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Description
ABOUT ROSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Rose Community Foundation strives to strengthen local communities, expand opportunities and address critical needs in Greater Denver and beyond through values-driven philanthropy across a range of issue areas including health, economic opportunity, education, Jewish life and more. The Foundation envisions a thriving region strengthened by its diversity and generosity, and it utilizes the varied tools at its disposal - grantmaking, advocacy, convening, investments and philanthropic services - to advance this aspiration.
Rose Community Foundation originated from the 1995 sale of Rose Medical Center, founded by the Jewish community in the late 1940s at a time when Jewish doctors and doctors of color were denied hospital privileges elsewhere due to discrimination. Since the Foundation's inception three decades ago, Rose Community Foundation has granted more than $450 million to nonprofit organizations and initiatives in the seven-county Greater Denver area and beyond. The Foundation has $433 million in total assets under management, with annual grantmaking and distributions of nearly $30 million - roughly $11 million of which are the Foundation's annual discretionary grantmaking dollars and approximately $10 million of which are granted from donor-advised funds to nonprofit organizations of their choosing around the state, country and world.
SUMMARY
Rose Community Foundation seeks an Accountant to complete day-to-day accounting and financial reporting activities, including supporting its departments and project funds and playing a key role in the core annual processes of budgeting, audit coordination, and preparation of tax filings. The Accountant is a member of the Finance Team, which ensures the Foundation's financial resources are responsibly managed through accounting, investments, budgeting, and risk management in support of its mission and long-term sustainability.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Accounting
• Prepare cash and check deposits
• Assist with research into payments and deposits
• Administer weekly check runs and electronic payments
• Monitor and follow up on stale checks on a monthly basis
• Support the Controller with general ledger activities, financial reporting, and cash flow monitoring
• Manage vendor records, including W-9 collection and annual 1099 preparation and filing
• Prepare schedules and support for the annual audit and 990 tax filings
Financials/Budget
• Review and reconcile general ledger accounts
• Review and prepare monthly financials and budget variance reports
• Work in partnership with Foundation departments to track budget-to-actuals
• Provide accounting support for Foundation projects and initiatives in partnership with external consultants and Foundation team members
• Attend periodic check-ins with project funds and their leads
General
• Prepare and file annual property tax filings and related reports
• Review and post incoming gifts in accordance with established procedures
• Serve as backup support for core accounting team functions
• Support the CFO and Controller with specific projects of financial reporting and analysis
• Assist with maintaining investment dashboard and supporting quarterly (or as needed) investment reporting
• Assist with accounting for Foundation-wide projects that help improve efficiency
• Assist with monitoring and maintaining internal controls, updating documentation on an annual basis
• Other duties as assigned
SUPERVISORY
The Accountant reports to the Controller and does not have administrative support or direct reports.
Requirements
Required
• Bachelor's or associate degree or equivalent life and work experience
• Four to six years of professional accounting experience
• General ledger and financial reporting experience, including ability to design and maintain financial reporting for department or project funds
• Experience reconciling and adjusting journal entries as necessary
• Knowledge of accounting and tax rules to ensure financials are in compliance with GAAP and tax rules
• Experience with accounting software
• Proficient user of technology, particularly Office 365 (Word, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint) and CRM databases; highly skilled in Microsoft Excel
• Proactive with a solutions-oriented mindset and meticulous attention to detail
• Planning and organizational skills; ability to prioritize and track multiple deadlines
• Verbal and written communication skills
• High degree of professionalism, discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality.
Preferred
• Education or professional focus in accounting, finance, math, or business
• Nonprofit accounting experience (donor restrictions, fund accounting, etc.)
• Understanding of FASB standards, IRS tax rules and filing requirements, etc. specific to foundations and public charities
• Working knowledge of Foundant's CommunitySuite.