Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. This is our Mission at Make-A-Wish America. The Accounting Specialist I-SFS is a key contributor to the mission by assisting the SFS team with accounts payable, data analysis, and reporting to support chapters.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Process all invoices for the chapters, ensuring they are coded correctly and have appropriate approvals.
- Process annual 1099/1096
- Process purchase and wish card expense reports into Financial Edge.
- Perform Financial Edge data uploads.
- Follow guidelines and procedures to be GAAP compliant.
- Support projects through Lean Six Sigma.
- Agent of change related to continuous process improvement.
Educational Background:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required, Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in general business or accounting preferred or Minimum 2 - 3 years of experience in accounting and/or bookkeeping field.
Skills/Experience:
- Exhibits exceptional customer service skills; ability to work professionally with employees, chapters, and all levels of staff
- Ability to meet deadlines and manage time effectively with the highest degree of accuracy while working in an environment of fluctuating priorities and frequent interruptions
- Strong attention to detail, analytical, time management, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills Maintains excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills with the ability to compose effective business correspondences
- Ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information.
- Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication.
- Keen analytic, organization, and problem-solving skills that support and enable sound decision making.
- Professional proficiency in Microsoft Office, with strong Excel skills and the ability to compile, manipulate and optimize data
- Ability to 10-key by touch.
- Experience working with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel and Word. Database data entry & reporting required.
- Working knowledge of nonprofit organizations is helpful.
Working Conditions:
- Work in an office environment.
- Typically work a traditional Monday – Friday work week.
Compensation/Benefits:
- Competitive compensation with annual incentive potential
- Comprehensive benefit package: Medical, Vision, Dental, Wellness
- *100% employer paid for employee*
- Health and Flexible Spending Account Options
- Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Life Insurance
- *100% employer paid for employee*
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- 15 PTO days, 10 Sick Days, 10 Paid Holidays, and 2 Personal Days
- Maternity Leave
- Educational Tuition Assistance
- Employee Awards and Recognition Programs
- Individual and Leadership Development
- Discounts and special offers for theme parks, events, hotels, concerts, and movie tickets
How to Apply:
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Oct 1 2019
Active Until:
Nov 1 2019
Hiring Organization:
Make-A-Wish America
industry:
Nonprofit