**The Intersection of **Calling and Career

World Vision is hiring a Staff Accountant on the Accounting & Reporting Team.

**01 At a Glance **

**Role : **Staff Accountant, Accounting & Reporting Team, Finance & Legal

**Location : **Hybrid, from Federal Way, Washington. Majority of day-to-day work can be performed remotely. Required on-site on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, with flexible arrival and departure times.

Reports to: Accounting Manager, Accounting & Reporting, Finance & Legal

Required experience: Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field or equivalent work experience in accounting (eight years). In addition to education or education equivalent, requires a minimum of one year of private/corporate or public accounting work experience. Grant experience preferred, not required.

Salary Range: $53,192.30 - $ 79,788.45/annually. Applies to locations with a market similar to our U.S. HQ in the Greater Seattle area. A different range may apply based on your work location. Typical hiring range is $55,000 - $65,000/annually. Job offers within the range are based on relevant job qualifications and pay equity. See Salary Range & Benefits section below for more details on our compensation and benefits. World Vision employees see our Salary Administration Guidelines and My Life My Benefits pages on our organization intranet known as The Vine.

02 The Job: As a Staff Accountant on the Accounting and Reporting team, you’ll join an experienced team of five managing the accounting for World Vision’s portfolio of public grants. You will perform a wide variety of regular and recurring moderately complex to complex accounting functions including establishing accounting records, maintaining the general accounting system, and recommending modifications based on new regulations or policies. You’ll also carry out our Christian organization’s mission, vision, and strategies, and personify the ministry of World Vision by witnessing to Christ and ministering to others through life, deed, word and sign.

Your responsibilities will include:

1. Keep Christ central in individual and corporate life. Actively participate in and contribute to the spiritual disciplines of the organization (Christian conduct, devotions, chapel, prayer, worship); incorporate WV Core Values into decisions within scope of role.
2. Prepare regular journal entries to the general ledger.
3. Provide input for financial statements and prepare, run, review, and analyze accounting reports.
4. Reconcile moderately complex subsidiary ledger accounts and checking accounts. 1. Analyze, document, and review accounts. 2. Establish working relationship with business owners to understand the business trends, changes, etc. for variance analysis. 3. Communicate with customers on reconciling issues and articulate solutions. 4. Train customers in Accounting Standard Operating Procedures, as appropriate.
5. Prepare aging schedules and more complex audit schedules requiring some research and analysis.
6. Prepare regular internal accounting reports for Finance department management.
7. Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of processes and make recommendations to leadership regarding internal controls, regulatory compliance, and workplace efficiencies.
8. Develop a role appropriate understanding of the international World Vision partnership and use this context to inform communications, actions, decisions, recommendations and solutions.
9. Remain current and increase knowledge in related areas utilizing self-study and/or continuing professional education efforts.
10. Work collaboratively with team members when assigned to work as part of a team.
11. Maintain awareness of corporate goals, objectives, organizational announcements, and activities. Reference and follow organizational policies and procedures, seeking clarity as needed.
12. Perform other duties as assigned.

03 You Bring These Skills:

• Accounting/Finance Expertise: Understands and can apply complex accounting and financial principles. Provides effective critical review of financial statements, spreadsheets, etc.
• Analytical/Research Skills: Defines parameters of task and desired objective; gathers and synthesizes relevant data; applies reasoning to determine relationships of variables and develop recommendations. Tests assumptions, observes results.
• Relationship Building: Easily establishes a professional rapport, growing and maintaining a network of contacts. Offers compromises as necessary to gain support and participation. Proactively contacts others, despite the risk of possible rejection.
• Attention to Detail: Accomplishes tasks thoroughly, showing concern for all the areas involved no matter how small, at the appropriate level for the task.
• Communication: Presents articulately. Uses effective listening skills to promote the free flow of information. Shows consistency between words and actions. Works collaboratively with others to promote consistent communication across the department.
• Flexibility: Adapts easily to frequent change, to varied working conditions and requirements, and to diverse individuals and groups. Willing to consider new ideas and approaches and apply them creatively.

04 Education and Experience **: **Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field or equivalent work experience in accounting (eight years). In addition to education or education equivalent, requires a minimum of one year of private/corporate or public accounting work experience. Grant experience preferred, not required. Experience in using software including NetSuite, MS Dynamics, MS Power Automate, MS Excel, are useful but not required.

**05 **About World Vision USA: When you work at World Vision, your passions and talents come together to meet the greatest needs in the world today. We're a global Christian humanitarian organization, and we partner with children, families, and their communities to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. We empower people out of poverty. We're Christian and follow Jesus' example to show unconditional love to the poor and oppressed through serving every child we can regardless of faith. Are you feeling called to explore joining us? We hope so.

**06 **Where this job could take your career: **** World Vision USA is a part of the larger World Vision International partnership. Globally, we have over 37,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries. Over 900 of us call World Vision USA home. You'll have opportunities to use and develop your God-given talents, skills, and personal interests to advance within our talented community of professionals.

**07 **S **alary Range & Benefits: **The full range for this position is $53,192.30 – $79,788.45/annually. This applies to locations with a market similar to our U.S. HQ in the Greater Seattle area. A different range may apply based on your work location. Typical hiring range is $55,000 – $65,000/annually. Job offers within the range are based on relevant job qualifications and pay equity. World Vision employees see our Salary Administration Guidelines and My Life My Benefits pages on our organization intranet known as The Vine. Please indicate the range you're targeting when asked during the application process. In addition, we have a robust and comprehensive benefits package to round out our total compensation package. Click here to learn more. Additionally, merit, auto allowance, and relocation may be available to eligible employees based on existing plans.

**08 How to Apply: **Submit your updated resume below. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Melissa DiFrancesco in Talent Acquisition at mdifrancesco@worldvision.org.

**09 What happens next? **Short-listed candidates will be contacted by a member of our recruiting staff for a phone interview. Selected candidates will move onto a panel interview with direct colleagues on the Accounting & Reporting team, followed by a final panel interview with leaders across Accounting & Reporting.

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