Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, based in Menlo Park, California, is seeking an Accounting Manager for the Finance Department.

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation invests in creative thinkers and problem solvers working to ensure that people, communities, and the planet can flourish. Together with our partners, we are harnessing society's collective capacity to solve our toughest problems from the existential threat of climate change to persistent and pervasive inequities, to attacks on democracy itself. A nonpartisan philanthropy, the Hewlett Foundation has made grants in the U.S. and globally for nearly six decades based on an approach that emphasizes long-term support, collaboration, and trust.

The foundation has approximately 130 employees, in programmatic, operational, and investment roles, located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Across the organization, our employees are challenged with meaningful work, have the resources for ongoing professional development and learning, and contribute to a collegial and engaging environment where they can thrive. We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion as part of our guiding principles and encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.

The Finance Department serves the foundation's charitable work by providing financial and business planning support to enable the organization to focus on its philanthropic goals. This financial leadership is offered through sound financial planning and reporting, quality operational processes, and business controls that meet the needs of the foundation and outside constituents, such as regulators.

The Accounting Manager is an agile and reliable financial partner who empowers the Hewlett Foundation's mission through expertise, collaboration, and foresight. This role reports to the Controller and leads the foundation's accounting operations with a focus on accuracy, efficiency, and service. The Accounting Manager will build technical excellence while fostering a consultative partnership approach, developing automated solutions that protect the foundation's resources while enabling more strategic work. As a trusted thought partner, this position will anticipate needs, promote knowledge sharing, and uphold high professional and ethical standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Accounting Operations and Reporting

• Leads and manages monthly general ledger activity, year-end close, reconciliations, and journal entries in compliance with GAAP with a focus on standardization.
• Supervise the annual financial audit process and preparation of the audited financial statements.
• Align reporting between accounting teams to create consistency and clarity.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of all financial reporting while identifying automation opportunities. Identify opportunities for higher tracking / process accuracy and accountability.
• Develop expertise in treasury functions and payment alternatives.

Tax Reporting and Compliance Management

Financial Systems and Process Improvement

Cross-Functional Collaboration and Grant Processing

Required Skills, Experience and Education

Compensation and Benefits

The Hewlett Foundation is committed to providing compensation that is competitive within the philanthropic sector. We offer a generous total compensation package that emphasizes both base salary and comprehensive benefits. The salary range for this role starts at $130,000-$170,000. Offers are based on the candidate's years of experience and our practice of maintaining salary equity within the foundation.

Physical Demands / Work Environment

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time and to travel via various modes of transportation for extended periods of time. The Accounting Manager role will be based in Menlo Park, Calif. The foundation has reopened in a hybrid work environment of three days in the office per week at a minimum.

To apply : Please apply online and submit a resume and cover letter explaining how your skills fit this position. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation embraces the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion both internally, in our hiring process and organizational culture, and externally, in our grantmaking and related practices. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.