Director of Accounting

Title: Director of Accounting

Department: Finance

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

Starting Pay: $80,000 salary/exempt

Job Summary: The Director of Accounting leads and manages the Finance and Accounting function for Kentucky Performing Arts and Kentucky Performing Arts Foundation and guides financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing financial policies and procedures. Protects assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls. Monitors and confirms financial condition by conducting audits, providing information to external auditors. Leads all accounting functions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Supports the mission, vision, and values of Kentucky Performing Arts while understanding and complying with company expectations, policies, and procedures.
• Adapts well to changing priorities, deadlines, and directions with a positive and open mindset. Communicates clearly, consistently, respectfully, and collaboratively when communicating on behalf of KPA.
• Participates in all appropriate internal and external meetings, as well as professional development programs to maintain competency and increase acumen.
• Effectively manages financial and physical resources to achieve the mission and goals of KPA.
• Lead day-to-day finance and accounting operations and supervise a team of three staff members including functional responsibility over accounting, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
• Ensure that appropriate systems and procedures are in place to support effective program implementation and conduct successful audits.
• Work closely with KPA staff to educate regarding finance and accounting procedures; support KPA and Foundation with accounting and financial reporting and metrics, and to provide timely and accurate reports and analysis.
• Develop and implement training programs for organizational staff members in areas of system utilization, budget planning, interpreting financial statements, and accounting principles.
• Coordinate annual audit activity.
• Prepare workpapers supporting the annual 990 tax return.
• Assist leadership with CFO in annual budgeting and planning process; administer and review all financial plans and compare to actual results with a view to identify, explain, and correct variances as appropriate.
• Support the CFO in engaging the board's finance committee around issues and trends in financial operating models and delivery; take the minutes for finance committee meetings.
• Prepare and analyze all financial requests and reports for State.
• Leverage strengths of the finance department staff members, help to clarify roles and responsibilities, develop and implement training programs in order to maximize and reach optimal individual and organizational goals.
• Participate in and lead special projects as assigned.
• Maintain internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, and program budgets and actual expenditures. Develop and implement related organizational policies and procedures.
• Manage organizational cash flow forecasting.
• Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP, GASB, and FASB standards and regulatory requirements.
• Provide leadership in strengthening internal communications with staff at all levels throughout the organization; create and promote a positive and supportive work environment.
• Analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements; monitor progress and changes; keep senior leadership abreast of financial status.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Essential Physical Responsibilities:

• Ability to effectively communicate in all internal and external relationships for all essential job functions.
• Above average skills in reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Specific vision abilities required include: close vision, distant vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to lift and move approximately 25 pounds unassisted with appropriate lifting techniques and/or devices.

Education, License, and Skills:

• Must be flexible, intrinsically motivated, and dependable
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent required.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in preparing and analyzing financial statements, preparing and allocating budgets, and supervising staff.
• CPA, CMA, and/or MBA preferred.
• Non-profit account accounting experience preferred.

Kentucky Performing Arts provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment.