Senior Accountant

About the role

The Senior Accountant position is a key role within the Finance Department. We are a small team and collaborate on many agency-wide initiatives as well as on the day-to-day process of ensuring accurate and timely financial information. We are looking for a Senior Accountant to assist us in meeting our mission and provide leadership for the Finance Department, while actively encouraging and supporting staff development and team performance.

Essential Functions

• Lead all day-to-day finance operations with functional responsibility over accounting payment processing systems, billing, banking operations, etc., while ensuring compliance with GAAP standards, regulatory requirements and non-profit business practices consistent with our 501(c)3 status.
• Lead all grant related tracking, reporting, and analysis.
• Ensure monthly accounting closes are completed as scheduled; including but not limited to:
• Prepare and issue monthly invoices to all customers of the various programs.
• Record monthly revenue and deferred revenue entries.
• Record monthly depreciation entries.
• Perform monthly reclass entries relating to employees’ health benefits.
• Submit monthly invoices and reimbursement claims to the appropriate state agencies.
• Perform monthly bank account reconciliations in Microsoft Excel.
• Perform monthly general ledger account reconciliations in Microsoft Excel.
• Prepare fairly presented and timely financial statements for management and program managers, ensuring appropriate supporting documentation accompanies all financial statements.
• Aid in the development and preparation of the annual budget.
• Aid in the preparation of documentation for our year-end audit.
• Record biweekly payroll for approximately 300 employees.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong customer/member-relations skills; proven ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Sound judgement and decision-making skills; strong focus on maintaining confidentiality.
• Well organized with strong analytical and reasoning abilities.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft’s Office Suite including Excel.
• Able to establish credibility and be decisive but able to recognize and support the organization’s preferences and priorities.
• Knowledge of Microsoft’s Business Central accounting software, Continia software, and Paycom’s payroll software is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Schedule

9:00am - 5:00pm Monday-Friday with flexibility for evenings based on program and operational needs.

Qualifications

• Education and Certifications Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business or related field.
• Experience Required: 5+ years working in a similar role with progressive responsibilities.