Minneapolis Jewish Federation Mission
We build community, care for the welfare of Jews everywhere and maximize participation in Jewish life
TITLE: Foundation Accountant
FUNTIONAL AREA: Finance and Administration
REPORTS TO: Chief Financial Officer
STATUS: Full Time, Exempt Start date: June 2, 2025
SALARY: $70,000 to $85,000
Purpose:
To support the Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s mission to change lives and make the world a better place by ensuring appropriate fiduciary responsibility of donor funds. The Foundation Accountant will ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the Federation’s general ledger pertaining to accounts payable; Foundation assets, gifts and grant distributions and perform other tasks as assigned by the CFO.
Requirements:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business
EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 5 years’ related experience, non-profit and/or foundation experience a plus!
SCHEDULE FLEXIBILITY: Infrequent evenings as needed
Areas of Responsibility
Foundation Accounting:
- Enter Foundation contributions and grant disbursements into the accounting system
- Ensure that Foundation gifts and grants are properly vetted, accurately recorded, and compliant with IRS rules and regulations, including correct gift/grant dates, donor information, and fund allocation
- Enter bi-weekly ACH information at bank
- Provide information to Senior Director of Accounting for rebalance of Foundation accounts based on activity
- Prepare Monthly Fund Activity reports
- Generate Quarterly Fund Statements
- Process monthly journal entries to record Foundation Activity in accounting system
- Assist in the annual tax receipting process
- Prepare year end audit work papers as assigned
- Other Responsibilities assigned by CFO
- Company Credit Card Administration
- Issue and cancel cards as needed
- Update limits as necessary
- Review monthly expense reports submitted via portal for necessary receipts/documentation and expense coding
- Send CEO’s report to BOD President for approval
- Download CSV file for Senior Director of Accounting to review and post
- Other one-time and recurring tasks subject to availability
Organizational Responsibilities
Uphold and exemplify the Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s mission/vision
Exemplify customer service both internally and externally
Attend Federation events as position requires
Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings
Other duties as deemed necessary to achieve organization/team goals
