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Teach For America
New York, NY, United States
Full-time

The Manager, General Accounting will be responsible for assisting General Accounting team with monthly and fiscal year-end close process, including journal entries, reconciliations, and analytics.  You will be responsible for serving as a back-up for many of the General Accounting tasks, and will also assist in ensuring that financial controls are in place, compliance with policies, and strategic initiatives of the team are executed successfully.

The Manager of General Accounting must be able to work in a fast-paced and team-oriented environment with an excellent attention to detail. The position requires the ability to prioritize work, demonstrate strong accountability, good judgment, and meet established deadlines.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Assist General Accounting team with monthly and yearly close process related balance sheet and income statement accounts. 75%
    • Processing journal entries related to balance sheet and income statement accounts by the monthly and yearly close dates.  
    • Reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts in a timely basis.   
    • Set expectations on various balance sheet and income statement accounts along with analytical review.   
    • Assist Controller with preparation of the audit tasks and responsibilities as well as the Form 990 information 
    • Provide the General Accounting team support related to back-up support for other team members responsibilities and tasks while they are out of office, etc. 
  • Assist Controller with system upgrades and stabilization of financial system.  5%
  • Assisting General Accounting team with internal and external reporting requirements. 5%
  • Assist Directors of General Accounting with strategic initiatives and business as usual requests of general accounting team 10%
  • Special projects as necessary 5%
Educational Background: 
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or relevant field required
Skills/Experience: 
  • At least 3 years of prior accounting and relevant experience
  • Strong knowledge of GAAP Accounting specifically related to not-for-profits highly preferred

Skills

  • Detailed-oriented and analytical
  • Excellent problem solving skills
  • Able to multi-task various tasks and projects
  • Meet deadlines consistently
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills required
  • Advanced Excel skills required
  • Workday knowledge is a plus, but not required
  • Exceptional team player
  • Exceptional customer service
  • Adept at working in and supporting organization through changes in responsibilities and staffing, including those driven by system changes
    • Ability to maintain composure and objectivity under pressure.
    • Creativity, energy, a positive attitude, and a sense of possibility around potential solutions.
    • Commitment to TFA’s mission and dedication to our core values as operating principles

Work Demands

  • Overtime may be required at times during high volume, month-end, or year-end/audit season.   
  • Limited travel maybe required.
  • This position is located on site in our national office in New York, NY.
How to Apply: 

https://teachforamerica.secure.force.com/ts2__JobDetails?jobId=a0x0V0000...

Job Function: 
Accounting / Finance

Organization Info

Teach For America

Overview
Headquarters: 
New York, NY, United States
Website: 
teachforamerica.org
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1993
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Education
Mission: 

Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates, professionals, or graduate students who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity. Teach For America's mission is to enlist, develop, and mobilize as many as possible of our nation's most promising future leaders to grow and strengthen the movement for educational equity and excellence. In the 2016-2017 school year, 6,900 first- and second-year Teach For America corps members are teaching in 53 regions across the United States. Since 1990, Teach For America corps members have reached more than 10 million students. Teach For America's more than 40,000 alumni are providing critical leadership -- as teachers, school and district leaders; elected officials and policy advisers; and founders and leaders of education and social reform initiatives -- to ensure all children have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Feb 2 2018
Active Until: 
Mar 2 2018
Hiring Organization: 
Teach For America
industry: 
Nonprofit