Young Life · 4 months ago
Camp Accounting Manager
Young Life is a Christian organization dedicated to introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith. The Camp Accounting Manager will supervise accounting staff, oversee camp accounting operations, generate financial reports, and ensure compliance with GAAP standards while supporting the organization's mission and ministry activities.
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Responsibilities
Supervise Camp Accountant(s) and Bookkeeper Supervisor ensuring they are equipped for success through the provision of knowledge, training and guidance. Remove obstacles that prevent staff from accomplishing tasks
Conduct annual performance evaluations and present new opportunities to develop and challenge staff
Review and approve staff journal entries to ensure all transactions are accurate, supported and recorded timely
Oversee camp accounting operations to ensure that core responsibilities are completed consistently and timely: Capital and Major Maintenance CARs are approved, AP edits are worked, US Foods wire is made timely
Take responsibility for generating monthly financial reports that are consistently accurate and timely (e.g. Monthly Financial Report (MFR) analysis, ad-hoc management reporting and analysis, etc.)
Answer inquiries from CLT and Camp Managers and customers, as needed
Review key work performed by camp accountant(s): JE’s, Capital Reports, Fixed Asset adjustments, etc
Review key work performed by camp bookkeeper(s): Retail/FS entries, CIP/MM funding, balance sheet reconciliations and US Foods reconciliations
Utilize creative problem-solving in identifying and implementing new process enhancements and better financial reporting, so as to keep Young Life ‘cutting-edge’ in these areas
Complete and review various monthly capital camp accounting reports
Prepare capital related monthly journal entries
Review bank and other balance sheet account reconciliations prepared by bookkeepers to ensure accuracy
Serve as point of contact to address camp leadership inquiries and prepare ad-hoc analysis and reporting, with exceptional turn-around time (e.g. requests often come up with short notice, which require a thorough and quick response)
Provide accounting assistance to camp leadership (managers and coordinators), camping services, camp construction and development leadership
Send out approved Capital Authorization Requests and ensure they are set up properly in Lawson and reflected on the Capital Reports
Review Malibu Club ministry affiliates transactions to ensure gifts are properly reported in Young Life
Address unique International camp accounting and reporting needs and develop best practices for this business segment, accordingly
Maintain engagement with Retail, Camp Admins and Bookkeeping to ensure roles and interdependencies are clearly identified and are functioning
Effectively present complex subject matter to development leadership
Develop clear meaningful reports and executive summaries as requested by development leadership
Work closely with Campaign Directors to ensure sufficient training/engagement in the monthly giving projection process
Close the Fixed Assets system monthly
Place construction projects into service, dispose of sold or obsolete assets and adjust assets according to GAAP as needed
Prepare fixed asset reconciliations monthly
Prepare fixed asset roll-forward for the audit
Continue to resolve unreconciled balances until resolved
Qualification
Required
Finance related BSBA
Two to five years of non-profit accounting or comparable experience
Demonstrate exceptional customer service and work product while filtering frequent interruptions and questions
Ability to pay extreme attention to detail and handle daily shifting priorities
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel
Excellent professional communication skills (verbal and written)
Preferred
Accounting BSBA highly preferred
Experience with Workday, Office Connect and Vena