Senior Staff Accountant
Reporting to the Vice President of Finance, the Senior Staff Accountant plays a key role in supporting the financial operations of the organization. This position assists both the Vice President of Finance and the Chief Financial Officer in executing core accounting functions, including financial analysis, reconciliation, general ledger management, and journal entry preparation. The ideal candidate will have experience in nonprofit accounting, proficiency with Sage Intacct, and advanced Excel knowledge.
Essential Functions:
- Support the Vice President of Finance in the oversight of all financial activities of the organization as needed, including the month-end close process, accounting operations, financial reporting, financial reconciliation, and cash management for headquarters and the branches.
- Ensure timely completion of monthly accounting tasks including data entry, transaction analysis, and account reconciliation.
- Support the production program and branch financial statements; the production of the annual budget; and the production of financial forecasts.
- Conduct financial analysis of variances from the budget and report significant issues to management.
- Contribute to the continuous review and improvement of the accounting policies and procedures and internal controls to ensure conformance with GAAP and internal accounting and reporting guidelines.
- Support complete and accurate tax compliance and tax accounting in accordance with federal/state laws and regulations, GAAP, and industry best practices.
- Keep abreast of trends and regulations to ensure effective implementation and compliance
- Maintain systems and controls which verify the integrity of all systems, processes and data.
- Document workflows and support automation initiatives to enhance operational effectiveness.
- Support the streamlining of accounting systems and documenting processes via process improvement and automation to achieve greater efficiencies and accuracy in the level and timeliness of reporting.
- Assist with the preparation and filing of IRS Form 990 and other regulatory reports, including quarterly Census Bureau surveys and the annual financial audit.
- Work collaboratively with other members of Finance and the organization’s management team
- Perform tasks or projects as assigned or as directed.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in finance and/or accounting to include experience with journal entries, and monthly close.
- Nonprofit experience preferred.
- Proficiency with financial software and databases; knowledge of Intacct a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Highly self-motivated with the proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with varying deadlines.
- Detail-oriented with excellent follow-up skills.
- Able to maintain confidentiality of information.
- Ability to be available to travel (<10%)
- Able to perform sedentary work including working at a workstation and performing repetitive keyboarding activities.
- Work will be mostly in a normal office setting. Remote work is an option.
- Work will require some walking and standing.
- Able to operate general office equipment. Visual and hearing acuity necessary to operate equipment, use telecommunication, read fine print, and utilize a computer monitor throughout the course of a normal workday.
- Able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds. Some physical effort may be required.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Salary commensurate with experience - $75-90K
Military spouses, veterans and military affiliated job seekers encouraged to apply.
Armed Services YMCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ASYMCA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. ASYMCA encourages applicants of all ages.
Armed Services YMCA acknowledges the minimal use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in our initial recruitment stages. All AI use is coupled with human review and is designed to assist our team in building efficiencies and excelling at focusing on timeliness and communication in our hiring process. Our hiring teams thoroughly evaluate skills and qualifications and make all final hiring decisions.