Staff Accountant

The Staff Accountant position at WFYI supports the integrity, accuracy, and effectiveness of our finance and accounting operations. This role maintains financial records and ensures transactions are recorded consistently, accurately, and timely.

About the role

This position plays a crucial part in maintaining reliable financial processes and information, which strengthens the stewardship of organizational resources and supports the operational foundation necessary for WFYI to fulfill its mission.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and timely financial records
• Support audits, tax reporting, and finance process improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure financial operations are efficient and effective
• Support accountability, consistency, and sound financial practices across the organization

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Minimum: Three to five years of finance or accounting experience, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Preferred: Experience in nonprofit accounting, fund accounting, grant accounting, or mission-driven organizational environments
• Preferred: Experience in project management
• Minimum: Working knowledge of office software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint, sufficient to support collaboration, presentations, and financial tasks
• Preferred: Intermediate Excel skills (including VLOOKUP's and pivot table knowledge)
• Preferred: Experience with NetSuite, NetSuite Planning and Budgeting, non-profit, QuickBooks, and SAP Concur
• Minimum: Ability to work occasional evening or weekend hours and travel occasionally as needed to support organizational priorities
• Preferred: Experience managing partner or vendor relationships

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those an individual must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this position:

• Ability to communicate effectively in person, by telephone, and in writing
• Ability to lift, carry, and position items weighing up to 25 pounds on an occasional basis
• Ability to operate standard office equipment, including computers, phones, printers, and copiers
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods and move throughout the workday as needed