About the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment
For 30 years, the Rose Foundation has supported grassroots initiatives that inspire community action to protect the environment, community health, and people’s rights. Our community-based grantmaking approach has earned national recognition for building grassroots power for conservation and social justice causes, and our New Voices Are Rising youth leadership program trains Bay Area high school students to step forward as the next generation of environmental justice leaders.
Position Summary
The Senior Accountant is the hub of the Rose Foundation’s four-person finance team and involved in all aspects of a busy public foundation working at the intersection of environmental conservation, social justice, consumer protection, and community equity. Supervised by the Director of Finance and Administration, they work to ensure the foundation’s financial integrity, and compliance with GAAP standards, organizational policies and procedures, and external agreements. They also support the presentation of accurate and informative reports to a variety of internal and external audiences. The Senior Accountant will assist the Director in completing higher-level accounting assignments and directly perform a full range of professional accounting duties. These include maintenance and analysis of accounting records, preparation of accounting schedules, reports, and financial statements, preparation of journal entries and reconciliation of ledger accounts, and helping oversee two clerical assistants in a variety of day-to-day accounting tasks.
Who Should Apply
You are a capable accounting professional with over five years of relevant experience in the nonprofit sector. You are comfortable managing backbone financial and accounting functions. You are detail-oriented, highly organized, and possess capable interpersonal, communication, and computer skills. You care deeply about the planet, people, social justice, and community equity. You enjoy playing a crucial role in a small, highly collaborative team, but are also comfortable working independently and taking ownership of your projects. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to advance their career in finance and operations in a community foundation setting.
We value a diverse team whose lived experiences inform their relationship to social justice and community equity work. We encourage BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) folks to apply, as well as candidates who identify as women, femme, non-binary, or LGBTQ+. Applicants who may be comfortable in a Spanish/English bilingual work environment are especially encouraged to apply.
Roles and Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Senior Accountant include, but are not limited to, the following:
Accounting Activities (75%)
Finance and Accounting Strategy and Policies (15%)
Participate in and Strengthen Organizational Initiatives (10%)
Salary, Hours, and Benefits
The Senior Accountant is a full-time, exempt, at-will position. Starting pay is in the range of $75,000-$85,000 annually depending on experience and qualifications. Benefits include fully paid platinum-level health insurance (medical/dental/vision) for employee and dependents; sick leave which exceeds California standards; generous vacation and paid holidays; Flexible Spending Accounts; and 401k with employer contribution and match; plus, sabbatical and professional development opportunities. General hours are 9:30am-5:30pm, Monday through Friday, but occasional evening or weekend hours may be required.
Workplace Considerations
The Rose staff is partially remote. Dependent on individual roles and responsibilities, some staff are required to regularly be in the office in a hybrid arrangement while others are fully remote. This role is envisioned as a hybrid one. It will require some in-office activities, with potentially two regular days at the Rose office each week. Our office policy requires that staff working onsite at the Rose Foundation office requires proof of vaccination against Covid-19. The Rose Foundation will work with the hired candidate to ensure proper equipment setup and connectivity for non-office-based hours.
Our office is in a commuter-friendly location five blocks from Lake Merritt BART; located near Jack London Amtrak, AC Transit including the 72R, 12, and Oakland’s network of bike lanes.
The Rose Foundation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Required Qualifications
Desired Qualifications
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Associates Degree
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