Lead Manager, Accounting

At Make-A-Wish® America, we are more than a great place to work — our work is life-changing. Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Nearly 40 years ago the inspiration for Make-A-Wish began with one little boy's wish to be a police officer. Today, together with our volunteers, donors, staff and supporters, Make-A-Wish has granted more than 500,000 life-changing wishes and transformed countless lives.

THE TEAM

Make-A-Wish America is the national headquarters for our organization, providing resources and support for our Chapters around the country. The Finance Team is focused on supporting our chapters through a shared financial services model, providing chapters with financial processing, reporting, and tax filings. They also maintain the financial health of the national office through budgeting, monthly reporting, accounting, reconciliations, and payables.

THE ROLE

The Lead Manager, Accounting is a key contributor to the mission by taking responsibility for the internal and external financial reporting and supporting NetSuite reporting for all Make-A-Wish chapters. The Accounting Manager will be expected to develop a complete understanding of existing Make-A-Wish financial reporting and to innovate in areas where improvements may be made.

WHERE YOU COME IN

As the Lead Manager, Accounting you will :

• Identify and resolve issues and enhancements to the financial reporting of the National Office specifically regarding the integration of third-party data (CRM, banking, investments, etc.) into the financial statements on a timely and transparent basis.
• Primary responsibility for the cash monitoring and bank reconciliation process including leading migration of cash entries from Salesforce to NetSuite; Day-to-day liaison between MAWA and US Bank.
• Lead recording, monitoring and communication on Accounts Receivable, including providing reporting on outstanding receivables (chapter, corporate, major gifts and endowments).
• Monitor endowments for compliance with spending policy, transfer funds as necessary and provide reporting to necessary parties.
• Work in partnership with Finance leadership to create the monthly and quarterly financials including variance comments for the board and SLT.
• Support the audit process with responsibility for key schedules including FAS157 footnote and other cash, receivables and endowment related testing.
• Provide support across the organization to ensure transactions are reported consistently including coding and examination against budgeted expenses.
• Liaise with other departments to obtain information to insure accurate accruals and prepaid expenses.
• As the group continues to evolve, this manager role would expand from the specific task supervision of junior associates to full supervisory responsibilities for more junior associates.
• Performs other job-related duties, as assigned

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Who We Are :

Our vision is to grant the wish of every eligible child. Through our mission, we are uniting communities to grant life-changing wishes.   As the world’s largest wish-granting organization, we strive to create a sense of community and an environment where we warmly embrace our wish families, volunteers, and colleagues.

Joining Make-A-Wish means becoming part of a mission that believes in the power of a wish.

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