Wounded Warrior Project’s (WWP) Accounting Specialist performs a variety of professional accounting duties and responsibilities, with an emphasis on technical tasks related to employee expense reimbursement, employee credit card program administration, and payroll-related tasks.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Perform internal credit card administrative functions, including new P-card orders, cancelled P-Cards, declined transactions, and credit limit inquiries.
- Receive and review monthly credit card expense reports against the statement to ensure charges have been correctly reported.
- Serve as liaison with issuing bank to resolve credit card administrative issues.
- Ensure account coding and approval of expense reports has been obtained from appropriate department supervisor, in accordance with guidelines.
- Review and process employee expense reports for payment.
- Assist employees with reimbursement policy question.
- Work with Human Resources and Accounting teams to resolve employee expense report-related issues.
- Prepare various ad hoc expense report and credit card reports.
- Perform monthly audits to ensure expenses have required documentation and ensure IRS requirements are met.
- Assist with audit procedures.
- Participate in continuous process improvement initiatives and projects.
- Other related duties, as assigned
Educational Background:
Associates degree in accounting or business with a concentration in accounting. Equivalent combination of applicable education, training, certification, or experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Skills/Experience:
- Excellent customer service skills. Effectively interact with internal and external customers
- Strong interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative, team environment with the ability to communicate with diverse personalities in a tactful, mature and flexible manner, and build effective working relationships with team members.
- Strong organizational and time management skills. Demonstrated ability to prioritize work and complete assignments accurately and in a timely manner. Able to effectively handle multiple priorities with a strong attention to detail in a fast-paced working environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- High energy level. Self-starter; willing to take initiative and work independently to accomplish tasks and assignments.
- Demonstrated ability to utilize critical thinking skills and analytical skills, troubleshoot, identify viable options, and effectively problem solve.
- Demonstrated computer proficiency using Microsoft Office, especially Excel with expertise in data manipulation.
- Demonstrated proficiency in the use of major financial platforms, e.g., Great Plains.
- Motivated, creative team player with demonstrated commitment to the organization.
- Unequivocal commitment to the highest standards of personal and business ethics and conduct.
- Mission-driven, guided by core values, and a pleasure to work with.
Work Environment/Physical Demands
- May require lifting/carrying items up to 20 pounds.
Education & Experience Requirements
- Two years of general accounting experience.
Preferences
- Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or finance.
- One year of experience working with Great Plains.
- One year of experience working with Workday.
- One year of experience handling credit card administration.
- One year of experience performing payroll processing.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Dec 20 2018
Active Until:
Jan 20 2019
Hiring Organization:
Wounded Warrior Project, Inc.
industry:
Nonprofit