Accounting Manager

Description

Nexus Family Healing is looking to add an Accounting Manager to our team in Austin, MN!

Nexus Family Healing is a national nonprofit network of mental health agencies with over 50 years of restoring hope for thousands of children and families through outpatient/community mental health services, foster care, adoption, and residential treatment.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion.

As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Location/Pay/Schedule:

• Located at 1111 28th St NE, Austin, MN 55912
• Starting Salary: $85,000 - $95,000 annually, offer will reflect level of experience
• Full-time, Monday - Friday

Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include:

• Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Additional 8 Paid Holidays
• Competitive Annual Base Salary Offered
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• Vision & Dental
• No-cost life insurance, short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• And much more!

Position Summary: The Accounting Manager provides fiscal and general business office management by directing and monitoring the assigned business unit’s accounting functions, budgeting processes, and required fiscal reporting/support to agency Finance Director and the organization’s Home Office.

Primary responsibilities:

Fiscal Strategy

• Ensures the fiscal integrity of the agency by managing all financial, accounting and business office functions under the direction of the Finance Director.
• Provides consultation and guidance regarding the assigned business unit’s financial issues and/or inquiries to agency staff and Finance Director. Manages the accounting/financial function of the assigned business unit and ensures appropriate reporting to staff, as well as the home office.
• Collaborates with the organizational leadership in the financial evaluation of growth opportunities and program expansions.
• Plans, prioritizes, organizes and problem solves to effectively manage multiple projects and activities; responds to change in a flexible manger to meet the needs of the position, accounting department and business.
• Provides consultation and guidance regarding agency financial issues.
• Collaborates with the executive director, finance director, and the home office in the review processes of all internal and external contracts and/or agreements.

Fiscal Leadership

• Builds an effective team through team building, communication, setting clear direction and expectations, outlining common goals and promoting shared accountability for clear and definitive outcomes and goals.
• Collaborates with the home office, executive director, finance director, and department managers to develop the annual working budget for the agency.
• Supervises general purchasing processes for the agency and monitor/approve expenditures for all departments, within established guidelines.
• Leads the education processes of non-financial staff in understanding departmental finances and the budgeting process.
• Ensures effective and appropriate usage of computer equipment and technical resources, and site compliance with all related company policies and legal requirements.

Agency, Financial Oversight

• Participates in the selection, onboarding and training of assigned staff; lead, coaches and develops assigned staff and provides ongoing performance feedback including annual performance evaluations.
• Identifies areas of opportunity or risk that can inhibit team/staff development and facilities strategies to help achieve team goals; ensures responsibilities are covered when staff is absent.
• Understands and ensure compliance with licensing, governmental and other regulatory entities.
• Advances timely and accurate statistical reporting as required by state, federal or local agencies.
• Carries out compliance with funding source rules and regulations relative to accounting and financial functions. f. Provides consultation and guidance on compliance issues.
• Remains current on all company policies, assigned trainings and/or certification requirements; exhibits a high degree of ethical conduct, discretion and confidentiality while exemplifying professional behavior.

Accounting & Finance Job Family Competencies:

• Planning and Organizing: Setting priorities and defining actions, time, and resources needed to achieve predefined goals.
• Customer Focus: Knowing the (internal and external) customer business needs and acting accordingly; anticipating customer needs, and giving high priority to customer satisfaction and customer service.
• Teamwork: Working as a Productive member of a cohesive group toward a common goal and contributing to team development and effective team dynamics.
• Attention to Detail: Taking responsibility for a thorough and detailed method of working.
• Financial Awareness: Actively seeking opportunities to optimize financial costs and investments when making decisions that have a financial implication.
• Empathy & Self-Awareness: Demonstrates self-awareness by acknowledging & understanding one’s own thoughts, feelings & emotions. Is attune to how each (thoughts, feelings & emotions) may impact one another, as we interact, communicate & engage with each other in our daily work or more emotion driven experiences & exchanges.
• Fosters a Safe Space: Fosters a safe workplace or ‘safe space’ for Nexus youth, family, co-workers & employees to be vulnerable & share individual experiences in confidence, with acceptance & without consequence.

Requirements

Required Education and Licensure:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Home Office driving requirements.
• Must successfully pass a DHS background check.

Nice to Have:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated competence with general ledger software preferred, and medical billing experience a plus.
• Non-profit accounting experience.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as desktop and/or laptop computers, photocopiers, and smartphones.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.

Our ICARE Values:

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM!

When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!

Salary Description

$85,000 - $95,000 Annually