Accounting Manager

Description

Classification: Exempt

Organization Description

Naples Botanical Garden is a 170-acre world-class paradise, featuring the flora and cultures of the tropics and sub-tropics including Brazil, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and Florida. The Garden’s mission is to connect people and plants through display, education, conservation, and applied science. The Garden has beautifully restored native habitats, cultivated gardens, walking trails, and public programming that offer education and enjoyment for people of all ages. Naples Botanical Garden is a 501(c)3 organization.

Position Summary: The Accounting Manager is responsible for managing the Garden’s financial operations. This position reports to the CFO.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Oversees all accounting operations, including:
• Preparing annual budget and quarterly reforecasts
• Developing cash flow projections, across all operating accounts and capital projects
• Completing financial analyses and ala carte assignments as needed
• Preparing monthly reports and financial statements with flux analysis and explanations
• Maintaining accounting systems
• Maintaining general ledger including preparation of monthly adjusting entries and supporting schedules
• Auditing accounts for accuracy and appropriate entries
• Processing purchases, accounts payable and cash disbursements: processing invoices; issuing checks; recording checks in general ledger and cash disbursements journal; performing month-end reconciliation procedures
• Overseeing all bank account transactions, reconciling monthly bank statements, and transferring funds
• Developing fiscal information for grant requests and grant reporting
• Developing and assisting in implementation of operating and internal control procedures
• Coordinating year-end audit by independent CPAs
• Preparing tax returns as required including income, sales, and property tax returns
  
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in Garden-wide events, exhibitions and projects as required or needed
• Performs other duties as assigned and required
• Participates in staff meetings if requested
  
  

Requirements/Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues
• Ability to develop and maintain positive and effective working relationships with other staff, constituents and the general public
• Organized, able to prioritize and manage time effectively, able to work independently
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and accurately both orally and in writing
• High level of accuracy
  
  

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting, finance, or business administration
• At least 5 years of accounting experience
• Experience working in Non-profit organizations a plus
• Experience in financial operations, projections, analysis, and modeling
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Word
• Knowledge of Financial Edge software highly preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to use standard office equipment (copier, scanner, etc.)
• Work is primarily sedentary in nature, no special demands are required
• A pre-employment background check required
  
  

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Short-Long Term Disability
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Garden Perks
  
  

Naples Botanical Garden is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Garden has a long-standing policy of employment and advancement based solely upon qualifications to perform the essential elements of a position without regard to age, creed, gender, national origin or ancestry, race, color, religion, veteran status, pregnancy, marital status, HIV status, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, handicap or mental or physical disability.