Lead Associate, Financial Accounting; P2

At Save the Children, you’ll join a century‑long legacy of leading meaningful impact when it matters most. We empower you to innovate, collaborate and grow alongside people who share your commitment to kids and each other. You bring the drive – and together, we’ll build a better world for children.

The Lead Associate, Financial Accounting is responsible for timely update of the general ledger for various aspects of financial operations including but not limited to fixed assets, gifts in kind, banking transactions, and reclassifications. The role will also provide support for payroll, affiliate accounting, reporting preparations for audit/tax and management reporting, and compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Hybrid – Washington DC, Fairfield, CT or Lexington, KY office locations

• not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change

• Prepare monthly journal entries related to but not limited to:
• Fixed assets and inventory
• Leases
• Gifts in kind
• Bank-related transactions including incoming receipts and fees
• Ensure general ledger accounts are reconciled to subsidiary records monthly.
• Maintain supporting documentation for accounting transactions
• Prepare bank reconciliation reports monthly
• Assist in coordinating/collating bank reconciliation reports performed by other finance focal points
• Prepare fixed assets and inventory reconciliation and other reports on a regular basis
• Assist and serve as a backup for the upload files coming from the customer relationship management (CRM) system
• Assist and serve as a backup for payroll accounting including benefits, reclassifications and reconciliations
• Maintain reconciliation files with planned giving external advisors, ensure they are prepared properly, and follow up on any unusual items.
• Prepare accounting entries related to affiliates to include overhead allocations, eliminating entries, and regular business activities
• Assist in the affiliate trial balances reviews for any issues or adjustments required.

• Prepare, update, develop and publish operating procedures for the different aspects of financial accounting, including processes linked to other teams.

• Assist in the roll out of transformation projects by compiling metrics, analysis of data and other review activities
• Assist in the coordination of transition activities from project to business as usual
• Provide testing support as projects are going live with various projects
• Provide documentation reviews for content and formatting
• Manage documentation on intranet

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent, plus at least 3 years of relevant experience
• 3-5 years of accounting experience, preferably in a nonprofit
• Strong knowledge of intercompany accounting
• Strong reconciliations and problem-solving skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups, formulas) skills for reconciliations and data analysis
• Demonstrated experience with US Government funding
• Demonstrated knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Demonstrated knowledge of general ledger and financial systems
• Proven attention to detail and ability to facilitate multiple projects across divisions
• Demonstrated success delivering prompt and accurate information, with multiple deadlines
• Demonstrated experience working in financial management systems
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

• Experience with Unit4/Agresso ERP strongly preferred
• Experience supporting audits in an international…