ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST

About the role

The Accountant Specialist provides essential support to the Finance Team by ensuring that key accounting functions, such as donation processing, accounts payable, receivables, monthly reporting, and annual audit/990, are running smoothly and in compliance with internal controls and external requirements for YFC/USA.

Responsibilities

• Cross-functional collaboration with staff to ensure donations are loaded accurately and timely, maintaining both accounting standards and development metrics. Manage donor restrictions, pledges, and intentions.
• Maintain billing calculations, monthly receivable reports and analysis, and support with YFC Chapters regarding their payments.
• Work with staff to ensure AP processing is timely and accurate. Maintain and ensure the application of sales tax exemptions, and complete annual 1099s.
• Provide backup processing for the above processes.
• Maintain and build financial reporting, including income statements, balance sheets, cash forecasting, and trend analysis.
• Complete needed reporting and reconciliations for YFC’s annual financial audit and 990.
• Support the annual budget process with template and budget creation
• Collaborate with Chapter Leaders as assigned
• Perform other miscellaneous accounting duties as assigned.

Spiritual Responsibilities

• Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole, as well as, for specific ministry initiatives.
• Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC.
• Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC staff meetings, conferences, camps and events.
• Model empathy, humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in word and in the practice of faith expression.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong process acumen
• Bookkeeper level or above understanding of accounting
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment
• Strong emotional intelligence that can approach accounting questions/issues from a ministry perspective.

Education

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• 1+ years of experience

Physical Requirements

• Ability to communicate orally with customers, vendors, management, chapter leaders and other co-workers is crucial.
• Regular use of the telephone and e-mail for communication is essential.
• Sitting for extended periods is common.
• Hearing and vision within normal ranges is essential for normal conversations, to receive ordinary information, and to prepare or inspect documents.
• Activities require the ability to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time, occasionally move about inside the office to access files or office equipment, operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, hand held devices, copy machine, and computer printer.
• No heavy lifting is expected, though occasional exertion of up to 10 lbs. of force may be required.
• Good manual dexterity required for the use of computers, mobile devices, and other productivity technologies.
• The job is performed indoors in a traditional office setting. Extended periods of sitting and extensive work at a computer and phone are normal.

Travel Requirements

• Occasional Travel to YFC Training/Events

Benefits

• Vacation time
• Sick Time
• 12 paid holidays
• Paid week off between Christmas and New Years
• Health & Welfare Benefits (Voluntary Enrollment): Medical, Dental, Vision, Supplemental Accident
• Health and Welfare Benefits (Company Sponsored): YFC Contribution to Health Savings Account (HSA): $800 Single / $1,000 Family, Up to 3% 403(b) match upon hire, up to 5% with tenure, Access to EAP services, Short-term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life/AD&D

Equal Employment Opportunity

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.