The Cash Receipting Manager is responsible for the Finance and Accounting activities of the cash receipting department.
The Cash Receipting Manager is responsible for managing the activities and personnel for a specific Finance or Accounting area or department. Generally responsible for the management, maintenance and reporting of financial data and/or the monitoring of management controls and processes to ensure compliance with TNC policies and procedures, relevant legal and regulatory frameworks, and financial/management best practice.
The Cash Receipting Manager is responsible for the organization’s processes to receive, deposit, and record cash (and equivalent) – ensuring compliance with TNC policies and procedures, legal and accounting standards, and financial best practice. The Manager oversees a team of specialists who process large volumes of receipts daily at The Nature Conservancy’s Worldwide Office in Arlington, Virginia and works actively and collaboratively with counterparts across the organization to help ensure the timely processing and accurate recording of cash received at other TNC locations -- providing training, expert advice, and logistical support. The Manager implements procedures to ensure accuracy and completeness of all departmental work, and is expected to bring a continuous improvement mindset to a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
The Cash Receipting Manager is expected to attain and maintain a high level of proficiency in the Conservancy’s financial and fundraising systems—both integral to the cash receipting process—and is expected to provide strong leadership in the application of technology to meet business needs. Because the manager oversees an operation which handles large sums of money, the position requires a person of the highest integrity and a dedicated focus to sound internal control.
- Works toward meeting the strategic priorities of the program by developing and coordinating tactics for approved plans, completing and/or overseeing day-to-day tasks.
- Implements and manages new initiatives or projects.
- Ensures the programmatic work is collaborative and well-integrated across organization.
- Works within a budget, negotiating and contracting with vendors.
- Decisions may bind organization financially and legally.
- Supervises a team of financial specialists.
- Ensures programmatic commitments, TNC policies and procedures, financial standards and legal requirements are met and managed for compliance.
- Reinforces consistency in the organization's policies and procedures and provides support related to cash receipting and revenue accounting.
- May manage or participate in complex negotiations.
- Reports to leadership on activities.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with accounting principles, practices and regulations.
- Experience recruiting, supervising and developing staff.
- Experience with GAAP.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Multi-lingual skills and/or multi-cultural experience appreciated.
- Technical expert on complex accounting/financial issues. Advanced expertise in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience monitoring for and ensuring compliance with organizational policy, applicable law and regulation, and finance/accounting/management best practice.
- Experience analyzing a regulatory framework and applying it to the situation at hand.
- Expert knowledge of GAAP, especially as it relates to nonprofit contribution revenue.
- Experience evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of management controls; interpreting guidelines and analyzing factual information to adapt or modify processes as needed.
- Ability to resolve complex issues independently within program area.
- Experience acting as a resource to others to solve problems.