Senior Accountant Share:

Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

1. Ensure the integrity of accounting information by validating, recording, consolidating and entering transactions in Quickbooks in a timely manner. Determines accruals, and compiles data for accurate monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial reporting.

2. Analyzes financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital; prepares and reconciles balance sheet accounts for use in generating periodic profit and loss statements and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected financial position.

3. Ability to maintain all related data to invoice and account for contracts based on the specific terms of each issuer, comply with legal requirements and mandates, and work with the Contract Financial Analyst, Program Managers and funders to meet timelines for mandated reporting and billing. Build effective working relationships with all constituents from program manager to funder, across and up and down the organization. Organize and maintain contracts and spreadsheets in shared files, together with relevant documentation. Understand accounting and invoicing for direct and indirect costs.

4. Be responsive, with excellent communication and follow-up skills. Provide support to Accounts Payable Specialist to ensure timely accrual and billing of reimbursable contract expenses.

Job Duties:

- Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts in the general ledger documenting business transactions.

- Performs assigned month-end close duties on a timely basis, including preparation of journal entries, reconciling balance sheet accounts, budget to actual reports, and drafting financial statements.

- Compiles periodic and ad-hoc management reporting as needed.

- Records revenue and expenses in compliance with GAAP.

- Works closely with Contracts Analyst to ensure payroll allocations, direct and indirect costs, revenue, and reporting, including supporting documentation, is accurate and in compliance with funder requirements.

- Maintains fixed asset records, including the recording of additions, disposals, transfers, gains and losses and depreciation and amortization expense.

- Assists in the preparation of audit schedules. Organizes and maintains all company records in accordance with financial and funder audits.

- Records and accrues payroll liabilities and understands related allocations.

- Able to record 403(b) plan contributions and prepare annual 5500 report.

- Investigates and determines cost variations and trends.

- Performs ad hoc financial analysis to determine appropriate indirect rate.

- Assists in process improvement projects, including streamlining of accounting, payroll and expense reporting processes and technologies. Recommend revenue enhancement and cost reductions.

- Analyze financial reports for accuracy and discrepancies and alert others if necessary.

- Maintains punctual, regular, and predictable attendance.

- Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation.

- Displays excellent communication skills including presentation, persuasion, and negotiation skills required to work with colleagues both internal and external to the organization, with ability to communicate effectively and remain calm and courteous under pressure.

- Respectfully takes direction from manager and others.

- Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat tosafety or health of employee or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process. Advanced MS Excel skills, including VLOOKUP-s and pivot tables. Accuracy and attention to detail.

Education & Experience:
Bachelor-s degree in accounting or finance from four-year college or university; and four to six years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Non-Profit experience a plus, especially working with a large volume of federal, state and other government agency contracts; grants; and donations.

Has significant knowledge of QuickBooks Non-Profit Edition and Microsoft Excel. Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, with preferred experience working in the accounting department of a non-profit organization.

Certificates, Licenses and/or Registrations:
This position does not require any certificates, licenses, or registrations, however candidates with an active CPA license are preferred.

POIC + RAHS is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

--To be considered for this opportunity, please submit a Resume and a Personal Statement that includes: a) why you are interested in working for POIC + RAHS, b) how your skills and experience relate to this position, and c) what you can contribute to our organization and the youth we serve. Please send your Personal Statement and Resume to jobs@portlandoic.org with the job title in the subject line.