Accounting Manager

APA! BACKGROUND: Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) is one of Austin’s most dynamic and beloved nonprofits. The organization leads the No Kill movement nationally and is considered a national thought leader in animal welfare. APA! locally rescues, treats, and adopts out 10,000 homeless dogs and cats each year, providing the safety net for Austin’s most at-risk shelter pets, which helps Austin to be a No Kill city, while also assisting other communities in saving homeless animals. The organization is distinguished by its large volunteer workforce and the scrappiness of its grassroots and its non-traditional, community-based animal rescue work. 

The organization continues to innovate best practices to save lives and spreads its impact by offering resources and mentorship related to its renowned lifesaving model through American Pets Alive!, APA!’s national division. In 2020, American Pets Alive! began the Human Animal Support Services (HASS) - an innovative initiative aimed at rethinking the traditional model of animal sheltering. It focuses on supporting both people and pets in the community to reduce the number of animals entering shelters and improve outcomes for both. The project encourages collaboration between animal welfare organizations and community-based services, with a goal of providing personalized, proactive support that positions animal welfare as a social service.

POSITION SUMMARY
Austin Pets Alive! is seeking a highly capable, detail-oriented, and mission-driven Accounting Manager to lead the daily operational engine of the accounting function in one of Austin’s most dynamic nonprofit environments.

This role is responsible for overseeing accounting operations, supervising Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, owning month-end close coordination, strengthening internal controls, improving systems and processes, and helping transform financial operations from reactive burden into sustainable infrastructure.

The Accounting Manager plays a critical role in protecting financial integrity while creating consistency, accountability, and operational stability across the fast-paced, high-volume operation that is APA!. 

The ideal candidate combines technical accounting expertise with systems thinking, sound judgment under pressure, and the ability to create structure and stability in a complex environment where mission urgency, organizational unpredictability, and financial discipline must successfully coexist.

Every individual at APA! is responsible for working in collaboration with volunteers; making sure volunteers are recruited, trained and feel impactful through their efforts at APA!. A core part of this role is creating a welcoming and empowering experience for volunteers, including assisting with onboarding, training, and volunteer engagement as part of the day-to-day workflow.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
General Accounting Operations:

Month-End Close:

Annual Accounting & Compliance:

Team Leadership & Staff Development:

Accounts Receivable Oversight:

Accounts Payable Oversight:

Internal Controls, Compliance & Process Improvement:

Budgeting & Financial Analysis Support:

Job duties may include some or all of the above, and other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
Required:

Preferred:

CULTURE & MISSION FIT

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, & EXPECTATIONS:

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS 

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

TIME COMMITMENT: 

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: This position reports directly to the Controller. It supervises the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Associates.

LOCATIONS: 

SALARY: Starting at $65,000 / Year (commensurate with experience and qualifications)

BENEFITS
Austin Pets Alive! is proud to offer a competitive benefits package for full-time employees, including subsidized employer-sponsored medical coverage, subsidized and voluntary life insurance, voluntary dental, vision and short-term disability options, all effective the first day of employment. We also offer voluntary wellness and emergency sick plans, up to 2% match on 401(K) retirement plan, supplemental benefits, flexible spending accounts and additional life coverage. Full-time employees receive 10 paid holidays and accrue 10 days paid time off during the first year of employment, with an additional 5 days of PTO accrual upon completion of 12 months of employment. Employees will also receive professional development opportunities through APA!’s ongoing mission to advance our animal welfare professionals in our life saving work.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCOMMODATIONS
Austin Pets Alive! is an equal employment opportunity employer and we value having staff who come from communities that are most impacted by the issues we engage on. We especially encourage people of color, LGBTQ people, women, transgender and gender non-conforming people, and people with disabilities to apply. 

Austin Pets Alive! does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Austin Pets Alive! is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, community focus, and innovation.

APA! is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the employment application process. To request an accommodation, please contact Talent Acquisition at [email protected] at least one week in advance of your interview.