Accounting Manager (Accountant)

Rose Community Foundation; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability coverage

403(b) retirement plan

Flexible spending account (FSA)

Paid time off including holidays

Professional development opportunities

Matching gift program

Job summary

Rose Community Foundation seeks an Accountant to handle day-to-day accounting and financial reporting, supporting departments and project funds. The role anchors budgeting, audit coordination, and tax filings, reporting to the Controller as part of a Finance Team focused on responsible management of resources.

The Accounting Manager contributes to the Foundation’s long-term sustainability, maintains internal controls, and supports investment reporting while enabling high professional standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or associate degree or equivalent life and work experience.
• Understanding of GAAP and tax rules; strong financial reporting.
• Nonprofit accounting experience and FASB knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare cash and check deposits.
• Assist with payments research and deposits.
• Administer weekly check runs and electronic payments.
• Monitor stale checks monthly.
• Support Controller with general ledger activities and financial reporting.
• Manage vendor records including W-9 and 1099 prep.
• Prepare schedules for annual audit and 990 filings.
• Review and reconcile general ledger accounts.
• Prepare monthly financials and budget variance reports.
• Track budget-to-actuals with departments.
• Support project funds with external consultants and team members.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Excel proficiency

Financial reporting

Verbal and written communication

Attention to detail

Office 365 proficiency

CRM databases

Planning and organizational skills

Discretion and confidentiality

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate degree or equivalent life and work experience

CPA not required

Nonprofit accounting focus (preferred)

Tools

Accounting software

Excel

CRM (Foundant CommunitySuite)

Job description

Rose Community Foundation strives to strengthen local communities, expand opportunities and address critical needs in Greater Denver and beyond through values-driven philanthropy across a range of issue areas. The Foundation envisions a thriving region strengthened by its diversity and generosity, and it utilizes the varied tools at its disposal – grantmaking, donor engagement, voice and leadership, and investments – to advance this aspiration.

Rose Community Foundation originated from the 1995 sale of Rose Medical Center, founded by the Jewish community in the late 1940s at a time when Jewish doctors and doctors of color were denied hospital privileges elsewhere due to discrimination. Since the Foundation’s inception three decades ago, Rose Community Foundation has granted more than $450 million to nonprofit organizations and initiatives in the seven-county Greater Denver area and beyond.The Foundation has $433 million in total assets under management, with annual grantmaking and distributions of nearly $30 million – roughly $11 million of which are the Foundation’s annual discretionary grantmaking dollars and approximately $10 million of which are granted from donor-advised funds to nonprofit organizations of their choosing around the state, country and world.

SUMMARY

Rose CommunityFoundation seeks an Accountant to complete day-to-dayaccounting and financial reporting activities, including supporting its departments and project funds and playing a key role in the core annual processes of budgeting, audit coordination, and preparation of tax filings. The Accounting Manager is a member of the Finance Team, which ensures the Foundation’s financial resources are responsibly managed through accounting, investments, budgeting, and risk management in support of its mission and long-term sustainability.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounting

• Prepare cash and check deposits
• Assist with research into payments and deposits
• Administer weekly check runs and electronic payments
• Monitor and follow up on stale checks on a monthly basis
• Support the Controller with general ledger activities, financial reporting, and cash flow monitoring
• Manage vendor records, including W-9 collection and annual 1099 preparation and filing
• Prepare schedules and support for the annual audit and 990 tax filings

Financials/Budget

• Review and reconcile general ledger accounts
• Review and prepare monthly financials and budget variance reports
• Work in partnership with Foundation departments to track budget-to-actuals
• Provide accounting support for Foundation projects and initiatives in partnership with external consultants and Foundation team members
• Attend periodic check-ins with project funds and their leads

General

• Prepare and file annual property tax filings and related reports
• Review and post incoming gifts in accordance with established procedures
• Serve as backup support for core accounting team functions
• Support the CFO and Controller with specific projects of financial reporting and analysis
• Assist with maintaining investment dashboard and supporting quarterly (or as needed) investment reporting
• Assist with accounting for Foundation-wide projects that help improve efficiency
• Assist with monitoring and maintaining internal controls, updating documentation on an annual basis
• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY

The Accounting Manager reports to the Controller and does not have administrative support or direct reports.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Required

• Bachelor’s or associate degree or equivalent life and work experience. CPA is not required.
• Four to six years of professional accounting experience
• General ledger and financial reporting experience, including ability to design and maintain financial reporting for department or project funds
• Experience reconciling and adjusting journal entries as necessary
• Knowledge of accounting and tax rules to ensure financials are in compliance with GAAP and tax rules
• Experience with accounting software
• Proficient user of technology, particularly Office 365 (Word, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint) and CRM databases; highly skilled in Microsoft Excel
• Proactive with a solutions-oriented mindset and meticulous attention to detail
• Planning and organizational skills; ability to prioritize and track multiple deadlines
• Verbal and written communication skills
• High degree of professionalism, discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality.

Preferred

• Education or professional focus in accounting, finance, math, or business
• Nonprofit accounting experience (donor restrictions, fund accounting, etc.)
• Understanding of FASB standards, IRS tax rules and filing requirements, etc. specific to foundations and public charities
• Working knowledge ofFoundant’sCommunitySuite.

Salary and Benefits

This full-time, exempt position’s hiring range is $70,300 – 84,400. Offered salary is commensurate with internal parity and salary ranges, local and national sector benchmarks, and candidate’s relevant qualifications, experience and skills. Rose Community Foundation offers a competitive benefits package including employer-supported health, dental, vision and life insurance; short- and long-term disability coverage, a 403(b)-retirement plan (including an annual employer contribution after one year of employment), flexible spending account (FSA), employee assistance program (EAP), generous paid time off including holidays, professional development opportunities and a matching gift program.

• employer-supported health, dental, vision and life insurance
• short- and long-term disability coverage, a 403(b)-retirement plan (including an annual employer contribution after one year of employment)
• flexible spending account (FSA)
• employee assistance program (EAP)
• generous paid time off including holidays
• professional development opportunities and a matching gift program

Workplace

Fully renovated office with a collaborative environment located in a building with a café, gym, secure indoor bike parking, covered employee parking and convenient access to parks and trails. We operate on a structured hybrid model where staff work in the office at least three days per week and have the option to work remotely up to two days per week. Please note that the Foundation expects all team members to be fully vaccinated (including boosters, if eligible) against COVID-19.

EQUAL Employment OPPORTUNITY

AtRose Community Foundation,we are committed to fostering a workplace that embraces equal opportunities for all, including an inclusive and diverse workforce. Our hiring practices aim to reflect our values of fairness, transparency, and merit-based selection, ensuring every candidate has equal access to opportunities.