Senior Accountant

About the Company

About the Company: Charter Impact empowers mission-driven organizations to achieve their goals through personalized support in finance, operations, and business management. We accomplish this through enthusiastic collaboration within our team and with our clients to support their communities. We are a remote first company growing on a national scale and are continuously seeking qualified candidates to join us. Ideal candidates will be highly motivated professionals who are committed to supporting the team in an environment of growth and change.

The Senior Accountant uses their expertise and knowledge of our clients and accounting systems to oversee specific projects and reports, becomes more involved in the forecasting and budgeting process, and begins overseeing and training other accounting team members and inter-departmental staff as appropriate. This position is also responsible for assisting the CFO reviewing staff work, ensuring accuracy and providing meaningful feedback for staff development.

The Senior Accountant is highly visible to clients, their boards and their service teams and delivers high quality and professional levels of customer service on a consistent basis, acting as a resource for junior team members.

This position is based in Minneapolis, MN and operates on a hybrid schedule, with three days in-office and two days remote.

• Cash Maintenance
  • Review and problem solve monthly bank reconciliations
  • Assist with entry and review of other monthly transactions as needed
  • Communicate with CFO and client team regarding cash flow issues and potential courses of action
• Month-End Closing
  • Perform month-end close procedures and prepare financial statements as needed
  • Enter and post journal entries
  • Record appropriate monthly accruals
  • Reconcile inter-company accounts and Affiliated Building Company escrow statements
  • Perform analysis and provide reasoning for variances
• Other Financial Reporting
  • Review grant compliance reports for assigned clients
  • Review budget-to-actual variance reports for assigned clients
• Client Interaction
  • Be a resource for clients when questions arise regarding banking, reporting and other accounting matters
  • Assist in answering and resolving inquiries from clients, governmental agencies and auditors
  • Perform new client onboarding, as needed
  • Provide guidance and be an example for accounting staff on customer service best practices
• Perform other duties as assigned by the CFO Team
  • Review other work performed by the Accounts Payable, Payroll and Grants teams
  • Complete forward-looking cash projections based on known client needs
  • Communicate with Director of Client Finance regarding cash flow issues and potential courses of action
  • Assist in special projects and year-end audit schedule preparation
  • Be a resource for Accounting Associate, Grant Team on industry best practices

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in accounting;
  Master’s degree a plus.
• Experience:
  
  At least 3 years of experience preparing financial statements (full close), with client management and mentoring junior staff preferred.
• License: CPA license or CPA-eligibility a plus.
• Knowledge of:
  Financial and accounting record keeping; basic accrual accounting; advanced Microsoft Office; strong English communication skills.

• Maintain a collaborative team environment with clients and Charter Impact staff
• Communicate clearly and professionally at all times
• Adapt quickly to change
• Learn rules and procedures related to processing payments for non-profit organizations and charter schools
• Understand and carry out directions independently
• Demonstrate problem solving and arithmetic accuracy
• Prepare accurate financial reports and summaries
• Identify and correct errors in financial documents

• Knowledge of Sage Intacct or other non-profit accounting systems
• Knowledge of MN-specific software such as Smart Finance or Skyward

• Typical physical demands: Read numbers and reports, use telephone, lift up to 20 pounds, prolonged standing and light physical activity
• Typical mental demands: Ability to analyze information,…