Accounting Manager

Description

About Denver Botanic Gardens: Green inside and out, Denver Botanic Gardens was founded in 1951 and is considered one of the top botanical gardens in the United States and a pioneer in water conservation. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, The Gardens has a robust living plant collection, natural history collection and art collection along with temporary art exhibitions. The Gardens is a dynamic, 24-acre urban oasis in the heart of the city, offering unforgettable opportunities to flourish with unique garden experiences for the whole family – as well as world-class exhibitions, education, and plant conservation research programs. 

For more information, visit us online at www.botanicgardens.org.

Along with the mission of bringing plants to people, our Core Values are a fundamental driver of the Gardens culture. They are:

Sustainability. We are devoted to an institutional, environmental and human sustainability.

Diversity. We champion inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility for all we encounter, and also support programmatic, ecological and plant diversity.

Relevance. We make connections with all people using a lens of inclusion, equity and responsiveness.

Transformation. We believe ever-evolving public gardens change the world and lead to positive transformation of human spirit and knowledge.

Denver Botanic Gardens is currently seeking a Full Time Accounting Manager in our Finance Department! Read below to see if the requirements might be a good fit for you:

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Accounting Manager is responsible for general accounting, revenue recognition, cash management, banking, and business process improvement support. These duties include independently and accurately analyzing and monitoring general and sub-ledger accounting. The Accounting Manager will also be responsible for audit preparation and other related duties.

Requirements

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Will supervise two staff members, Accounts Payable Coordinator and Accounting Coordinator.
• Assists Director of Finance with preparation of the annual Federal Information Tax Return (Form 990).
• In collaboration with the Information Technology department, directs projects automating the import of information from various sources, including but not limited to Ticketure, and Salesforce into Financial Edge.
• Coordinates the financial management of all admissions, class activity, rentals and event ticket revenue.
• Maintains and ensures accuracy of all private event deferred revenue accounts.
• Provides monthly and quarterly general ledger analysis to the Director of Finance. Analysis requires comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the Denver Botanic Gardens processes and procedures.
• Works directly with external auditors on questions, problems and documentation related to areas of responsibility.
• Monitors, records, and reconciles daily cash and credit card activity.
• Reconciles cash accounts monthly.
• Leads reconciliation of contribution sub-ledgers.
• Reconciles and maintains all prepaid expense accounts.
• Reconciles and remits payment for monthly sales taxes.
• Calculates and reconciles various monthly deferred revenue accounts.
• Completes other general ledger reconciliations as assigned.
• Prepares month-end and year-end journal entries for assigned accounts.
• Oversees all Denver Botanic Gardens petty cash accounting and auditing.
• Serves as the contact for all credit card processing questions and cash procedural training.
• Supports all revenue generating departments, including facilitating monthly close.
• Prepares billing invoices and maintains AR Aging monthly.
• Works directly with various departments to complete revenue and expense transfers, ensuring the accuracy of account balances.
• In collaboration with revenue generating departments, research and dispute chargebacks as needed.
• Prepares schedules, footnotes, and other materials for year-end financial statements as requested.
• Assists Director of Finance with documents and schedules for interim and annual financial statement audit process.
• Assists Director of Finance with various AdHoc tasks as requested. 
• Answers accounting and financial questions posed from various individuals by researching and interpreting data.
• Regular attendance at the worksite may be required. As with all positions at Denver Botanic Gardens, the incumbent must be in good performance standing to be