Accounting Manager

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assist with finance department training objectives by selecting training coaching counseling finance department employees; communicating job expectations; planning monitoring appraising and reviewing job contributions.
• Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
• Achieves accounting operational objectives by contributing accounting information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production productivity quality and customer-service standards; resolving problems; coordinating audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change
• Monitor month-end close ensuring journal entries and transactions are accurately entered into accounting system reviewed and posted while also ensuring all Balance Sheet reconciliations tie to the GL and include detail analysis and explanations for variances.
• Work closely with auditors in monitoring Bastyrs compliance with Single Audit (Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR 200 Subpart FCRF 200) the audit of the entitys financial statements and an audit of its compliance with Federal program requirements.
• Ensure Cash Management reports are accurately prepared daily in compliance with management board and bank compliance requirements making suggestions for action.
• Ensure an accurate and timely monthly quarterly and year endclose.
• Maintains financial and accounting controls by assisting with establishing and maintaining chart of accounts; defining and documenting accounting policies and procedures.
• Develop implement modify and document recordkeeping and accounting systems making use ofcurrentcomputertechnology.
• Guides other departments by researching and interpreting accounting policy; applying observations and recommendations to operational issues.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory/tax laws through timely processing of licenses and taxes
• Keeps current with accounting and not-for-profit regulations and guidance

OtherResponsibilities:

• Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Confirms financial status by monitoring revenue and expenses; coordinating the collection consolidation and evaluation of financial data preparing special reports
• Support Controller with special projects and workflow processimprovements.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelors degree in accounting or finance or at least 5 years of relevant experience
• CPA preferred
• 3-5 years experience working in anot-for-profit preferably a university or college
• 3-5 years of experience in Abila MIP Fund Accounting software or other similar fund accountingsystems including report writing journal entries and managing posting process
• Expertise with Microsoft Office (Outlook Word PowerPointExcel). Intermediate level Excel with experience in VLOOKUP Pivot Tables etc.
• Strong fundamental knowledge of fund accounting andGeneral Accepted Accounting Principles as they apply to not-for-profits and universities colleges
• Familiar with requirements set forth in Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR 200 Subpart FCRF 200 the audit of the entitys financial statements and an audit of its compliance with Federal program requirements.

Benefits:

All regular employees (faculty and staff) who work at least 20 hours a week in a permanentposition are full benefits eligible. These employees are eligible for health care benefits retirementflexible spending account plans supplemental insurance free tuition credits and all paid leaves. Eligibility for the tuition credit benefits starts after 12 months of continuous employment. To learn more details visitour benefits page.

Supplemental Information:

Bastyr University believes that inclusive diversity is essential for achieving academic excellence and creating a profoundly enriching university experience. Our faculty and staff are committed to achieving our mission by educating students to be future leaders that bring the natural health arts and sciences to people from all backgrounds. Promoting an educational environment that allows students faculty and staff to develop their talents while experiencing a sense of community we expect campus members to engage in respectful communication behaviors and thoughtful self-reflection increase their understanding of cultures and empower people who are disenfranchised marginalized or so doing the University pledges to prepare our students (and support faculty and staff) to recognize and appropriately respond to health inequities that affect multiple communities. This involves infusing DEI knowledge skills and practices in all academic programs clinical training and patient all Bastyr University is dedicated to the welfare of our students and patients as well as to promoting equal opportunity and access in education and health care.

In alignment with Bastyrs DEI commitment applications from members of underrepresented groups are encouraged.

Bastyr University does not discriminate against any person in matters of employment application for employment student or applicant for admission or participation in our programs or benefits on the basis of the following protected classes: ancestry gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation race creed color religion (includes religious dress and grooming practices) sex (includes pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding and/or related medical conditions) ethnic or national origin (includes language use and possession of a drivers license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law) age (40 and above) disability (mental and physical including HIV and AIDS) marital status genetic information medical condition (genetic characteristics cancer or a record or history of cancer) veteran or military status or any other protected category under applicable local state or federal law. Our programs services and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities. Pleasedonthesitate to contactto request or discuss a special accommodation due to a disability.