Description

Title:                    Accounting Manager

Supervisor:       Vice President of Finance

Location:            Flexible, East Coast Time Zone, preference for Great Washington D.C. Area

Travel:                 Travel may be required, up to one or two times a year, for staff or departmental retreats

Salary:                 Estimated at $111,000*; Based on experience

Application Deadline: December 31st 2025

Position Summary:

American Bird Conservancy is a fast-growing, results-focused nonprofit seeking employees with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to make a difference for birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. Inspired by the wonder of birds, ABC achieves lasting results for the bird species most in need while also benefiting human communities, biodiversity, and the planet’s fragile climate.

This is a full-time position and a crucial role on the Finance team at American Bird Conservancy. The Manager is a subject matter expert and a trusted advisor to the team of 12, completes specific tasks independently while also serving as a peer resource, leader and skills coach so our team can grow and move forward.

Experience in operating Netsuite is a requirement for this role, with preference for using NetSuite in a heavily customized environment.  Knowledge and understanding of SuiteScripts is a plus. Experience with process and workflow improvement, standardization and automation is key to the role.

The Manager is a direct report to the Vice President of Finance and has responsibility for core accounting tasks to ensure an accurate and reliable monthly close, regular reporting and a solid year end close and audit. The Manager will be able to properly apply US GAAP rules for accounting transactions, prepare GL account reconciliations and adhere to policies, procedures and deadlines. The work environment includes meeting high expectations, engagement with a distributed team, and always striving to do your best work. Personable and curious accountants are encouraged to apply.

Primary Duties:

1.       Key areas are: weekly cash reconciliation (20% of time), monthly investment reconciliation (10% of time) monthly payroll calculation based on timesheets and import to NetSuite (30% of time), relevant balance sheet reconciliations (20% of time) running internal management reports (10% of time) and other duties as assigned (10% of time).

2.       Perform data review, validation and entry for Payroll, weekly cash reconciliations, banking entries and balance sheet accounts.  Perform monthly bank reconciliations in Netsuite and reconcile straightforward investment accounts within the month end timetable.

3.       Perform assigned monthly, quarterly, and annual general ledger closing processes

4.       Assist in shaping a clear, concise desk reference for the position.

5.       Recommend incremental process improvement opportunities and see them through to completion.

6.       Support the Finance Team by sharing User experience tips on working with Netsuite and sharing skills.  Participating in training staff in work tasks may be requested

7.       Various additional responsibilities may be requested, for example interactions with Federal grant information system, claiming cash from donors etc.

8.       Review any lingering manual process for automation. Follow adopted automation processes and help coach others toward use of same.

9.       Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the business operations, financial reporting and the general ledger structure. Understand and track ABC’s KPIs for use with internal and external audiences.

10.   Provide supporting documents and schedules for the annual audit and 990 tax filing.

11.   Other duties as assigned.

Benefits:

American Bird Conservancy fosters a mission-driven, collaborative, and supportive workplace where staff are respected, empowered, and connected by a shared purpose. ABC offers strong benefits, a 35-hour work week, generous leave policies, and flexible, remote-friendly work arrangements that support a healthy work-life balance.

      Excellent benefits package includes medical, dental, flexible spending accounts, and employer-matched retirement savings, flexible schedule, etc.

      Paid vacation days (starting at 15 days annually and increasing to 20 days after 1 year of employment), paid holidays (including both US holidays and additional ABC holidays) and sick leave. 

      Lodging, meals, and transportation covered for work-related travel away from home where applicable.

      Rental vehicle or personal mileage reimbursement where applicable.

To Apply:

Please apply online at Paylocity.

If you have any difficulties uploading your resume and cover letter, then please send them as ONE document to HR@abcbirds.org

* ABC aligns our compensation with local market rates to ensure internal equity and fairness across our distributed workforce.

At American Bird Conservancy, we believe that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills makes us more effective. We are committed to creating a respectful and inclusive work environment for all of our employees. 

As an equal opportunity employer, ABC is committed to ensuring that employees and applicants for employment have equal opportunities regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor unrelated to the requirements of the position.

Requirements

Position Requirements: 

1.       Three years’ experience of using Netsuite as a financial accountings system is required

2.       Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Accounting (preferred) or Finance with at least five to seven years of work experience in a nonprofit environment. Supervisory experience is a plus.

3.       Knowledge of grant accounting for Federal or other bodies is an advantage

4.       Experience using Pyango as a grant management system is an advantage

5.       Knowledge of Microsoft Office standard software.  Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and the use of core formulae (VLOOKUP, SUMIFS) is required. However, an equally valuable skill is to organize and set out data simply to be understood by a wide audience.

6.       Strong written and oral communication and ability to relate and communicate effectively across all levels of staff inside and outside the division.

7.       Hands-on, energetic, organized team player with proven ability to adapt quickly in a changing environment and facilitate change, multitask effectively, exercise discretion and work independently. Engaged in deadlines, deliverables and team dynamics within a remote workforce.

8.       Knowledge and use of relevant business systems. ABC uses NetSuite, Pyango, Replicon, Paylocity, Ottimate/Plate IQ, Egnyte, Excel, Outlook and Slack.

9.       All remote and hybrid employees are required to have a stable and high-speed internet service provider in place prior to beginning work for ABC. Our distributed work force relies heavily on cloud technologies, Zoom, and other automations to successfully complete our day to day work. The ideal speeds are 30-40 Mbps for downloads and 10-15 Mbps for uploads.

a.       You may be required to use your personal cell phone to access ABC systems remotely.

10.   Authorized to work in the US or Permanent Resident

11.   Background screening required