Accounting Manager

Why Join JVS?   

JVS is a nonprofit working to close opportunity gaps in employment by supporting jobseekers with the skills and confidence to secure quality careers with family-sustaining wages. Grounded in core values of repairing the world and focused on helping our program participants achieve economic mobility, we believe everyone deserves access to training and the chance for a good job. JVS develops training programs in close partnership with employers in high growth sectors, offering high quality jobs.   

Building on decades of experience and success, JVS is a data-driven organization that takes a whole systems approach to addressing employment and economic equity. Through our direct service programs, employer engagement and policy change, JVS is working toward a future where everyone has access to quality education and training programs that lead to high quality employment and economic mobility.

The Role   

The Accounting Manager manages core accounting operations and key components of the monthly close process, including balance sheet, accounts payable, reconciliations, and financial reporting, ensuring that financial records are accurate, timely, and compliant with GAAP and internal control standards.  

Working closely with the Controller, the Accounting Manager plays a key role in supporting the annual audit, regulatory filings, and financial process improvements. The Accounting Manager also collaborates with department leaders on budget monitoring.  

As an integral part of the Finance team, the Accounting Manager helps strengthen financial systems, improve processes, and support organizational planning through reliable financial data and analysis.

Scope  

Month-End Close and General Accounting

• Lead key components of the month-end close process, partnering with the Controller to ensure completion by the 10th of each month.   

• Proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues that may delay the close process.  

• Oversee the preparation of adjusting and reclassification journal entries, including large entries using journal entry imports, ensuring compliance with GAAP and proper supporting documentation. 

• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and ensure accounts are supported by accurate schedules and documentation.   

• Review the trial balance for completeness and accuracy, investigating and resolving discrepancies.   

• Analyze fluctuations and variances in financial results and develop processes to support ongoing variance analysis.   

• Escalate complex accounting issues to the Controller when appropriate.  

 Financial Reporting & Budget Support

• Prepare monthly budget-to-actual reports and assist the Controller by analyzing variances.   

• Support departmental budget meetings by providing financial reports and analysis.   

• Develop ad-hoc financial reports and analyses to support leadership decision-making and organizational planning.  

Annual Audit & Regulatory Compliance

• Support the planning and execution of the annual financial statement audit, 990 filing, 1099 filing, and NICRA process, working with the Controller to ensure deadlines are met.  

Bank Reconciliation & Cash Monitoring

• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and investigate discrepancies in a timely manner.   

• Monitor account balances and work with the Controller to maintain appropriate cash levels across accounts.  

• Assist with cash flow forecasting as needed  

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve financial systems, reporting tools, and accounting processes and implement solutions to enhance efficiency and accuracy.  

Accounts Payable & Expense Management

• Full administration and oversight of JVS’s expense management platform including assisting implementation and roll out of the platform  

• Process accounts payable transactions to ensure accuracy, compliance with internal policies, and adherence to internal control standards   

• Ensure contractor payments align with contractual agreements  

• Review the accounts payable aging report monthly and resolve outstanding items   

• Maintain accurate vendor records   

• Collaborate with the Senior Revenue Manager to ensure accounts payable records align with documentation required for government contract billing  

• Manage the review and import of corporate credit card transactions on a monthly basis  

• Oversee corporate credit card and participant payment systems, assisting cardholders with reconciliation and account questions, and resolving payment issues as needed  

Qualifications  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance  

• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably within a nonprofit or similarly complex organization   

• Strong knowledge of GAAP, general ledger accounting, and financial reporting processes   

• Demonstrated experience with month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and journal entry preparation and review   

• Experience overseeing accounts payable processes and expense management systems   

• Proficiency in Excel, including formulas such as lookups, SUMIFS and tables   

• Experience working with ERP or accounting systems with large financial datasets   

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify discrepancies, determine root causes, and implement solutions   

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines   

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance staff   

• Demonstrated ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams   

• Commitment to maintaining strong internal controls and financial best practices   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with nonprofit accounting, including cost allocation or grant-funded programs   

• Experience supporting annual audits and Form 990 preparation  

• Experience working with government-funded programs or Uniform Guidance requirements   

• Experience with Sage Intacct, Bill.com, or similar cloud-based accounting platforms   

• Experience developing financial reports or dashboards for departmental or leadership use  

• CPA, CPA candidate, or advanced degree in Accounting or Finance

What We Offer    

• Annual Salary: $96,500 - $106,500

• 100% covered medical and dental plans for the employee

• Accrued sixteen (16) days of Vacation + accrued ten (10) days of Paid Sick Leave  

• Paid federal and Jewish holidays   

• 3% 403(b) retirement contribution match and 3% non-elective contribution  

• Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA   

• Pet Insurance Discounts  

• Employee Assistance Program   

• Professional development opportunities and $500 Work-From-Home stipend  

• JVS does not provide relocation packages 

• 4 Day Work Week 

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, JVS is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. We welcome diverse applicants. Please let us know if you need accommodations or auxiliary aids for the interview process.