Senior Manager, Accounts Payable

The Atlanta Community Food Bank; East Point (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Manager of Accounting to lead financial operations and ensure integrity across systems. This role involves overseeing accounts payable, managing budgets, and providing strategic financial insights to various departments. The ideal candidate will drive process automation and system improvements while fostering a collaborative team environment. Join a mission-driven organization dedicated to ending hunger in the community, where your contributions will have a meaningful impact. If you are passionate about financial management and want to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of accounting principles and nonprofit best practices.
• Experience in budgeting, financial analysis, and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounts payable operations and ensure financial integrity.
• Lead budgeting process and support annual audit and tax preparation.

Skills

Accounting Principles

Financial Reporting Standards

Budgeting

Financial Analysis

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Leadership

Grant Management

Customer Focus

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

Experience in Nonprofit Accounting

Tools

NetSuite

Excel

Job description

Career Opportunities with Atlanta Community Food Bank, Inc

Careers At Atlanta Community Food Bank, Inc

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

The Atlanta Community Food Bank is working to end hunger in our community with the food, people and big ideas needed so that no one worries about where their next meal is coming from. Since 1979, we’ve been providing food for a growing network of nonprofit partners – including food pantries, community kitchens, childcare centers, night shelters and senior centers. We currently serve more than 700 partners in 29 counties across metro Atlanta and north Georgia.

Where You’ll Work:

Accounting

About the Role:

The Senior Manager, Accounting plays a critical leadership role in overseeing the organization’s accounts payable operations and ensuring financial integrity across systems and processes. This individual will support the organization’s annual audit and tax preparation, lead elements of the budgeting process, and serve as a strategic partner to other departments by delivering accurate, timely financial insights. The ideal candidate will also lead special initiatives such as process automation, systems implementation, and operational documentation to drive efficiency and scalability.

What You’ll Do:

1. Management of Accounts Payable:
   1. Review and approve all invoices and related documentation for payments including manager approvals and correct coding.
   2. Maintain various payment types and timely processes including checks, ACH/EFT, bank drafts, and corporate credit card payments.
   3. Oversee and maintain staff credit card processing, including coding, data entry and payment process of monthly invoice.
2. Financial and Program Reporting:
   1. Assist and provide backup documentation for grant reporting and submission.
   2. Assist in preparing schedules and review for external audit.
   3. Assist in preparing schedules and reviewing annual tax returns.
   4. Research questions and provide additional information to departments as needed.
3. System changes and process automation:
   1. Manage system changes and or conversation/ implementation and upgrading of the system.
   2. Develop and implement system controls for ensuring data integrity.
   3. Develop proper operational, data documentation, and troubleshooting procedures.
   4. Liaison with accounting software, system vendors, consultants, and sales points.
   5. Prepare and distribute reports to assigned departments.
4. Leads a Successful Team:
   1. Execute department strategy by translating goals and initiatives into actionable plans for the team.
   2. In collaboration with the Controller, lead operations, ensuring team members are productive, engaged, and meeting performance expectations.
   3. Provide hands-on support to team members, guiding them through challenges and offering real-time coaching and feedback.
   4. Monitor and evaluate team performance, implementing improvement plans and ensuring adherence to organizational standards.
   5. Facilitate communication between staff and upper management, ensuring clarity on expectations, priorities, and progress.
   6. Support hiring, onboarding, and training of new team members, ensuring they are equipped to perform their roles effectively.
   7. Foster a positive team environment, promoting collaboration, accountability, and strong morale within the department.
   8. Track and report team metrics to department leadership, identifying areas for improvement and success in meeting goals.

Our Inclusive Hiring Process:

At the Atlanta Community Food Bank, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We understand that skills can be gained through a variety of experiences – educational, work and life. Towards that end, our Inclusive Hiring process is grounded in skills based hiring approach. That means, we are looking for resumes that demonstrate key transferrable skills that can be applied to our job roles to support both our mission and culture.

Key Competencies we look for in All our Food Bankers are:

1. Customer Focus
2. Decision Making
3. Accountability
4. The Ability to Navigate Change

What You’ll Need:

Skills and experience your resume should demonstrate:

1. Possess an extensive knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting standards, and best practices in nonprofit accounting.
2. Experience in budgeting, financial analysis, forecasting, and financial planning to support organizational goals and decision-making.
3. Familiarity with audit processes, internal controls, compliance requirements, and regulatory standards relevant to nonprofit organizations.
4. Proficiency in preparing financial statements, budget variance analysis, cash flow management, and financial performance reporting.
5. Experience in managing grants, tracking grant expenditures, ensuring compliance with grant requirements, and reporting to funders.
6. Ability to lead and supervise accounting teams, provide guidance, training, and support to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of financial data.
7. Proficiency in accounting software and financial systems, as well as advanced Excel skills for data analysis, modeling, and reporting.
8. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to interact effectively with internal stakeholders, external auditors, donors, and regulatory agencies.
9. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify financial issues, propose solutions, and implement improvements in accounting processes and controls.
10. Commitment to ethical conduct, transparency, and accountability in financial management practices, adhering to legal and ethical standards.

Even Better if You Have:

Experience using NetSuite

There may be some Physical Demands and Travel:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Employee is routinely required to lift 25 lbs.

Expected travel time for this position is up to 10% per year.

We are committed to providing employees with an environment of mutual respect in which the values of Diversity, Safety, Continuous Improvement, and Hard work are supported and encouraged. We work diligently to engender fairness, responsibility, trustworthiness, and teamwork to advance our mission: To fight hunger by engaging, educating, and empowering our community.