Job Summary

A mission-driven nonprofit organization is seeking a Senior Accounting & Contracts Manager for a temp-to-hire opportunity in Santa Rosa, CA. This hybrid role is ideal for an experienced accounting and finance professional who wants to make a meaningful impact while leading fiscal operations, federal contract compliance, budgeting, payroll oversight, audits, and financial reporting.

The Senior Accounting & Contracts Manager will support executive leadership with fiscal reviews, forecasting, organizational agreements, and contract execution while supervising and developing a high-performing accounting team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a values-based, collaborative environment focused on public health, behavioral health, education, workforce development, and community impact.

Candidates who thrive here are detail-oriented, organized, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, project-based environment. The organization offers supportive leadership, a relationship-based culture, meaningful work, and the opportunity to contribute to programs that strengthen communities and improve individual and community wellness.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead accounting and fiscal support for proposal development, including budget creation, scenario forecasting, funding models, and compliance with federal regulations.
- Oversee project-level financial management, including tracking budgets against actuals, reviewing scopes of work, identifying discrepancies, and ensuring funding alignment with contracts.
- Manage payroll processing oversight, including resolving discrepancies, backup support challenges, quality control issues, and system-related concerns.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for leadership, project directors, and funders, including budget variance analysis and key performance indicators.
- Address audit findings, implement corrective actions, strengthen internal controls, and ensure compliance with state and federal contract requirements.
- Supervise, train, and support accounting team members while promoting accuracy, accountability, and continuous process improvement.

Compensation and Benefits

- Pay range: $50 to $55 per hour.
- Annual salary range: $102,500 to $113,750.
- Temp-to-hire opportunity.
- Hybrid position based in Santa Rosa, CA.
- Must be able to drive to Santa Rosa, CA.
- Comprehensive benefits package offered in a small business environment.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Lead accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and fiscal reporting for nonprofit programs and federally funded projects.
- Manage federal contract compliance, audit support, corrective actions, and project-level financial reviews.
- Oversee payroll processing, accounting system quality control, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
- Supervise accounting staff and support executive leadership with fiscal strategy, agreements, and organizational financial planning.

- 5+ years of relevant accounting, finance, budgeting, auditing, and federal contracts experience.
- Strong knowledge of federal compliance, contract management, fiscal reviews, and state/federal contract requirements.
- Experience managing accounting functions and leading accounting teams.
- Proficiency with accounting software, Microsoft Excel, financial reporting tools, and project management tools.
- Experience with payroll oversight, payroll issue resolution, and general ledger accounting.
- Strong skills in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
- Ability to prepare financial reports, balance sheets, profit and loss statements, project reports, and funder reports.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
- Excellent organizational, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to exercise discretion, independent judgment, and sound decision-making in complex financial matters.
- Collaborative leadership style with the ability to train, develop, and guide a high-performing team.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with ADP or ADP TotalSource payroll and HR management systems.
- Experience with Deltek project-based accounting and financial management software.
- Nonprofit accounting experience, especially in public health, behavioral health, education, workforce development, or grant-funded environments.
- Experience supporting proposals, annual rate setting, funding models, and project-level financial forecasting.
- Familiarity with federal, state, local, and community-based organization funding structures.

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