Director of Accounting

Job Description

Job Description

Our client, a highly visible non-profit organization with national operations and a meaningful and enduring mission, is searching for their new Director of Accounting. Reporting to their CFO, this role will be a key member of their finance team. The Director of Accounting will lead day-to-day accounting operations as well as GAAP financial reporting. This critical Director of Accounting position will also work closely with the CFO to implement an exciting new ERP system. As a close right hand to the CFO, the Director of Accounting will support new processes and training within finance and accounting and help support organizational growth and mitigate risk. Core duties for this fulfilling and challenging Director of Accounting role will include :

• Handle diverse financial responsibilities including financial reporting and managing a staff who perform general ledger, financial reporting, billing and receivables, accounts payable and payroll accounting.
• Closely assist the CFO with their ongoing systems implementation and integration including testing and chart of account development
• Lead the comprehensive closing processes for monthly and annual periods across all entities and funds, ensuring timely production of combined financial reports and compliance with audit requirements, nonprofit filings, and labor documentation obligations.
• Design, implement, and continually assess effective internal control mechanisms to align with non-profit industry standards and compliance
• Supervise treasury-related activities, such as managing cash flow, reconciling banking records, overseeing investments, lines of credit and related loan management.
• Ensure smooth coordination with human resources to oversee payroll processes, guaranteeing accurate handling of payroll operations.
• Verify adherence to local, state, and federal tax regulations, including compliance with sales and use tax reporting.
• Track and manage capital / fixed assets while performing detailed evaluations of financial impacts arising from acquisitions.
• Review and allocate expenses and invoices in line with funding guidelines and category requirements, investigating detailed transactional records as necessary.
• Perform financial analyses and deliver customized reporting for leadership teams, committees, and other stakeholders as required.
• Assist in planning, preparing, and presenting detailed annual budgets and forecasts.
• Guide, assess, and mentor accounting team members to foster career growth.

Your base pay will depend on your skills, experience and training, knowledge, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Our client offers medical benefits as part of their overall compensation package in addition to other robust benefits.

Please respond in confidence to Raj Khanna, Senior Vice President at Robert Half for immediate consideration for this fast-moving opportunity or one of our other leadership openings in the Washington, DC Metro area.