Accounting Manager

Come join the Community Foundation of New Jersey, a center for philanthropy for our state and region! Our mission is to support charitable giving that is inspired by our donors, who desire to make a difference via creative solutions and achieve lasting change. The Community Foundation’s funds currently hold approximately $650 million in charitable assets.

We invite interested, qualified applicants to join our team of creative, passionate, and loyal professionals as we promote charitable work. As a valued member of our full-time team you will receive competitive salary, medical, retirement funds match, life insurance, paid time off, holiday and sick time. This role is located in our beautiful Morristown park office location.

Summary:

Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Accounting Manager is an integral team member providing general accounting and financial duties and support to the entire organization.

• Direct oversight of daily bank and investment account activity and prepare all associated journal entries; prepare grant submission files to the bank in the required format
• Assist with reconciling bank and investment statements, the monthly close and audit and tax returns
• Prepare budget and financial analysis, as requested
• Provide client customer service and pursue issue resolution
• Prepare and file annual state registrations
• Review and recommend accounting policies and internal controls
• Support the CFO in other duties, as assigned

Education, Experience and Skills:

Ideal candidates will have a current CPA and a BS or Masters degree in Accounting and have worked in a similar role for a minimum of 7 years (experience with non-profit organizations is a plus). The candidate must have strong interpersonal skills and enjoy working with clients on a daily basis. You must be able to adapt to a continually evolving environment but excel at creating structure and schedule in order to meet deadlines. The ability to work independently but know when to communicate information and be comfortable communicating to all levels in the organization is critical. It is important to be able to juggle many assigned responsibilities while remaining detail oriented and organized. Other important skills include strong Microsoft Excel knowledge and extensive experience with accounting software (Blackbaud Financial Edge and Raiser’s Edge, a plus but, is not required).

The Community Foundation of New Jersey is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against staff members or applicants for employment on any basis.