Young Life · 1 day ago
Manager of Camp Accounting
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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
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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)
Experience with Workday, Office Connect and Vena
Preferred
Accounting BSBA highly preferred