Accounting Director jobs in Eugene, OR

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The Accounting Director at the Eugene Family YMCA intentionally fosters a cause-centered culture that is welcoming, genuine, hopeful, nurturing, and determined while also overseeing the internal control, compliance, and improvement of YMCA finances.

Minimum Qualifications

• Four-year degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field; or an equivalent amount of coursework in accounting or finance-related topics, trainings or certifications

• At least 4.5 years of directly relevant accounting experience, managing a complex budget with multiple revenue streams or funding sources, and multiple supported operations.

• At least one year of previous supervisory or lead work experience.

• Previous experience managing the core accounting functions of an organization such as GAAP accounting, accruals, cash management, forecasting, cost allocation, expense coding, and budgeting.

• Previous experience with nonprofit revenue recognition principles and restrictions on net assets.

• Must possess a strong understanding of accounting, budgeting, and the ability to evaluate complex financial information resulting in actionable recommendations to senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous YMCA accounting management experience

• Completes daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly tactical financial responsibilities such as personally processing AR/AP, updating and reconciling the balance sheet, closing the month and fiscal year, and completing and submitting financial reports for stakeholders such as the State, DOJ, and YUSA.

• Oversee the Y’s accounting practices, the maintenance of its fiscal records, and the preparation of its financial reports in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

• Manages the annual independent audits for the Y, the preparation of financial statements and the IRS 990 tax forms. Prepares and oversees the preparation of required audit schedules, maintains records, and acts as liaison with audit team.

• Assures that the month-end and year-end closings are completed and that all reconciliations and reports are done in a timely manner.

• Assists in managing and participates in the development and administration of the Y's annual budget; directs the monitoring of and approves expenditures; directs and implements adjustments.

• Supports the ability of the CEO to trend and gather reports for their presentations to the Board and the Board’s Finance Committee.

• Works closely with Y leaders to establish functional policies and make tactical decisions within the Y’s overall financial goals that directly affect all departments in ways that have a critical financial impact.

• Oversees and provides leadership to the annual budget process including: providing trended data to directors, training staff on accounting and budgeting software, auditing budgets, overseeing data input and preparing reports.

• Implements appropriate systems and internal controls to adequately safeguard the Y’s financial resources and to provide a solid basis for accurately reporting financial data.

• Establishes and maintains relationships with lending/financial institutions and vendors.

• Provides strategic analysis for all financing by the Y, including leasing, banking and other relationships to ensure the Y is properly financed. Makes recommendations to the CEO on the direction to move related to these items.

• Creates previously unknown, strategic, or original financial approaches that allow the Y to elevate its financial sophistication and understanding in relation to past practices. These strategies and approaches could have a critical financial impact on the Y’s overall performance and future.

• Requires regular interactions to create, negotiate, and enact strategically important agreements in ways that require tact, timeliness, and trustworthiness. These relationships and interactions entail work with key vendors, partners, volunteers, and department leaders. Relationships will include banks, lenders, funders, partners, and auditors.

• Must possess a genuine and authentic ability to engage with a very wide and diverse group of key Y stakeholders, partners, and members in ways that are caring, honest, respectful, and responsive.

• Develops reliable financial modeling and analysis to identify opportunities and risks associated with projects, ventures and programs.

• Supports the Y’s capital campaign efforts associated with pro-forma modelling and working with the Chief Development Officer to track donations.

• Responsible for maintaining the Y’s procurement schedule for various vendors, partners, and suppliers in order to ensure alignment with documented timeframes, policies, and procedures.

• Oversees the Y’s PCI compliance.

• Must have the ability to switch between long-term strategic financial priorities and daily transactional financial responsibilities.

• Participates in various standing committees and temporary task forces as needed.

• Within 90 days of hire, completion of the following mandatory trainings): First Aid, CPR/AED, Blood Borne Pathogen, Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Prevention, and Child Abuse Prevention.

• Must maintain a current, valid Oregon driver’s license, a DMV driving record that meets YMCA standards, and evidence of insurability throughout entire term of employment.

• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential always.

• Provide support to CEO and other Y employees and completes other duties as assigned.