Senior Staff Accountant

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Location:

Madison, WI

Full-time 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week) | Monday-Friday | Hybrid

Make a lasting impact with Agrace. Join Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care. If you are looking for a role that helps support meaningful, patient-centered care, this is your opportunity to make a difference!

The Senior Staff Accountant is responsible for the preparation of complex journal entries, account reconciliations for the monthly general ledger closing cycle, not for profit Foundation reporting, and capital budget reporting. This position is also heavily involved in the annual audit and 990 tax return preparation.

• Prepare and post advanced month-end journal entries (e.g., prepaid expenses, intercompany transactions, fixed assets, etc.)
• Reconcile complex general ledger accounts; research and clear outstanding reconciling items.
• Prepare A/P accrual journal entry of outstanding invoices received, expected invoices, and recurring charges as basis for accrual.
• Prepare assigned schedules and provide supporting documents for the annual audit, 990 tax return.
• Research and respond to requests for financial information and statistics from management and outside agencies.
• Generate, review, and file annual 1099 forms per deadlines.
• Prepare and file state sales tax returns on a monthly basis.
• Serve as a resource to finance staff and other internal departments as necessary, and work toward continuous improvement of organization's internal controls.
• Ensure accurate tracking, capitalization, and reporting of an organization's capital assets, including fixed assets, by managing the fixed asset register, overseeing depreciation and amortization, performing reconciliations, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards like GAAP.
• Manage the entire lease lifecycle, ensuring compliance with lease accounting standards (ASC 842 or IFRS 16), performing detailed account reconciliations for lease assets and liabilities, and preparing accurate financial reports and disclosures.
• Identify issues related to process improvement and customer satisfaction; analyze root cause and make recommendations.
• Continuously maintain and enhance knowledge of automated systems, as well as nonprofit, health care, and hospice policies, procedures, best practices, and regulations.
• Identify and recommend solutions to modify processes or systems related to financial reporting.
• Facilitate all monitoring, analyzing, and reporting related to donations.
• Prepare and post Raisers Edge activity in the general ledger, and ensure Raisers Edge is reconciled to the general ledger on a monthly basis.
• In collaboration with Foundation staff, ensure system reporting is accurate and consistent, and review stock reports to ensure stock donations are correctly recorded in the general ledger.
• Monitor CRATs, CGAs, and assets held at community foundations in addition to in‑kind donations, and record activity in the general ledger and obtain supporting documentation.
• Serve as backup support for Accounts Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP) functions.
• Serve as Project Accounting system administrator for the Finance Department.
• Lead all aspects of project set up in Acumatica, maintain the capital budget report, and prepare Foundation special event reports.
• Participate in ongoing training related to software upgrades and regulatory changes.
• Participate in internal work groups, meetings and committees relative to position responsibilities.
• Maintain current written procedures for areas of responsibility.
• Ensure compliance with Agrace policies and protocols, state, federal, and other regulations.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 5-7 years of experience in general accounting including financial reporting and analysis, preparation of general ledger entries, and reconciling general ledger accounts.
• Experience with accounting software package.
• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills, specifically pertaining to Excel.
• Ability to work…