Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. American Rivers is a national conservation organization dedicated to ensuring clean and healthy rivers for people and wildlife. They are seeking a strategic and collaborative Director, Finance & Accounting to manage accounting operations, financial reporting, and compliance, while also leading the accounting team and supporting the organization's financial stewardship.
Responsibilities
- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities
- Review journal entries, accruals, allocations, reconciliations, and supporting schedules prepared by accounting staff
- Review monthly financial statements and management reporting packages
- Maintain accounting policies and procedures
- Ensure compliance with GAAP, organizational policies, and applicable regulatory requirements
- Monitor accounting operations and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and accuracy
- Provide technical accounting guidance to staff
- Coordinate annual financial statement audits and other external examinations
- Coordinate preparation of Forms 990 and 990-T
- Coordinate Charitable registration and regulatory filings
- Coordinate Census Bureau surveys, Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting, workers’ compensation, retirement plan, and other required reporting
- Support compliance with donor, grant, regulatory, and organizational reporting requirements
- Identify opportunities to strengthen compliance processes and internal controls
- Development, maintain and monitor internal controls across accounting and finance processes
- Monitor compliance with established accounting policies and procedures
- Identify financial and operational risks and recommend improvements
- Lead documentation of control activities and finance procedures
- Support organizational compliance and risk management initiatives
- Promote consistency and accountability across finance operations
- Support administration of finance systems and coordinate system enhancements and improvements
- Lead implementation and optimization of workflows, forms, approval processes, and system integrations
- Develop and maintain finance process maps, standard operating procedures, and training materials
- Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve operational efficiency
- Coordinate testing, implementation, and enhancement of accounting and operational systems
- Develop user-friendly financial procedures, templates, and guidance materials
- Supervise, coach, and develop accounting staff
- Manage performance, workload allocation, and professional development activities
- Review work performed by accounting staff and provide guidance on accounting and reporting matters
- Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing across the Finance & Accounting team
- Support succession planning and staff development initiatives
- Work collaboratively with program, development, operations, and People & Culture teams to support organizational financial management
- Provide guidance to non-finance staff regarding financial procedures, coding, approvals, purchasing, and expense management
- Support leadership requests for financial information, analyses, and operational recommendations
- Serve as primary backup to the Senior Director of Finance & Accounting
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
- 7+ years of progressive experience in accounting, financial reporting, audit, compliance, or operational finance
- Strong understanding of month-end close, reconciliations, accrual accounting, and financial reporting processes
- Experience supporting audits and regulatory reporting requirements
- Experience reviewing accounting transactions, reconciliations, and financial statements
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and financial analysis functions
- Experience working with ERP systems and finance applications
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively across teams
Benefits
- Health and Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, long-term and short-term disability, and life insurance.
- Financial Security: After one year of service, American Rivers begins contributing a 3% employer contribution. There is no vesting schedule for employer contributions as employees are 100% vested upon participation.
- Time Off: Four weeks of paid leave, eleven paid holidays, three floating holidays, and sick leave.
- Focus Fridays (no internal meetings)
- Professional development opportunities
- A home office stipend
- Sabbatical leave (every seven years)
- Paid parental leave (six weeks w/ one year of service)
Company Overview
American Rivers combines national advocacy with field work in key river basins to deliver the greatest impact. It was founded in 1973, and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.americanrivers.org.