Project Accountant / Financial Operations Lead

Ducks Unlimited; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid vacation and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) plan with employer matching

Job summary

Ducks Unlimited is seeking a Project Accounting / Financial Operations Lead in Memphis, TN to strengthen financial oversight across its Conservation project portfolio. You’ll coordinate close activities, validate balances, and support audits with Conservation and Finance teams in a decentralized organization.

This hands‑on role sits between Conservation and Finance, driving standardization of close and reconciliation processes and ensuring accurate project accounting across regions in Dynamics

Qualifications

• 7–10 years in project or corporate accounting, financial operations or reporting.
• Experience owning or reviewing month-end close activities and reconciliations.
• Strong knowledge of revenue recognition, deferred revenue, accruals, receivables.
• Experience defending account support during audits or reviews.
• Ability to drive resolution across multiple teams in a decentralized environment.
• ERP experience, preferably Dynamics 365 Finance or similar system.
• Ability to influence process consistency without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate monthly and year-end close activities for Conservation department with central Finance.
• Review and reconcile project revenue, deferred revenue, receivables, WIP, and accruals.
• Own accounting and reconciliation for Habitat Revolving Fund (~$90M across ~90 properties).
• Identify and resolve misstatements and timing/classification errors early.
• Ensure consistent revenue recognition and project accounting across regions.
• Review subledger activity and schedules for completeness and accuracy.
• Maintain audit-ready support for key balances and schedules for SEFA, rates, and billing.
• Partner with Finance during audits and monitoring reviews.
• Drive resolution of discrepancies and standardize close processes across regions.
• Improve workflows in Dynamics 365 Finance.

Skills

Years of experience

Month-end close

Revenue recognition

Audits & reporting

Decentralized environment

Dynamics 365 Finance

Process improvement

Tools

Dynamics 365 Finance

Job description

Project Accountant / Financial Operations Lead

Memphis, TN

Ducks Unlimited is hiring a Project Accounting / Financial Operations Lead to strengthen financial oversight, close discipline, and audit readiness across its Conservation project portfolio.

This role sits between Conservation and DU's Finance and Accounting teams and is responsible for ensuring project-level financial data is accurate, supported, and aligned before it rolls into enterprise reporting. You’ll coordinate close activities and validate key balances to ensure project accounting holds up under audit.

This is a new, hands‑on role reflecting the growth, scale, and complexity of DU’s project portfolio, working across a decentralized organization managing 2,000+ active projects; the role strengthens coordination of close, controls, and audit support.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate monthly and year‑end close activities for Conservation department in partnership with central Finance and Accounting teams
• Review and reconcile project revenue, deferred revenue, receivables, WIP, and accruals prior to enterprise close
• Own accounting and reconciliation for the Habitat Revolving Fund (≈$90M portfolio across ≈90 properties), including oversight of regional entries and overall balance support
• Identify and resolve misstatements, timing issues, and classification errors early
• Ensure consistent application of revenue recognition and project accounting practices across regions
• Review subledger activity and supporting schedules for completeness and accuracy
• Maintain and prepare audit‑ready support for key balances, including schedules supporting SEFA, indirect rates, and billing rates
• Partner with Finance during audits and monitoring reviews including defending account support
• Drive resolution of discrepancies across teams and improve consistency without direct authority
• Standardize close and reconciliation processes across regions and improve workflows in Dynamics 365 Finance

What You Bring

• 7–10 years of experience in project accounting, corporate accounting, financial reporting, or financial operations
• Experience owning or reviewing month‑end close activities, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules
• Strong working knowledge of revenue recognition, deferred revenue, accruals, receivable and subledger to GL reconciliation
• Experience preparing, reviewing, and defending account support during audits, monitoring reviews, or financial reporting processesAbility to identify discrepancies, trace issues to the source, and drive resolution across multiple teams
• Comfort working in a decentralized or mixed‑practice environment where processes may vary across locations or teams
• ERP experience preferably with Dynamics 365 Finance or similar enterprise system
• Ability to influence process consistency without direct authority

What This Role Is

• A high‑accountability individual contributor role focused on financial accuracy and control
• A close‑driven role with regular interaction with Finance and Accounting
• A cross‑functional role coordinating across regions without direct authority

Location and Work Environment:

This position is part of the NHQ Conservation Department Administration and is ideally based at DU’s National Headquarters in Memphis, TN. Consideration may also be given to highly qualified candidates based in one of DU’s regional offices (Dexter, MI; Bismarck, ND; Ridgeland, MS; or Rancho Cordova, CA). The role works closely with NHQ Accounting and Finance, regional staff, and Conservation leadership, and reports directly to the Director of National Conservation Systems.

Benefits/Pay:

Pay will be based on experience and education with a variable compensation incentive program. DU offers an exceptional benefit package, including comprehensive group medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance, including spouse and dependent coverage; three weeks paid vacation, paid sick leave, and ten paid holidays; 401(k) plan (including partial employer match); and tuition reimbursement.

DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Ducks Unlimited, Inc. to afford equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, military status, disability, age or genetic information, except where age or gender is a bona fide occupational qualification as allowed by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It is the policy of Ducks Unlimited, Inc. to afford equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 or over), disability (physical, mental or visual), genetic information, marital status (including registered domestic partnership status), military and veteran status, immigration status, or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.