Senior Accountant

Position Summary:

The Senior Accountant supports the accounting operations of Impact Services in a complex nonprofit environment that includes government foundation and corporate funding as well as real estate related activities. This role plays an important role in the month-end close process financial reporting and grant accounting ensuring compliance with GAAP and donor restrictions. The Senior Accountant works closely with FP&A to support accurate and timely financial information for internal reporting and analysis. This is a full-time position.

Essential Accountabilities:

• Develops and maintains an understanding of the accounting operations. Recommending and enforcing the internal controls policies and procedures.
• Assists with annual budget preparation and support.
• Ensures accuracy of programmatic salary and fringe allocations.
• Prepares day-to-day and month-end close entries including revenue payroll prepaid expenses unbilled accounts receivable and accrued liabilities.
• Monitors program revenue ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards.
• Creates and reviews general ledger reports to ensure accuracy of general ledger activity.
• Prepares reconciliations for necessary balance sheet accounts general ledger accounts and budget to actual variance analysis.
• Assists with the month-end and year-end closing process.
• Assists external auditors and tax accountants at year-end with preparing schedules providing explanations of supporting materials and procedures and preparing any other necessary data.
• Assists in the preparation of the year-end 1099 submissions.
• Recommends designs and implements any necessary department controls and procedures.
• Partners with FP&A to support budget to actual analysis variance explanations and management reporting.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in accounting.
• Minimum 5-7 years progressive accounting experience.

Qualifications:

• Combination of profit and non-profit experience with a strong understanding of Accounting Principles and knowledge of GAAP.
• Strong systems background using financial software packages.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Integrity/ethics beyond reproach and a passion for Impacts mission vision and values.
• Keen sense of urgency and situational awareness.
• Problem solving analytical ability and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interpret and analyze financials metrics and other data arrive a supportive conclusions and recommendations.
• Proven time management skills ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects to establish deadlines.
• Demonstrated adaptability and flexibility to new ideas and approaches.
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Attentive to detail producing consistent reliable accurate and understandable work product.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective work relationships with coworkers and internal clients.
• Strong written verbal and listening communication skills.

Working Conditions:
Office work environment.

Physical Requirements:
Sitting standing reaching
Office environment
Able to lift 20 lbs.