Staff Accountant

About Evergreen Goodwill

Evergreen Goodwill of Northwest Washington is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1923 that helps people get jobs across Northwest Washington by offering high-quality free job training, education and job placement. Goodwill empowers individuals to overcome barriers to working, by providing comprehensive support and connecting them with life changing job opportunities, ensuring they are career-ready and can support themselves and their families.

Evergreen Goodwill of Northwest Washington is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1923 that helps people get jobs across Northwest Washington by offering high-quality free job training, education and job placement. Goodwill empowers individuals to overcome barriers to working, by providing comprehensive support and connecting them with life changing job opportunities, ensuring they are career-ready and can support themselves and their families.

The organization employs over 2,000 people, operates five job-training centers, 23 nonprofit retail stores and more than 27 donation sites in King, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom and Kitsap Counties. Every day, Evergreen Goodwill connects people with the jobs, services and skills they need — because Jobs Change Lives. We are committed to creating and sustaining a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion (DEI) and are focused on creating a joyful, inclusive and successful organization.

Staff Accountant

$64,

Evergreen Goodwill Administrative Office

In Person

The Staff Accountant provides technical accounting support for the Accounting Department and is responsible for timely and accurate accounting, reporting and reconciliations.

• Supports internal customer groups in all financial aspects of their business.
• Manages the purchasing and invoicing process for capital expenditures and fixed asset accounting tasks.
• Prepares period-end journal entries within scheduled deadlines for period close.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly financial statements including balance sheets, income statements, and profit and loss statements.
• Completes period-end variance analysis and research discrepancies between actual and budgeted balances.
• Reconciles cash disbursement accounts, payroll, customer accounts, and other financial accounts.
• Preparation of B&O/sales tax returns.
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of internal controls and identifies potential issues.
• Assists in the annual preparation of the organization’s budget.
• Provides outside auditors with assistance; gathers necessary account information and documents to perform annual audit.
• Supports in preparation for ad-hoc analysis and special management reports.
• Maintains knowledge of acceptable accounting practices and procedures.
• Identifies and participates in implementing process improvements.
• Cross-trains on other accounting responsibilities to provide backup support.
• Demonstrates safe work practices through awareness and observation in support of a safety culture; reports any potential hazards or accidents.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training/experience in accounting.
• Experience:
  
  3-5 years’ experience in accounting preferred. Understanding of GAAP.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook). D365 and…