Accounting Manager

• Location: Dallas, Texas
• Type: Dallas:Fin/Acct/HR:Direct Hire
• Job #10976

10976: Accounting Manager
About the Opportunity
Our client, a well-established Dallas-based nonprofit organization, is seeking an Accounting Manager to join its Finance & Accounting team. This individual will oversee day-to-day accounting for multiple areas of the organization, supervise accounting staff, and partner with operational leaders across the business.
This is a hands-on leadership role with broad exposure to nonprofit accounting, grants, financial reporting, budgeting, and process improvement. The organization is investing in strengthening its accounting infrastructure, creating an opportunity for this individual to take on increasing responsibility over time.
Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day accounting activities, including general ledger, AP/AR, cash receipts, revenue recognition, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Lead key aspects of the monthly and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, fixed assets, prepaids, deferred revenue, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare financial reporting and provide budget-to-actual, variance, and other financial analysis to leadership.
• Manage accounting and reporting for grants, restricted contributions, donor-funded activities, and special projects, ensuring compliance with applicable requirements.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to monitor grant spending, budgets, forecasts, and funding requirements.
• Reconcile financial activity between the general ledger and various CRM, fundraising, payment-processing, and operational systems.
• Assist with annual budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow planning, and other financial analysis.
• Maintain strong internal controls and identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, systems, and workflows.
• Support annual audits, tax filings, and other compliance requirements.
• Supervise and develop accounting team members while providing accounting guidance to departments throughout the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including general ledger, month-end close, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Experience with nonprofit/fund accounting, grants, and restricted contributions.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and partnering with non-finance leaders.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience working with accounting systems and reconciling financial information across multiple systems/platforms.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• CPA, CPA candidate, or comparable advanced accounting experience preferred.
• Experience with nonprofit financial/donor management systems is a plus.