[Remote] Senior Accountant

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Jobs for the Future (JFF) is a nonprofit organization focused on improving labor market outcomes through innovative solutions and partnerships. The Senior Accountant will manage various accounting activities, including payroll review, general ledger reconciliations, and support for audits, while collaborating with the Finance team to ensure compliance and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily accounting functions and support key pieces of the monthly and annual close
• Conduct thorough reviews of bi-weekly payroll and serve as a backup for payroll processing in collaboration with the accounting team
• Provide support in the collection, validation, and consolidation of payroll input data in preparation for bi-weekly payroll processing
• Manage and support the reconciliation of multiple bank and investment accounts
• Process bi-weekly payroll allocation entries and accruals, prepare reconciliation for balance sheet accounts and audit schedules
• Monitor and ensure compliance with internal financial and accounting controls over procurement, payroll, receipts, disbursements, and other processes
• Maintain the fixed asset and associated depreciation schedules
• Prepare monthly journal entries and ensure proper recording and tracking of new purchases and disposals
• Prepare journal entries and collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information for monthly and year-end closing including prepaid entries, accruals, reclasses and others
• Manage and maintain lease schedules ensuring proper amortization of right of use assets
• Perform indirect cost recovery and process other cost allocations across the organization
• Prepare the federal drawdowns, reconciling federal revenue and expenses and assisting in preparation of SEFA (Schedule of Expenditures for Federal Awards)
• Manage state registrations and other organization fillings
• Respond to inquiries from finance leadership, finance colleagues and other program managers regarding financial results, and special reporting requests
• Assist with preparation of financial reporting to donors and other statutory financial reports
• Assist with annual audit requests, resource-gathering, and recommended follow-through
• Provide accounting support and collaborate closely with grants stewards team and finance business partner on grants reports and analysis
• Partner with grants steward team to review and prepare reclassification entries to ensure proper reporting of expenses to individual awards ensuring proper documentation is received
• Partner with the Senior Director of Accounting and the Accounting Manager on updates to processes and policies
• Support maintenance and enhancements of integrated financial management system, NetSuite
• Monitor and help support compliance around different accounting functions including payroll, accounts payable, federal award expenditure and accounts receivables in alignment with organizational policies, procedures and federal regulations to meet our North Star goals

Skills

• Experience with accounting, payroll and reconciliations preferably within a fast-paced nonprofit environment
• 3-4 years of accounting experience in non-profit organizations; Background working with federal and state grant programs is ideal
• Deeply experienced with NetSuite or a similar accounting system with expertise using Microsoft Excel or other reporting systems
• Knowledge and understanding of GAAP and not for profit/fund accounting or cost accounting
• Ability to thrive at multi-tasking, working under ambiguous environments, and meeting deadlines to accomplish key financial goals
• Experience supporting and analyzing best practices to ensure compliance and other accounting functions
• Ability to develop collaborative partnerships across the organization to achieve results
• Strong communication skills and customer service approach when working alongside staff members and external stakeholders
• Track record of success functioning both independently and as a member of a cross-functional team
• High energy and passion for JFF's mission and North Star, and the ability to apply JFF's core values to all areas of your work
• Demonstrated awareness of performance, impact, and of those around you with respect to the cultural context of the organization
• Active listener who communicates clearly, openly, and respectfully, whether verbally, in writing (reports, memos, briefs, etc.), and/or when facilitating
• Value building positive and collaborative relationships with others
• Take ownership of work by keeping yourself and others focused and accountable to the work
• Leverage professional development and other learning opportunities to stay current with advances in your field and grow subject matter expertise

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits program that includes flexibility and choice as core values in order to support people wherever they are in their lives and careers.
• Employees are welcome to use JFF office space to work in-person or hybrid, or completely remote.
• New JFF employees receive office equipment as needed.

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