audit support, and financial reporting practices.
• Knowledge of OMB Uniform Guidance and 2 CFR Part 200 requirements, including allowable costs, cost allocation, internal controls, grant compliance, and documentation standards.
• Experience supporting grant pre-award and post-award processes, including budget development, review of funding requirements, grant setup, expenditure tracking, compliance monitoring, reporting support, documentation, and coordination with program staff to ensure grant requirements are met.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise staff, organize workflows, review work, and meet established deadlines.
• Must maintain clear criminal background and be eligible to work with government grant funding (debarment clearance)
• Proficiency with accounting systems, Microsoft Excel, and other Microsoft Office applications, Bill.com, NetSuite.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Manages daily accounting activities and assigns work to accounting staff and assigned to ensure timely and accurate completion.
• Coordinates assigned month-end and year-end close activities, monitors deadlines, and escalates significant issues to the CFO.
• Reviews journal entries, account reconciliations, allocations, supporting schedules, and financial transactions for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Monitors general ledger activity and works with staff to research and resolve discrepancies, unusual balances, and coding issues.
• Assists with preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, management reports, schedules, and variance analyses.
• Administers established accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls and recommend updates to the CFO when needed.
• Oversees assigned grant and fund accounting activities, including transaction review, reconciliations, allocations, and support for required financial reports.
• Coordinates audit schedules and supporting documentation and responds to audit requests under the direction of the CFO.
• Supports annual budget development, budget-to-actual monitoring, and financial forecast preparation by compiling and validating accounting information.
• Provides accounting guidance and responsive support to program and administrative departments regarding coding, documentation, account activity, and established procedures.
• Identifies opportunities to improve accounting workflows, documentation, timeliness, and accuracy and helps implement approved improvements.
• Supervises, trains, coaches, and evaluates assigned staff; establishes clear expectations and supports professional development.
• Maintains adequate documentation and organized records to support financial reporting, audits, monitoring, and regulatory or funder reviews.
• Assists the CFO with special projects, financial analyses, accounting software implementation, system improvements, and reporting requests.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Supervisory experience

Confidentiality

GAAP knowledge

Background check

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

NetSuite

Bill.com

Microsoft Office

Job description

VOASWC - San Diego, CA 92108

Overview

Salary Range

$95,000.00 - $105,000.00 Salary

Position Type

Full Time

Description

About Us

Since 1896, Volunteers of America, a faith-based non-profit social service organization, has been committed to uplifting the lives of the most vulnerable in our community. At the heart of our mission is the delivery of essential services to address the individualized educational needs of young children, treatment for adults with substance use disorders, and housing solutions for homeless veterans, low-income seniors, and the disenfranchised mentally ill. Volunteers of America Southwest continues this mission in Southern California. We are seeking a dynamic, Accounting Manager to contribute to this mission with vision, integrity, and operational excellence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages daily accounting activities and assigns work to accounting staff and assigned to ensure timely and accurate completion.
• Coordinates assigned month-end and year-end close activities, monitors deadlines, and escalates significant issues to the CFO.
• Reviews journal entries, account reconciliations, allocations, supporting schedules, and financial transactions for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Monitors general ledger activity and works with staff to research and resolve discrepancies, unusual balances, and coding issues.
• Assists with preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, management reports, schedules, and variance analyses.
• Administers established accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls and recommend updates to the CFO when needed.
• Oversees assigned grant and fund accounting activities, including transaction review, reconciliations, allocations, and support for required financial reports.
• Coordinates audit schedules and supporting documentation and responds to audit requests under the direction of the CFO.
• Supports annual budget development, budget-to-actual monitoring, and financial forecast preparation by compiling and validating accounting information.
• Provides accounting guidance and responsive support to program and administrative departments regarding coding, documentation, account activity, and established procedures.
• Identifies opportunities to improve accounting workflows, documentation, timeliness, and accuracy and helps implement approved improvements.
• Supervises, trains, coaches, and evaluates assigned staff; establishes clear expectations and supports professional development.
• Maintains adequate documentation and organized records to support financial reporting, audits, monitoring, and regulatory or funder reviews.
• Assists the CFO with special projects, financial analyses, accounting software implementation, system improvements, and reporting requests.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Credentials, Abilities and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field, preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including at least two (2) years of supervisory or lead experience.
• Experience with general ledger accounting, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and month-end and year-end close processes.
• Experience with nonprofit, grant, and fund accounting preferred.
• Working knowledge of GAAP, internal controls, audit support, and financial reporting practices.
• Knowledge of OMB Uniform Guidance and 2 CFR Part 200 requirements, including allowable costs, cost allocation, internal controls, grant compliance, and documentation standards.
• Experience supporting grant pre-award and post-award processes, including budget development, review of funding requirements, grant setup, expenditure tracking, compliance monitoring, reporting support, documentation, and coordination with program staff to ensure grant requirements are met.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise staff, organize workflows, review work, and meet established deadlines.
• Must maintain clear criminal background and be eligible to work with government grant funding (debarment clearance)
• Proficiency with accounting systems, Microsoft Excel, and other Microsoft Office applications, Bill.com, NetSuite.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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