Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Accounting/Contracts Manager for a contract/temporary opportunity in Santa Rosa, CA. This role is ideal for an experienced accounting and finance leader who thrives in a mission-driven, fast-paced environment supporting federal contracts, budgeting, payroll oversight, audits, and financial reporting.

The Senior Accounting/Contracts Manager will work closely with executive leadership and project teams to strengthen fiscal operations, ensure contract compliance, and guide a high-performing accounting team. This is a strong opportunity for a detail-oriented professional who values supportive leadership, collaborative teamwork, meaningful community-focused work, and the ability to make a measurable operational impact.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead accounting support for proposal development, including budget creation, scenario forecasting, rate reviews, funding models, and federal compliance requirements.
- Oversee payroll processing, resolve payroll discrepancies, and address accounting system quality control issues.
- Manage audit response efforts, implement corrective actions, and ensure compliance with state and federal contract requirements.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, including budget variance analysis, KPIs, balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and funder reports.
- Monitor project budgets against actuals, review scopes of work, identify funding gaps or misalignments, and advise project leaders on financial performance.
- Supervise, train, and support the accounting team while partnering with leadership on fiscal reviews, forecasting, and organizational agreements.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Lead accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and fiscal review processes for federally funded projects and contracts.
- Manage payroll oversight, audit response, compliance tracking, and corrective action implementation.
- Prepare financial reporting and project-level budget analysis for leadership, project teams, and funders.
- Supervise accounting team members and support process improvements across accounting operations.

- At least 5 years of relevant accounting, finance, budgeting, auditing, or federal contract experience.
- Strong knowledge of federal compliance, contract management, fiscal reviews, and funding requirements.
- Experience managing accounting functions, general ledger activity, budgets, forecasts, and financial models.
- Proficiency with accounting software, Microsoft Excel, and project management or project tracking tools.
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment, manage multiple deadlines, and work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to manage, train, and develop accounting team members.

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Experience with ADP or ADP TotalSource payroll and HR management systems.
- Experience with Deltek or similar project-based accounting and financial management software.
- Prior experience in nonprofit, government-funded, public sector, healthcare, behavioral health, education, or community-based service environments.
- Experience supporting proposal budgets, federal audits, funder reporting, and project-based financial compliance.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

The Know Your Rights poster is available here:
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf

The pay transparency policy is available here:
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf

For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

AppleOne participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program.
https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf

We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.