Reports To: Controller

Position Summary

The Staff Accountant is part of the finance team, a group of dedicated individuals who combine diligent work with camaraderie and passion for the Foundation’s mission. The accounting team is jointly responsible for accounting for over 1000 funds, 120 investment managers, and a full complement of internal departments. The Staff Accountant is responsible for contributing to the team efforts to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the Foundation’s financial records and maintaining strong internal controls.

The Staff Accountant provides general accounting support, including preparing journal entries, reconciliations, schedules, and account analysis, and providing support in carrying out the responsibilities of the Finance Department. The Staff Accountant will also contribute to Foundation-wide projects and will be cross-trained with other staff members to provide back up when needed.

Responsibilities:

General Accounting

• Process weekly accounts payable and grant checks and ACH transactions
• Process weekly expense reports in Concur
• Prepare journal entries as requested in Financial Edge NXT
• Prepare monthly and quarterly closing reconciliations and schedules as required
• Maintain fixed asset records, record depreciation, reconcile accounts, and prepare property tax filings.
• Research questions from staff to provide timely and useful responses
• Assist with year-end closings, preparation of audit schedules, and providing supporting documentation requested by auditor.
• Prepare miscellaneous journal entries as requested.

Gift Processing

• Daily monitoring of bank, lockbox and brokerage activity and correspondence.
• Work closely with the Philanthropy and Gift Planning staff to post gift entries in Salesforce and Financial Edge NXT.
• Reconcile gift entries in Salesforce and Financial Edge NXT on monthly basis

Cash Management

• Daily depositing all cash receipts received in-house to virtual lockbox, ensure that all receipts have been timely and accurately recorded
• Weekly rebalancing of cash accounts to ensure timely investment of funds received or to transfer funds to cover weekly grants out.
• Monitor and resolve bank issues including processing stop payment requests and following up on stale dated checks and other reconciling items in monthly bank reconciliations

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting or Finance with significant accounting course work preferred
• At least two years of prior accounting experience
• Attention to detail and accuracy, ability to plan and organize, strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Strong knowledge of office software, including Microsoft Suite; experience with Salesforce is a plus
• Proven professional experience in accounting and automated financial and expense reporting systems.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented office environment.
• Experience within a non-profit or philanthropic organization is a plus.

Compensation:

Commensurate with background and experience in addition to a competitive benefits package.