Senior Accountant
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Finance & Banking
Financial Reporting, Accounting & Finance, Accounting Manager -
Accounting
Financial Reporting, Accounting & Finance, Accounting Manager, Senior Accountant
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
- Employment Status: Full-time
- Department: Operations
- Reports To: Director of Finance & Technology
- Salary: $70,000 to $78,000 based on experience and qualifications, + benefits
- FLSA Status: Exempt
- Supervises: N/A
- Location: Hybrid work environment. Office requirement is approximately 35%. As a community foundation with a statewide focus, community context is an integral aspect of creating effective strategies to achieve the Foundation’s mission. As such, the incumbent to this position must reside within the state of Minnesota and within commutable distance to the WFM office in Minneapolis.
- Access: The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota welcomes applicants to share if they have needs related to flexibility in the hiring process including alternate formats, accommodations, or any other type of modification.
The Senior Accountant will work collaboratively to manage the financial health and sustainability of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota (WFM). This includes month‑end and year‑end close processes, ongoing financial reporting and analysis, annual audit and 990 management, budget and forecasting insight contribution, monthly bank reconciliation, accounts payable and receivable processes, and holding vendor relationships.
In partnership with the Director of Finance & Technology, the Senior Accountant will work across departments and identify opportunities to reduce expenses, streamline processes and improve efficiency. The Senior Accountant helps to ensure the accuracy of all transactions and confidentiality of information.
The ideal candidate will be committed to process improvement, work in collaboration with people across departments towards shared goals, and will be energized by problem‑solving.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:ROLE SPECIFIC
- Communicate regularly with the Director of Finance & Technology
- Oversee month‑end and year‑end closing expense processes, ensuring accurate and timely closing of accounts.
- Reconcile bank accounts monthly
- Reconcile investment accounts monthly and private equity accounts quarterly.
- Prepare journal entries, including adjustments and closing entries.
- Prepare and analyze financial statements (e.g. balance sheet, income statements) ensuring accuracy and compliance with GAAP.
- Prepare analysis and insights of financial data to support decision‑making.
- Identify cost‑saving opportunities and recommend strategies for expense reduction.
- Provide monthly reports for staff to support financial literacy and engagement through budget vs actual reviews.
- Release restricted funds per grant agreements and donor documentation.
- Continually seek and implement opportunities to improve finance and accounting operations through technology.
- Lead the annual audit and 990 by liaising with auditors, preparing schedules and communicating needs to staff.
- In partnership with the Director of Finance and Technology, manage financial file management, system implementation, and analysis for annual budgeting and forecasting.
- Ensure implementation of financial controls.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards (GAAP), tax regulations, and company financial policies.
- Evaluate and monitor internal controls, identifying and mitigating risks.
- Review, update, and comply with the Financial and Accounting Policies and Procedures.
2. Lead accounts payable and accounts receivable processes to ensure timely and accurate processing of all financial transactions for the Foundation. (25%)
- Lead accounts payable processes, preparing all invoices/bills for payment, maintaining supporting documentation, following applicable contracts/agreements and ensuring approvals through Blackbaud Expense Management tool.
- Process the grant payments from Foundation Cloud.
- Manage accounts receivable processes in Financial Edge.
- Prepare and deposit paper check receivables.
- Manage and track pledges and grants receivable including reconciliation of balances between Financial Edge and the restricted net asset workbook.
- Obtain receipts and accurately code all transactions from individual corporate card holders.
3. Process payroll to…
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