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Financial Auditor

Employer
Alliance Member Services
Location
Santa Cruz, CA or Remote
Salary
Depends on Experience and Location
Closing date
Sep 10, 2021

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Summary

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Financial Auditor is responsible for performing professional level accounting duties, performing research, and maintaining, analyzing, auditing and reconciling financial records.

 

About NIA

NIA is a mission-driven organization that has been a pioneer in creating alternative business models to solve society’s toughest problems. 20,000+ nonprofit organizations in 32 states and the District of Columbia rely on us for insurance and risk management. NIA is comprised of four 501(c)(3) organizations:

  • Nonprofits Insurance Alliance of California (NIAC) was founded in 1988 to provide liability and property insurance to 501(c)(3) nonprofits in California.
  • Alliance of Nonprofits for Insurance, Risk Retention Group (ANI) was founded in 2000 to provide liability insurance to 501(c)(3) nonprofits with locations outside California.
  • National Alliance of Nonprofits for Insurance (NANI) was founded in 2000 to provide property reinsurance.
  • Alliance Member Services (AMS) was founded in 2000 to provide staff, services and support to the other three cooperatives.

 

Responsibilities

  • Maintain general ledger accounts and prepare journal entries for accruals and variances.
  • Perform month-end account closing activities and general ledger account reconciliations.
  • Perform accounting analysis for cash accruals, account payables, account receivables, reconciliations.
  • Perform bank reconciliations.
  • Prepare daily cash report.
  • Analyze accounts payable submissions for accurate general ledger coding.
  • Prepare monthly expense variance analysis.
  • Assist various departments in accounting issues and queries.
  • Assist with financial audits by understanding organization objectives, structure, policies, processes, internal controls, and external regulations.
  • Assess compliance with financial regulations and controls by testing general ledger, account balances, balance sheets, income statements, and related financial statements, examining and analyzing records, reports, operating practices, and documentation.
  • Provides financial control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
  • Review and identify accounting processes improvement opportunities.
  • Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
  • Ad hoc projects as assigned.

 

Required Skills

  • Strong understanding of financial statements and generally accepted accounting principles.
  • Strong critical thinking analytical skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to write clear and conclusive narrative reports.
  • Ability to navigate through ambiguous conditions.
  • Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.
  • Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Outlook & Word, proficient in Excel.
  • Comfortable with fast paced activity and ability to prioritize to meet deliverable dates.
  • This is a desk position.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, bend, reach, or sit for up to 3 hours at a time. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20-30 pounds.
  • Must have adequate vision (with corrective lenses if needed) to clearly view computer screen 
  • Must have adequate hearing to perform job tasks
  • Strong attention to detail

 

Experience

  • 8+ years of relevant experience in accounting/finance, including a minimum 3 years of audit experience.

 

Education

  •  Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent years of relevant experience
  •  Advance degrees/certifications a plus.

 

If you are interested in applying for a position, please submit your resume and a cover letter that tells us why you want to work for AMS, a member of the Nonprofits Insurance Alliance via our career portal: https://insurancefornonprofits.org/contact/employment/employment-opportunities/

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