Finance Manager

Position Summary

The Finance Manager is a key position for Public Advocates and presents an exciting opportunity for a nonprofit finance professional to take the next step in their professional career. Working closely with and reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this role will add internal capacity to streamline and manage all day-to-day finance and accounting activities to successfully administer its $6.7 million dollar operating budget. The Finance Manager will be responsible for serving as liaison to and oversight manager of the external accounting firm Public Advocates works with while also serving as the primary executor and lead on payroll processing; accounts payable and receivable; and grants budgeting, reporting and expense allocations in collaboration with Development and Program team members. Please note that the Finance Manager is expected to work out of our San Francisco office at least two days/week.

Key Duties & Responsibilities include

Key responsibilities of the Finance Manager include, but are not limited to the following (approximate percentages of time in parentheses):

Accounting & Financial Reporting (55%):

● Own accounts payable (managing vendor relationships, reviewing and coding invoices via Bill.com, ensuring that all payables are accurate and properly documented, escalating and resolving billing errors and inconsistencies) and accounts receivable (preparing invoices, monitoring/tracking payments, reviewing for restrictions, properly coding, mailing checks for deposit)

● Manage staff credit card budgets and expense reimbursement process, review expense reports and credit card transactions for accuracy and completeness on a timely basis; ensure that staff understand and adhere to the organization’s spending policies

● Lead the tracking and reporting of grant expenditures and expense allocations on at least a quarterly basis

● Review for reasonableness and accuracy of the external accounting firm’s work (recorded j...