accountant Remote
Job description
Friends of the Children is looking for an extraordinary professional to join our finance team. Are you flexible and ready to take on a wide range of accounting tasks? Is working for an organization that inspires you a critical aspect of your job search? We may have the perfect career for you.
Our model is proven to impact generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships with salaried professional mentors – 12+ years, no matter what. We are celebrating our 30th anniversary as a 32-site, $62M network and establishing our headquarters as a National Center of Excellence in Paid Professional Mentoring. Based on market signals and philanthropic commitments, we are poised to scale to 40 locations in 25 states and sovereign Tribal nations through the launch of a $100M expansion campaign.
The Finance Department performs the accounting functions for the National Friends of the Children organization and chapters throughout the country. The Staff Accountant is responsible for reconciling and recording monthly transactions for both national and the chapters.
Friends of the Children is committed to our community, to equal employment opportunity, and to diversity in our workplace. See the below to learn more about the position’s responsibilities and qualifications:
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended as a comprehensive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Record transactions for employee reimbursements for National (Concur) and the chapters
- Record deposits through cash receipts and the accounts receivable module
- Reconcile monthly Salesforce excel reports to the general ledger for National
- Record bank transactions and reconcile National and chapter banks statements
- Perform the finance training for new chapter operations managers
- Correspond between the chapter operations managers and the National senior accountants
- Provide documents and support as needed to Senior Accountants for year-end audits
- Monthly credit card reconciliations for both National and chapters
- Prepare quarterly reconciliations of chapter donor databases and the general ledger.
- Complete year-end tasks for chapter financials
- Prepare AR invoices for chapters’ grants as needed
- Prepare payroll entries for chapters
- Preparation and completion of Form 1099 & 1096 for National and chapters
- Receives vendor invoices, reconciles supporting documents, enter into Financial Edge, gathers necessary approvals for processing, and initiate payments
- Conversion of source documents to electronic media and maintenance of electronic and source document filing
Required Skills, Education, Knowledge and Abilities:
- Two to four years of financial accounting experience.
- Strong GAAP/internal controls knowledge.
- Experience in supporting multiple business entities simultaneously.
- Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
- Strong Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word) and Adobe Acrobat Pro
- Ability to work collaboratively with members of staff
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with an accounting concentration
Preferred Competencies, Skills, and Abilities:
- Non-profit accounting experience
- Federal grant compliance experience
- Experience with Financial Edge
- Experience with Microsoft Teams
Culture of Belonging:
Friends of the Children endeavors to create a culture where each and every staff knows they belong. From our policies to our procedures and practices, we aim to create an environment that is healthy, safe, accepting, supportive, and kind. Our benefits are one way to depict our value for work harmony, empowerment, health, and happiness.
Benefits: Our competitive compensation, benefits package, and employee engagement demonstrate our values to families, children, healthy relationships, love, empowerment, goal achievement, and equity. We are continuously seeking feedback and researching best practices to meet the needs of staff and their families. Below are ways we actualize a culture of care for each and every staff member.
- Health: Friends of the Children had covers 100% of employee only health premium for 2 of the 3 plans
- Dental: Friends of the Children covers 100% of employee only premium
- Vision: Friends of the Children covers 100% of employee only premium
- Basic Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment: 100% paid by Friends of the Children
- Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability: 100% paid by Friends of the Children
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA): Employees may contribute to an FSA account: Healthcare FSA minimum of $100 maximum of $3,050.
- Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary Benefits such as Critical Illness, Hospitalization, Legal, etc.
- 401(k) savings plan with a company matches up to the first 4% of earnings that the employee contributes.
- Cell phone Reimbursement: Employee is eligible for a cell phone reimbursement not to exceed $50/month.
- Internet Service Reimbursement: Employee is eligible for an internet service reimbursement not to exceed $25/month.
- Office reimbursement of $150 per year.
- Time off: Full-time employees of Friends are eligible for up to three weeks of paid vacation annually as well as paid sick leave. The first year the time is pro-rated.
- Career Development after the first year of employment.
- Summer hours
- Employee Perks and Discount Programs including savings on hotels, rental cars, travel, entertainment, streaming services, electronics, eCommerce, and so much more
Benefits start first of the month on or following employee start date.
Compensation:
- Range: $ $58,000 to $68,000. (Compensation commensurate with experience and geographical location)
Location
- Remote/Virtual
Applications without cover letters will not be considered; please use this as an opportunity to convey why you want to be the Staff Accountant at Friends of the Children!
Friends of the Children is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to addressing discriminatory practices, and to working toward racial equity. The equal employment opportunity policy of Friends of the Children provides fair and equal opportunities for all employees and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, disability, or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. Friends of the Children - Portland hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
Friends of the Children is growing rapidly as communities across the country are experiencing the power of how “One” changes a child's story: One Friend. One Child. 12 ½ years. No matter what. #ThePowerOfOne
