Senior Accountant

Description

The Senior Accountant is a key member of the Finance and Accounting team responsible for performing complex accounting activities and supporting the accurate and timely financial reporting of multiple nonprofit entities. This position has primary responsibility for assigned month-end close activities, general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, financial statement preparation, fixed assets, accruals, deferrals, and supporting schedules.

Working in a fast-paced, multi-entity shared-services environment, the Senior Accountant partners closely with the Controller, Chief Financial Officer, accounting staff, and organizational leadership to maintain the integrity of financial information, strengthen accounting processes, support budgeting and year-end activities, and ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong technical accounting knowledge, exceptional attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Requirements

General Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Perform full-accrual accounting activities for assigned entities and departments in accordance with GAAP and organizational accounting policies.
• Manage assigned components of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process for multiple nonprofit entities.
• Prepare and review journal entries, general ledger activity, supporting schedules, and account analyses.
• Prepare accurate and timely monthly financial statements and supporting financial reports.
• Perform detailed balance sheet reconciliations, research discrepancies, and resolve outstanding items.
• Review and reconcile bank accounts and other financial accounts monthly.
• Maintain accurate accounting for prepaid expenses, accrued expenses, deferred revenue, payroll liabilities, reserves, intercompany activity, and other balance sheet accounts.
• Support departmental and entity-level accounting and financial reporting requirements.
• Assist in maintaining appropriate intercompany accounting and reconciliation processes across affiliated entities.

• Maintain fixed asset records and related supporting documentation.
• Prepare and maintain depreciation and amortization schedules.
• Review capital expenditures and ensure transactions are properly classified and recorded.
• Prepare and maintain recurring accounting schedules, reconciliations, and reports necessary to support the general ledger and financial statements.
• Maintain complete, organized, and audit-ready supporting documentation.

• Assist the Controller and Chief Financial Officer with the development, preparation, and administration of annual operating and capital budgets.
• Support budget-to-actual reporting and assist with researching significant financial variances.
• Provide financial information and analysis to department and entity leadership as requested.
• Assist management with special financial projects, reporting requirements, and financial analysis.

• Partner with the Controller and Finance leadership in completing year-end close activities.
• Prepare account reconciliations, schedules, supporting documentation, and financial information required for the annual financial statement audit.
• Respond to auditor requests and assist with the timely resolution of audit questions.
• Support tax, regulatory, and other financial reporting requirements as assigned.

• Collaborate with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, payroll, banking, and other Finance team members to resolve accounting and transactional issues.
• Review accounting activity for completeness, accuracy, appropriate coding, and supporting documentation.
• Assist with accounting-related aspects of employee benefit programs, including 401(k) employer match accruals and related liability reconciliations.
• Partner with operational and departmental leaders to research and resolve financial questions.
• Promote consistency and accuracy across the organization's shared-services accounting processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting procedures, internal controls, financial reporting, and departmental efficiencies.
• Provide accounting guidance and support to Finance team members as appropriate.

• Strong working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and nonprofit accounting…