Fund Accounting Strategist

Job Summary

Lead and coordinate all aspects of the Community Foundation’s fund accounting operations, ensuring accurate accounting of donations, grants, scholarships, and investments across various donor-restricted funds, leading the fund statement cycle, adhering to guidelines for charitable giving and donor intent, and maintaining compliance with regulations. Supports the Finance department through preparing general ledger entries and reconciliations, financial reporting, analysis, process improvement initiatives, administrative duties, and ad hoc requests.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
(Additional duties may be assigned)

• Lead an effective and efficient operation of all financial processes including gifts, grants, and donor fund statements.
• Assist with timely month- and year-end closings, report generation, workpaper preparation, and assist with the annual audit process, tax returns, relevant filings
• Support fund administration activities (fund recordkeeping, gift processing, grant/scholarship processing, investment pool option, administrative fee schedule, and other financial attributes) through the creation and enforcement of integrated protocols and procedures that promote data integrity and best practices
• Prepare, reconcile and record bank deposits, contributions, and grant activity
• Assist with the monthly checking account reconciliation, and prepare and analyze various monthly and quarterly general ledger reconciliations
• Lead donor fund statement setup, preparation, reconciliation, review, and facilitate distribution monthly; develop processes to improve presentation, accuracy. Assist with investment pool and administrative fee reconciliation by fund
• Monitor fund balances to ensure minimum balances are maintained
• Reconcile and analyze grants, contributions, interfund transfers, and grant/scholarship payables.
• Support cash and investment rebalancing by recording investment and cash transfers
• Mohawk Valley Gives data entry, gift and grant processing, prize, match and challenge design and administration
• Serve as liaison between finance and all other departments for financial needs. Collaborate and participate in team meetings to identify and develop shared solutions
• Prepare various financial analysis, work on ad-hoc projects
• Implement operating, quality review, audit, and assurance procedures and controls
• Implement, maintain, enhance disciplined internal controls, policies, procedures
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties to support operational goals, organizational mission, vision

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting from accredited four-year college or university required
• Knowledge of not-for-profit and fund accounting preferred
• 3-5 years’ relevant experience and/or training; equivalent combination of education and experience considered
• Experience with Foundant Technologies CommunitySuite, Grant/Scholarship Lifecycle Manager (GLM/SLM), or other community foundation nonprofit software preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong technology, analytical, and communication skills are a must
• Demonstrates meticulous attention to detail to ensure accuracy
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects, priorities with demanding deadlines
• Apply excellent computer-use skills, e.g., Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Outlook
• Lead, manage organizational culture in a high performing, team environment
• Possess exemplary mathematical, analytical skills that result in accurate calculations, analysis, and support
• Employ utmost discretion in all presentations/correspondence and communication
• Practice excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication

• Annual starting salary: $75,309.15
• Four-day work week
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (403b, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary, AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Flexible, hybrid work environment
• Wellness Resources