Senior Accounting and Budget Manager

THE ROLE Your role stands at the intersection of providing support to our affiliates and the effort for educational success and social progress as a key member of Stand’s Finance team. Through your dedication and passionate approach to the role, you get the opportunity to work with colleagues who are bold and strategic and take responsibility for achieving substantial progress toward our mission every year.

THE ORGANIZATION Stand for Children is a unique catalyst for educational success and social progress, to create a brighter future for us all.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Serve as a Finance Team Liaison (FTL) to Assigned States and Program or National Teams - 40%

• Serve as Finance Team Liaison (FTL) to assigned states and/or national program teams, providing a broad range of financial and accounting services and support including monthly variance reporting and assisting in the creation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts.
• Provide modeling and grant budget support, as requested.
• Serve as thought partner, from a financial perspective, for assigned teams in efforts to improve efficiencies and become more cost effective.
• Serve as the first point of contact for finance-related questions from assigned State and National Programs. Serve as the Quarterly Forecasting and Annual Budgeting Project Manager - 30%
• Act as the Project Manager, in close coordination with the Controller, to support the quarterly forecast and annual budget processes, including building calendars and communications and providing timely and accurate milestone reports.
• Serve as the super user of Adaptive software to deliver timely templates to support forecasting and budgeting needs.
• Prepare reports on financial performance tailored to the needs of leadership. Function as the Senior Revenue Accountant in the Monthly Close and Year-End Audit Process and Prepare Tax/Business Filings 30%
• Participate in month end and year end close processes, owning the preparation of the revenue workbook, reviewing FTL-related restricted revenue releases and partnering with the Controller on the national releases.
• Prepare the monthly Net Asset roll forward and complete monthly reconciliations/account analyses of all Receivables and Deferred Revenue accounts.
• Support the invoice creation, from Salesforce, for CHSS and CELLs, partnering with the appropriate FTL.
• Lead revenue recognition functions including, but not limited to, reviewing and analyzing incoming grant/pledge agreements to determine appropriate revenue recognition, assisting with monthly release of national restricted revenue and reviewing Finance Team Liaison’s recommendations for monthly releases, completing monthly revenue analysis and reconciliations between Accounting (NetSuite) and Development (Sales Force), and conducting regular meetings with Gift Processing to ensure expected payments have been received and processed in a timely and providing other revenue analysis and/or reporting as requested.
• Provide support to annual audit process including coordination of all revenue related documentation, including preparation of net asset schedule.
• Create timely and accurate tax filings (non-payroll) including IRS Form 990 and FEC Form 1 filings and create and file all Corporate and Business registrations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Passionate commitment to Stand for Children’s mission of educational success and social progress.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required, CPA, MBA or CMA preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years’ directly relevant professional accounting and analysis experience, in a complex, multi-entity ERP environment.
• Have a passion for continuous improvement and transformation of business processes.
• Excellent customer service skills, with the ability to smoothly and accurately help other Stand team members with any accounting or finance challenges they face.
• Ability to provide respectful and clear communication in person, through email, on the phone or through video conferencing.
• High level of comfort with technology, experience in cloud-based ERP systems. High Proficiency in Adaptive and Excel including complex data analyses; preferred familiarity with PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Outstanding time management, planning, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently but also enjoy being part of a team.
• Proactive problem solver with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule with 2 days in the office Portland, OR office .

STARTING SALARY RANGE : $101,200 - $126,500 commensurate with experience. Generous benefits.

Stand for Children consists of two separate entities. Stand for Children, Inc., a grassroots membership organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, and Stand for Children Leadership Center, a leadership development organization, is exempt under section 501(c)(3)

Stand for Children and Stand for Children Leadership Center are committed to ensuring equal opportunity for employment, welcoming individuals from all backgrounds. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels included, valued, and empowered to do their best work. Our work focuses on communities that have historically faced systemic barriers. We squarely focus on hiring staff with skills and qualifications necessary to be successful and actively seek team members whose experiences and perspectives demonstrate a commitment to and alignment with the communities we serve, helping us build stronger connections and drive meaningful impact.