Senior Staff Accountant

Professionalism:

• Values and participates in the Team as a proactive member.
• Respects others' professional opinions and tolerates a range of feelings. 
• Able to give and receive constructive criticism.

Supervision:

• Attends supervision consistently and comes prepared.
• Able to receive feedback and to learn from it.
• Has insight about self (i.e., strengths and weaknesses) and utilizes that knowledge toward growth and change.

Job Responsibilities:

The Senior Program Accountant works with the Accounting Manager, CFO and Program Managers to review the financial status of Agency programs which includes: managing administrative department budgets, managing administrative cost allocation plans, and reviewing and entering daily cash transactions and month end journal entries.  The Senior Program Accountant manages funder reviews and audits as well as organizing, preparing and directing all monthly general ledger accounting activities.  General ledger accounting activities include transactions related to fixed assets, payables, taxes, payroll, cash, monitoring budgets, investments and insurance.  This position is responsible for maintaining accounting systems to ensure the proper accounting and recording of company resources.  The Senior Program Accountant is responsible for generating financial statements, conducting analysis, and creating other management reports.

• Responsible for month-end and general ledger closings, computer statement preparation and analyses. 
• Review and submit end journal entries for Accounting Manager's approval.
• Review and submit daily cash entries for Accounting Manager's approval.
• Prepares cash flow reports and monthly department analyses.
• Manage and administer admin cost allocation plan.
• Design reports in Financial Edge and Excel. Prepare periodic and ad-hoc reports.
• Monitors current department accounting systems and procedures and revises as required.
• Responsible for the accurate and timely preparation and submission of all internal and external reports as necessary.
• Prepares required monthly, quarterly and annual reports and responds to inquiries (ROE's, Grant Reimbursement Claims and funder reports).
• Coordinate funder reviews and audits.
• Review and assist in the preparation of annual budgets and modifications.
• Responsible for 100% completion and preparation of work papers required in the annual audit.
• Coordinate year-end audit review for external audit staff and work directly with auditors.
• Other duties and projects as requested by Accounting Manager & CFO.

Qualifications:

Education:   Bachelor Degree in Accounting or Business or equivalent experience. 

Experience:   Minimum of five (5) solid years' experience in all aspects of Non-profit accounting and/or grant accounting.  Federal and State grant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:   Solid knowledge of manual and automated accounting systems, financial analysis capabilities.  Strong background in budget preparation and management.  Knowledge of advanced accounting principles and practices, including fund accounting and the use of inter-fund accounts.  Intermediate to advanced skills in use of accounting software preferably Financial Edge accounting system.  Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite (including Excel, Word, Power Point, Access and Outlook).  Strong problem-solving skills using arithmetic, algebra and software formulas to solve problems.  The ability to manage and prioritize tasks independently and in a team environment. Ability to perform duties accurately and efficiently to ensure complete compliance

Communication skills:   Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.  Ability to write for presentation or for publication, prescribing to agency format.  Ability to effectively present information about and be a spokesperson for the agency, to top management, public groups, and or boards of directors.

Physical Demands:   The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by and employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  While performing the duties of this position, the employee is occasionally required to lift and or move up to 25 lbs.

* The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job or that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function .

• Vacation: As a full-time employee working generally 35 hours per week, you will be eligible to participate in the Family Connections group benefit plans. Benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, long term disability, retirement plans, and additional supplementary benefits. Yes, you can elect to not enroll into these benefits. You will also be eligible to accrue vacation, personal, and sick days in addition to 12 paid holidays, and summer wellness Fridays.

• Benefits also include professional development assistance, referral program, internal/external trainings, Capella University partnership, 403b retirement plan with employer matching (3% max) (you can enroll in your 403b without a waiting period) , employer-paid life insurance, employer paid Long-term Disability (LTD) insurance, employer paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, etc.

Family Connections is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to excellence. Employment offers are made on the basis of qualifications and without regard to race, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, age veteran status, or sexual orientation or other protected classes under the State and Federal law.