Senior Accountant Foundations
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Job Location:
Sioux Falls, SD - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 27 - 44
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. Were proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Salary Range: $27.50 - $44.00Union Position:
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Summary
The Senior Accountant provides timely and accurate reporting (in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and organizational objectives) and analysis to support leadership on financial decisions. Work is complex consisting of both transactional accounting and multi-faceted financial analysis.Job Description
Routinely identifies and analyzes detailed financial issues while keeping a broad enterprise-wide perspective. Must understand relationships between all subsidiaries. Regularly identifies appropriate level of data for analysis; reports findings relevant to audience. Responsible for financial reporting and maintaining the general ledger system for assigned entities. Demonstrates expert knowledge of financial systems and procedures relevant to the enterprise and its subsidiaries. Collaborates with colleagues in accounting department and cross-functional areas to assure the integrity of financial information. Identifies areas for improvement and proactively addresses problems within scope of responsibility while escalating issues to leadership as needed. Regularly makes recommendations for new processes and implementation of internal controls; modifies existing tools techniques and processes with approval from leadership. May serve as a project leader and a subject matter expert keeping current on emerging professional issues. Collaborates with assigned departments and functional areas to stay current on projects and initiatives while keeping leadership informed. Must have excellent communication skills and problem-solving skills. Must have solid understanding of the global accounting system and its applications. Must be able to organize and prioritize tasks effectively. Must demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail. Must demonstrate initiative and be able to maintain a high level of energy. Requires a professional commitment to continuous learning and development.Qualifications
The Foundation Senior Accountant supports the financial stewardship of philanthropic funds by managing monthend close activities fund disbursements reconciliations donation revenue endowment accounting and specialized trust/annuity responsibilities across multiple Foundation regions. This role ensures accurate reporting compliance and strong internal controls while supporting Development Treasury Operations and Finance teams.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or other Business-related degree with an Accounting minor required. Accounting degree is preferred.
- Must have at least 4 years of related work experience preferably in a nonprofit fund accounting or healthcare environment.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP restricted/unrestricted net assets and endowment accounting.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certified Management Accountant (CMA) or other professional certification is desirable but not required.
- High proficiency in Excel and experience working across multiple financial systems.
Software & Systems Used
- Inform FSM Journal entries general ledger activity financial reporting.
- Blackbaud Financial Edge (FE / FE NXT) Fund accounting endowment management fund disbursement entry.
- Blackbaud Raisers Edge (RE / RE NXT) Donation revenue receivables gift batch matching.
- Smartsheet Fund disbursement workflows process documentation.
- Various donation/payment platforms Classy Venmo PayPal Benevity BBMS Stripe GoFundMe Pro CMN tools.
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- General Ledger Reconciliation
- Accounting Software
- Account Analysis
- GAAP
- Journal Entries
- QuickBooks
- General Ledger Accounting
- Accounting
- Account Reconciliation
- SOX
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- NetSuite
About Company
Marshfield Clinic is a health care system with over 50 locations in northern, central, and western Wisconsin. Marshfield Clinic Don't just live. Shine.
