Director of Accounting

Job Location:

SAINT LOUIS, MO 63146, Salary Range: $90,000.00 - $ Salary

Every Child’s Hope (ECH) is a children’s and family service organization with locations throughout the state of Missouri. ECH has a variety of campus and community-based programs serving youth of all ages and their families, including foster care case management, residential treatment services, outpatient services, an on-campus school, steppingstone services, and more. Being founded in 1858, ECH has a long history of servicing families and its communities.

ECH has longstanding relationships with community and state agencies and anticipates future growth. At this time, ECH is seeking a Director of Accounting based within the St. Louis region to join its Business Department.

• Maintain completeness and accuracy of general ledger and subsidiary ledgers on a daily/weekly/monthly basis
• Exercise discretion and proper management of confidential information.
• Supervise a team of three, including a Senior Accounting, Accounting and Billing Specialist, and Accounting and Accounts Payable Specialist
• Review the work completed by team members for accuracy, proper cutoff, and completeness, which includes:
  • Posting journal entries to the general ledger
  • Reviewing and submitting billing invoices
  • Routing and approving expense invoices
  • Reviewing month-end, quarter-end, or annual reconciliations
• Ensure financial compliance is maintained for donor and grantor funds
• Manage the audit process for various grantor, benefit plan, and financial audits.
• Maintain appropriate cost allocations between programs, departments, and grants.
• Oversee preparation and analysis of monthly financial statements and unit/program costs
• Manage internal compliance and external reporting with funding sources
• Recommend additions, deletions or changes to accounting policies and procedures; review changes with executive management and implement accordingly
• Ability to interact positively and assist all agency departments and programs
• Provide training and guidance to new ECH staff on financial processes.
• Must be able to perform tasks independently as well as work with other team members.
• Responsible for being trauma aware, sensitive and responsive to youth, families and colleagues through the completion of new hire and annual trauma informed education/training.
• This position requires traveling between ECH’s St. Louis locations on a regular basis. Reliable transportation is required.
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree in accounting and 5 years full cycle accounting experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of GAAP and knowledge of accounting internal controls
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe Acrobat DC.
• Proficient software skills and ability to use technology efficiently and effectively.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Effective collaboration skills.

• Public accounting experience
• Federal grants management experience
• Familiarity with Blackbaud Financial Edge

• While performing the duties of this role, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, or hear.
• The duties of this role are performed in office and remote work must be approved
• This employee is frequently required to make timely decisions using sound judgement.
• This employee is regularly required to drive to and from various workplaces and worksites, or travel using other means of reliable transportation.