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As a mission-driven organization, we aspire to be the most trusted news source Chicagoans turn to for understanding the people, events, and ideas shaping our community. Chicago Public Media is a 100% community-funded newsroom powered by nearly 97,000 members whose support makes our journalism possible. This sustained community investment helped drive nationally recognized work in 2025, including 29 awards from esteemed organizations, including the Public Media Journalists Association, the Edward R.

Murrow Awards, and the National Association of Black Journalists. We believe independent journalism is essential to a healthy democracy and that access to objective, fact-based news is a right for every citizen. We serve the public interest by creating diverse content that informs and enriches our community, supported by a dedicated staff of approximately 250 professionals.

For more information, please see the Chicago Public Media Annual Report . The Opportunity The Accounting Manager is a hands-on, highly analytical individual with a strong foundation in not-for-profit and/or public accounting that leads our daily accounting operations while ensuring appropriate accounting compliance and control. The Accounting Manager bridges the gap between technical GAAP compliance and day-to-day operational excellence.

” This position is responsible for supervising the organization’s general accounting functions and manages three direct reports, an Accounting Supervisor and two Staff Accountants.

Requirements

” This individual must be able to identify underlying trends and anomalies and translate and communicate them into a cohesive, actionable narrative.

Responsibilities

Maintain general ledger by monitoring and ensuring accuracy of accounting transactions, journal entries, and reconciliations performed by the Accounting Supervisor, Staff Accountants, Senior Accounts Payable Coordinator, and Senior Revenue Coordinator. Lead the close operations of the accounting team, ensuring that the team adheres to a prescribed close calendar. Oversee Accounts Payable and Fixed Assets subledger close.

Lead monthly departmental review meetings to analyze variances, establish accruals, and document corrections in preparation of monthly financial reporting. Partner in preparation of monthly financial statements and variance analysis for CEO financial reporting package. Lead accounting support and ensure readiness for CPM’s annual financial audit, tax filings, and regulatory and grantor reporting.

Assist with corporate sponsorship financial operations, as needed. Participate in ACH approval and initiate wire transfers, as needed. S.