Accounting Manager

Brief Description

The Accounting Manager oversees day-to-day accounting operations and ensures the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting. This role leads key close activities, maintains strong internal controls, supports audits, and partners across the business to improve financial processes and compliance.

Specific Duties

• Manage the monthly and year-end close processes to ensure accurate and timely financial results.
• Oversee general ledger activity, account reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, and standard operating procedures.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, company policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Supervise, coach, and develop accounting staff; assign work, review output, and support professional growth.
• Review complex reconciliations, resolve accounting discrepancies, and provide guidance on transaction coding and accounting treatment.
• Afford assistance in the preparation of audit schedules including financial statements and disclosures for the Foundation.
• Afford assistance with the generation of information for outside accounting firm in preparation of the annual 990-T return for the Foundation.
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and system enhancements to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Oversee Foundation accounting, including routine transactions, reconciliations, reporting, and related compliance support.
• Support special projects and ad hoc financial analyses as needed.

Knowledge/Skills Required/Preferred

• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, reconciliations, and internal controls.
• Experience managing month-end close, audits, and accounting operations in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and advanced Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate across functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Not-for-profit experience

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field required.
• Experience 5-8 years of progressive accounting experience, including supervisory responsibility.

Additional Criteria

• Candidates must reside within 75-miles of the Northfield, IL office and meet in-office requirements.

Pay

$100,000 - $128,000

Equal Opportunity Employer

The CAP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, age, ancestry, disability or genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship status, order of protection status, homelessness, or any other characteristic protected by federal law and the applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.