Job Description
Director, Specialized Accounting
Location: Remote (U.S.)
Our client, a mission-driven nonprofit organization, is seeking a Director, Specialized Accounting to lead key accounting functions with a focus on grant accounting, compliance, specialized fund accounting, and financial projects. This role will partner closely with Finance, Program, and Lending teams to ensure accurate reporting, strong financial controls, and compliance with regulatory and funder requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Lead grant accounting, revenue recognition, reporting, and compliance activities
- Manage restricted fund accounting, journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules
- Support federal grant reporting and Single Audit requirements
- Oversee specialized fund accounting, including reconciliations, accruals, financial statements, and tax reporting
- Partner with external auditors and advisors on audits and specialized accounting matters
- Contribute to monthly/quarterly close and financial reporting
- Lead process improvement, automation, and financial systems initiatives
- Serve as a key accounting partner across Finance and other departments
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field
- 7+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience
- Nonprofit accounting experience strongly preferred
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, restricted fund accounting, cost allocation, and audit support
- Experience with federal grant compliance and reporting requirements
- Strong Excel and accounting systems experience
- Excellent analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in a remote, cross-functional environment
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- $120,000–$145,000 salary
- Fully remote within the U.S.
- Mission-driven organization
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Opportunity to lead specialized accounting initiatives and process improvement
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Stamford, CT (Remote) |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Salary | $120,000–$145,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.cfstaffing.com/ |
About Company
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.
Skills
- Accountingunmatched
- Accounting Closeunmatched
- Accounting Policiesunmatched
- Accounting Softwareunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Cost Allocationunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- External Auditunmatched
- Federal Grantsunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Financial Controlunmatched
- Financial Reportingunmatched
- Financial Statementsunmatched
- Financial Systemsunmatched
- Fund Accountingunmatched
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
- Journal Entriesunmatched
- Loansunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Nonprofitunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Reconciliationunmatched
- Regulatory Complianceunmatched
- Restricted Fundsunmatched
- Revenue Accountingunmatched
- Revenue Recognitionunmatched
- Revenue/Sales Reportingunmatched
- Tax Reportingunmatched
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