Accounting Manager – Fiscally Sponsored Projects

About Tides

Tides is a nonprofit and philanthropic organization dedicated to advancing social justice. We work across the social sector to shift power to leaders, communities of color, and other historically excluded groups who face systemic barriers. Applying our equity-centered lens and leveraging our vast network of changemakers, we work to strengthen the impact of our partners by offering services like fiscal sponsorship, donor advised funds, impact investing, and grantmaking. For more information, please visit www.tides.org.

The Role:

The Accounting Manager, Fiscally Sponsored Projects, is primarily responsible for the organization’s partner-facing financial service functions, including financial reporting, budget review and guidance, grants management, financial forecasting, and general financial oversight.  This position manages a team of fiscally sponsored project accountants who collectively support Tides’ 140 fiscally sponsored projects, and maintains a personal caseload of fiscally sponsored projects.

What you will do:

Staff Management and Team Leadership

• Assist the Senior Director of Finance, Tides Center, in developing departmental goals and support staff in developing their individual development plans while meeting their professional development goals.
• Play an active and strategic role in leading Tides Center towards its new vision for impact.
• Serve as an exceptional role model as a manager, investing deeply in supporting and developing direct reports and team members. Identify opportunities for staff development, create career paths for team members, promote a learning environment; actively promote Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion as core values.
• Collaborate with the Fiscally Sponsored Projects Department and Accounting Operations staff to ensure consistent and high-quality customer service, and that the fiscally sponsored projects Accountants are actively contributing to organization goals.
• Ensure that daily financial and accounting functions are in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and all applicable regulatory requirements including those set forth by the Federal Accounting Standards Board, and legal rules and regulations for non-profit operations designated as IRS 501(C)(3) and 501(C)(4) organizations.
• Provide documentation for the federal and state tax return preparation and supports annual financial audits and single audits (OMB A-133) as needed including agency monitoring visits and ensuring “audit readiness” of assigned grants. Prepare the annual schedule of expenditures for federal awards.
• Review and monitor grant agreements for accurate revenue recognition; prepares annual entries to release net assets from restrictions and prepares an annual reconciliation of Net Asset Balances.
• Collaborate with the Senior Director of Finance, Tides Center, to calculate and submit negotiated indirect cost rate agreement proposals.
• Implement, improve, and documents accounting procedures to ensure efficiency and accuracy, including administering training on the NetSuite financial system for internal staff and client stakeholders.

• Maintain financial report integrity in the NetSuite Financial system and keep transaction templates and forms up to date with evolving processes and fiscal year roll-overs.
• Hold direct reports accountable for providing excellent customer service and maintaining accurate financial information; assign caseload of fiscally sponsored projects to accountants based on skill sets, expertise, location, and capacity to ensure smooth transitions and partner support.
• Prepare monthly journal entries to record administrative fee and licensing revenue.
• Reviews and approves journal entries prepared by fiscally sponsored projects accountants.

Management of Fiscally Sponsored Projects Caseload

• Deliver high-quality customer service related to accounting, reporting, grant management, budgeting, and analysis, including consistent accounting treatment of all transactions and timely, accurate reporting.
• Approve all cash disbursements for project caseload and monitor project cash flow to ensure compliance with funder regulations and Tides cash management policies.
• Summarize and forecast project revenues, expenses, and cash flows based on past, present and expected results.
• Prepare and present financial statements and related reports, including balance sheets, income statements, cash-flow reports, budgets, and variance analysis to projects, and external and internal management team, as required.
• Prepare financial transactions to record revenue and administrative fees, and to reclassify expenses between funding sources.
• Other duties, as assigned

What you will bring:

• Strong alignment with Tides’ Vision, Mission and Approach and our organizational values of respect, equity, empowerment, accountability, and creativity

• Deep knowledge of GAAP/FASB standards, experiential knowledge of FAR, CFR and relevant OMB circulars.
• Proven track record of maintaining effective internal controls and developing efficient financial policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated commitment to meeting the needs of internal and external partners; ability to work effectively with a diverse team and work collaboratively toward solutions that generally benefit all involved parties.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to see the big picture while understanding the details involved and the ramifications of the decisions made.
• Demonstrated ability to hold information confidential with excellent judgement.
• Demonstrates ability to maintain high-level and consistent work ethic in working relationships and all work-related duties.
• Self-motivated and organized with attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to be both diplomatic and confident.
• Proficient in enterprise-wide accounting systems such as NetSuite, Blackbaud Financial Edge or Microsoft Dynamics.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite of products.
• Proven ability to organize and support workflow processes that ensure high degrees of accuracy and accountability within team members.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field, or equivalent years of related work experience
• CPA, CMA, MBA or MPA with emphasis in accounting, strongly preferred.
• 8+ years increasingly responsible experience in financial and accounting oversight.
• 5+ years supervisory and accounting function management experience.
• Non-profit accounting and government grant management experience, required.

Life at Tides

Working at Tides connects you with world-class teammates, enduring relationships, and an inspired sense of purpose - while our employee benefits support our team’s talent and well-being. This is an exciting time to join Tides. In the past, Tides staff have worked predominantly from our offices in San Francisco and New York. Today, our hybrid work model supports staff with remote work from anywhere in the United States.

Salary Range

Tides is committed to providing a competitive compensation package. The starting salary for this role ranges from $88,944 to $133,416 based on geographic location, years of experience, and ensuring pay equity within the organization. The recruiting team is committed to sharing more details regarding compensation based on the candidate's experience and location during the interview process. Tides offers a generous benefits package including: comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, life and disability insurances, retirement plan, educational assistance, confidential counseling and life balance resources designed to support the passion, commitment and energy that is vital to our team members.

Important Information

Any Tides Network employee who wishes to use the office or travel to the office must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and boosted. You are required to submit proof of vaccination to the Human Resources Department at least 2 days before your first visit to the office. Employees who do not have vaccination information on file will not be permitted in the building.

Application Instructions

Please submit a resume and a thoughtful cover letter online. Your cover letter should express your interest in working for Tides and your qualifications for the role. You may also share your detailed LinkedIn profile with us. Tides is an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion and we look forward to reviewing applications from all who are qualified to apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Tides is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, and bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical condition including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related conditions. Also pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we encourage and will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Applicants with Disabilities

Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. If you seek an accommodation, please advise in writing at the time you apply.