Accounting Manager

About Us

Since 1896, Volunteers of America, a faith-based non-profit social service organization, has been committed to uplifting the lives of the most vulnerable in our community. At the heart of our mission is the delivery of essential services to address the individualized educational needs of young children, treatment for adults with substance use disorders, and housing solutions for homeless veterans, low-income seniors, and the disenfranchised mentally ill. Volunteers of America Southwest continues this mission in Southern California. We are seeking a dynamic, Accounting Manager to contribute to this mission with vision, integrity, and operational excellence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages daily accounting activities and assigns work to accounting staff and assigned to ensure timely and accurate completion.
• Coordinates assigned month-end and year-end close activities, monitors deadlines, and escalates significant issues to the CFO.
• Reviews journal entries, account reconciliations, allocations, supporting schedules, and financial transactions for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Monitors general ledger activity and works with staff to research and resolve discrepancies, unusual balances, and coding issues.
• Assists with preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, management reports, schedules, and variance analyses.
• Administers established accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls and recommend updates to the CFO when needed.
• Oversees assigned grant and fund accounting activities, including transaction review, reconciliations, allocations, and support for required financial reports.
• Coordinates audit schedules and supporting documentation and responds to audit requests under the direction of the CFO.
• Supports annual budget development, budget-to-actual monitoring, and financial forecast preparation by compiling and validating accounting information.
• Provides accounting guidance and responsive support to program and administrative departments regarding coding, documentation, account activity, and established procedures.
• Identifies opportunities to improve accounting workflows, documentation, timeliness, and accuracy and helps implement approved improvements.
• Supervises, trains, coaches, and evaluates assigned staff; establishes clear expectations and supports professional development.
• Maintains adequate documentation and organized records to support financial reporting, audits, monitoring, and regulatory or funder reviews.
• Assists the CFO with special projects, financial analyses, accounting software implementation, system improvements, and reporting requests.
• Perform other duties as assigned.