Senior Accountant

Why Work for Wonders Early Learning + Extended Day?

Play isn't just fun, It's fundamental! Children need playtime, it is crucial for healthy development. Children learn about the world by exploring ideas, manipulating objects, investigating creative materials, and problem-solving with others. Using imagination and creativity, children take on new roles and test new concepts. Wonders teachers use observation and planning to create learning experiences that are intentional and provide meaningful context for children to practice skills and express ideas.

Join the Wonders family of caring, dedicated, and fun educators!

Our Mission - To cultivate curiosity, resilience, and social responsibility in children by fostering high-quality, nurturing, and inclusive educational communities led by skilled professionals

Since our inception in 1976, our goal has been to provide non-profit, quality child care to working families. Over the years, we have grown from a single center in the basement of All Saint's Church in Chevy Chase, Maryland to multiple accredited early learning, extended day, and summer camp programs across the DC Metropolitan Region.

Our programs support today's workforce, while growing the workforce of tomorrow.

Our benefits package includes paid time off, holidays, winter break, medical with HRA, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, critical illness, accident insurance, 403(b) retirement savings plan, Wonders tuition discounts, and professional development training. Benefits eligibility is dependent on job type status.

We provide paid pre-employment background checks, fingerprinting, medical exams, & drug screens as well as paid New Hire Orientation.

Wonders values its educators and leaders and we invest in our workforce by prioritizing compensation and nurturing meaningful careers. Our educators are regularly engaged in efforts towards continuous improvement in their skills and knowledge in the classroom. Approximately 80% of our annual budget is directed to staff compensation.

The Senior Accountant supports the day-to-day accounting and financial operations of Wonders Early Learning + Extended Day and helps ensure the accuracy and integrity of the organization's financial records. This position is responsible for general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, month-end and year-end close, financial reporting, and audit support. The Senior Accountant works closely with the Director of Finance, Family Accounts team, program leadership, and other administrative staff to ensure financial transactions are recorded accurately, supported appropriately, and maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and Wonders' policies and procedures.

This role requires strong accounting knowledge, analytical judgment, organization, and the ability to independently research and resolve discrepancies.

Wonders Early Learning + Extended Day supports the professional growth and advancement of staff through continuing education. A minimum of 24 hours of professional development training is required annually.

This is a full-time, 12 month position.

• Maintain accurate and complete general ledger records in accordance with GAAP and Wonders' accounting policies. Prepare and post journal entries, review account activity and classifications, maintain supporting schedules, and ensure transactions are recorded in the appropriate accounting period.
• Perform assigned month-end and year-end close procedures within established deadlines. Prepare accruals, prepaid expense allocations, depreciation, and other adjusting entries; review accounts for completeness; and support preparation of financial statements and year-end schedules.
• Prepare and maintain reconciliations for bank, credit card, payroll, benefits, prepaid expense, accrued expense, fixed asset, accounts receivable, and other balance sheet accounts. Research and resolve outstanding items, discrepancies, and unusual transactions in a timely manner.
• Review accounts payable and expense transactions for appropriate coding, documentation, approval, allocation, and classification. Monitor activity processed through  and Divvy, resolve synchronization or payment discrepancies, and follow up on missing documentation.
• Reconcile tuition and other program revenue between Playground and Quick Books. Review Family Accounts reports and supporting schedules, collaborate…