Empoweredis a community of social entrepreneur teachers bringing the experiential individualized self-discovery teaching methodology to life in their classrooms. Their work leads to transformative learning experiences for their students. At scale the Empowered community is a cultural movement driving bottom-up change throughout the key institution of education.
Empowered is part of the Stand Together philanthropic community.
Our community is growing and so is the impact of our work to move toward a society where everyone has the opportunity to live a life of meaning and succeed by benefitingothers. At Empowered we advance this work by partnering with educators to empower students to realize their potential and transform education from a top-down system of control to a bottom-up system fueled by empowered educators.
Were looking for an Accounting Assistant to join the Empowered administrative/systems team as we strive to transform education.
Reporting to the Office Manager as Accounting Assistant you will oversee and have responsibility of the day-to-day accounting functions of our Wichita-based office including but not limited to our accounts payable (A/P) invoices accounts receivable (A/R) activities bank deposits and other month-end close activities. You will also oversee select data entry activities associated with processing micro-grants and market day loans and provide support to other office administration and project activities.
This role is on-site based in Wichita Kansas
How You Will Contribute
Oversee the A/P process and work completion for Empowered. This includes coding Empowered payables invoices TIN matching maintaining invoice approval workflows and coordinating with our shared-service accounts payable team to ensure invoices are processed in an accurate and timely manner. Responsible for raising any concerns discrepancies or process changes and seeing the issue through to resolution.
Oversee A/R support activities including processing of donor contributions received via check lockbox wire or ACH ownership of associated documentation and communications and coordinating with our shared-service accounting team to ensure grants and cash receipts are recorded in an accurate and timely manner.
Administer our teacher funding platform by ordering activating and funding cards and other related activities. Primary contact for the vendor to make sure contracts are followed and any issues are resolved.
Prepare monthly accounting schedules and journal entries associated with recording our teacher funding activities and donor contributions to be submitted to our shared-service accounting team.
Run key general ledger and month-end financial reports from our financial systems and reviews and distribute information to leaders.
Provide updates in our Sales Force system related to teacher funding and incentives activity.
Provide other accounting support as needed and where the Office Manager feels it will add value and knowledge to Empowered.
Assist the Office Manager with general facilities needs including ordering office and printer supplies coordinating seating arrangements serving as Empowereds safety representative and submitting and managing tickets for facilities and office tech (printer video conference equipment) issues etc. In this role there is cross-department and cross-organization collaboration including raising concerns troubleshooting and partnering on solutions.
Assist with key financial onboarding tasks for new team members joining Empowered. This includes expense report and financial system training purchasing card registrations and making sure they have tools and resources to be successful.
Provide support to the Office Manager and administrative/systems team with special project work. This includes leading subsets of larger project work.
Other activities and projects as needed and as initiated by the Office Manager
What You Will Bring
Strong A/P A/R and accounting knowledge
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products (Word Outlook Teams etc.)
Critical thinking and analytical skills that will allow you to identify process improvement opportunities and challenges and develop solutions
Organized and detail-oriented ability to prioritize and multi-task
Strong interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration skills
A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover develop and apply their unique talents.
Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities allowing you to share in the success you help drive.
Our Values:Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management (PBM) a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress such as dignity openness and bottom-up empowerment. PBM empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial to innovate and to continually drive transformation.
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