Accounting Manager

Under the direction of the Director of Finance, the Accounting Manager is responsible for performing specialized accounting, financial reporting, reconciliation, and compliance functions in support of the organization's fiscal operations. The Accounting Manager ensures the accuracy and integrity of financial records, supports accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, maintains compliance with applicable accounting standards and charter school fiscal requirements, and promotes strong internal controls and audit readiness. This position collaborates closely with departments across the organization to support budget development, expenditure monitoring, financial reporting, fiscal compliance, and operational decision-making. The Accounting Manager serves as a key resource in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting audits, ensuring proper account coding, and advancing sound fiscal practices that support the organization's mission and strategic priorities. The start date for this position is August 18, 2026. ***Mandatory in-person attendance is required for the Back-to-School event from August 18, 2026, through August 21, 2026, in Southern California.*** ***Qualified candidates will be invited to participate in a digital one-way interview. Please ensure you check your emails regularly, as the interview invitations will have an expiration date.*** Essential Responsibilities Accounting Operations and Financial Management - Maintain and reconcile financial records, accounts, and transactions to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with organizational policies, accounting standards, and applicable regulations. - Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, including reviewing, verifying, coding, processing, and reconciling financial transactions. - Research, investigate, and resolve accounting discrepancies, account variances, coding issues, and transaction errors to maintain accurate financial records and internal controls. - Utilize financial management systems, accounting software, spreadsheets, and reporting tools to process transactions, analyze data, and maintain accurate financial records. - Maintain and monitor account coding structures in accordance with California school accounting standards and organizational chart of accounts requirements. - Review expenditures and revenue transactions for appropriate resource, goal, function, object, and program coding, as applicable. Financial Reporting and Analysis - Prepare, analyze, and maintain financial reports, reconciliations, and supporting documentation to provide accurate financial information and ensure audit readiness. - Support budget development, expenditure monitoring, and financial reporting activities by providing financial analysis, account reconciliation, and fiscal data as requested. - Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes, including account reconciliation, journal entries, and preparation of supporting schedules and reports. - Assist in the preparation and reconciliation of financial information used for state reporting, attendance-related funding calculations, audits, and other required submissions. Compliance, Audit, and Internal Controls - Ensure financial transactions are recorded and reported in accordance with California school accounting standards, charter school requirements, applicable federal and state regulations, and organizational fiscal policies. - Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and organizational fiscal requirements, including education-related financial regulations, reporting requirements, and accounting procedures. - Monitor and reconcile revenues and expenditures associated with state, federal, local, and grant-funded programs to ensure compliance with applicable funding requirements. - Maintain accounting records, contracts, purchase orders, invoices, and related financial documentation to establish and preserve appropriate audit trails and financi…