Fund Accountant, Impact Investing

Overview

Organization Overview
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta (The Foundation) is one of the nation’s premier philanthropic institutions, managing over $1.6 billion in assets and serving as a trusted partner to more than 1,000 donors and nonprofit organizations. The Foundation works to advance equity and shared prosperity across metro Atlanta through donor-advised funds, strategic grantmaking, civic leadership, and community investment.

Department: Finance

Reports to: Assistant Controller

Direct reports: None

Classification: Regular;
Full-time

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta (The Foundation) is one of the nation’s premier philanthropic institutions, managing over $1.6 billion in assets and serving as a trusted partner to more than 1,000 donors and nonprofit organizations. The Foundation works to advance equity and shared prosperity across metro Atlanta through donor-advised funds, strategic grantmaking, civic leadership, and community investment.

Founded in 1951, The Foundation ranks among the 15 largest community foundations in the U.S. and has deep roots in the region’s civic infrastructure. It plays a pivotal role in addressing systemic barriers in affordable housing, the arts, equity, and economic opportunity while connecting generosity to impact across the community.

The ideal candidate will have technical fluency in private equity/partnership finance and accounting with the ability to apply it to impact investing. We are looking for someone who can bring a problem-solving mindset, with a high level of emotional intelligence, to an entrepreneurial workplace environment. This candidate will be a sole contributor, with a unique perspective that will influence a variety of teams.

Subsequently, the selected candidate will need to be able to present information succinctly and cogently to decision makers at all levels of the organization.

This role is a bridge-builder between the Finance and Impact Investing teams, with the ability to identify material risk and offer prioritized, pragmatic solutions. CFGA encourages candidates with non-traditional backgrounds to apply. We are looking for someone who possesses a core skillset and is also coachable and trainable to support the evolution of impact investing at CFGA.

The Fund Accountant, Impact Investing, is responsible for managing the full spectrum of fund-level accounting and financial operations across multiple investment vehicles. This role ensures accurate financial reporting, compliance, and operational integrity while supporting investor relations, impact reporting, and fund performance analysis. The Fund Accountant, Impact Investing will also serve as a key liaison with third party vendors (loan services, portfolio managers, RIA, etc.)

providing oversight and review of outsourced deliverables and clarifying accountability across shared services.

Reporting to finance leadership, this role will be a key partner in the Impact Investing business line, specializing in its operational and accounting requirements while working closely with the broader Finance team to integrate Impact Investment activities into the foundation’s overall financial operations. Additionally, the Fund Accountant, Impact Investing will work with the Impact Investing and Housing teams on new transactions and asset management, support core fund operations and accounting processes, and assist with investor relations and loan servicing.

• Fund Accounting & Financial Management:
  Manage day-to-day fund and investment accounting operations, including journal entries, general ledger maintenance, reconciliations, and preparation of monthly financial statements while maintaining complete books and records for pooled and impact-investment structures.
• Maintain accounting and financial records for loan investments, including interpreting loan agreements, tracking funding and repayments, calculating and recording interest income, and monitoring reserve balances in accordance with GAAP.
• Develop and maintain fund-level financial models supporting NAV calculations, capital account roll forwards,…