The Senior Staff Accountant is a dynamic, collaborative, and driven person who will support the financial aspects of assigned chapters. The Senior Staff Accountant will provide accurate and timely reporting of financial information; prepare general ledger transactions and account reconciliations, monthly reconciliations of donor databases to accounting system, and chapter releases from restriction of temporarily restricted net assets; assist in preparing the annual budgets.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Provide Chapter Executives financial support, including standard monthly financial reports with analysis.
- Provide reports for program and development staff. Address questions from non-financial chapter staff on financial statements.
- Prepare timely and accurate monthly balance sheet account reconciliations for assigned chapters.
- Ensure that chapters are depositing cash and processing gifts in an accurate and timely manner, in accordance with internal control best practices.
- Input batch cash receipts into accounting system.
- Prepare monthly reconciliation of donor database donations to those in accounting system.
- Prepare monthly revenue sharing reports.
- Create and enter journal entries.
- Ensure accurate coding of accounts payable and entry of payables into the accounting system.
- Prepare schedule detailing use of restricted funds.
- Assist in preparation of the annual budget for assigned chapters.
- Utilize reports in Concur to ensure accurate expense coding.
- Prepare required schedules for and assist with the annual external audit.
- Collaborate with the Chapter Executives and Regional Finance Director in the compliance, vouchering and fiscal administration of grant programs, resolving accounting and reporting issues as necessary and preparing budget-versus-actual status reports.
- Attend events to coordinate and monitor funds from chapter events.
Educational Background:
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting preferred or equivalent work experience in Non-Profit Public Accounting or business management.
Skills/Experience:
- Three or more years of relevant professional experience.
- Solid knowledge and application of GAAP.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and other databases, especially MS Excel. Familiarity with Sage 500 preferred.
- Analytical and detail-oriented personality combined with professional presence.
- Well-honed communications skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to handle stressful situations and meet deadlines.
- Occasional evening and weekend hours may be needed at peak times.
- Occasional travel may be required, up to 10%.
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Listing Stats
Post Date:
May 19 2018
Active Until:
Jun 19 2018
Hiring Organization:
Alzheimer's Association
industry:
Nonprofit