Qualifications
A Successful Candidate For The Senior Accountant Role
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or in relevant field
Minimum of four to six years of finance/accounting experience in the nonprofit sector (including accounting for grants)
Solid and demonstrated knowledge of GAAP and US accounting practices
Intermediate to advanced experience in Microsoft Excel
Excellent verbal and written communication
Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
Familiar with Office 365 or Google Suite tools such as Sheets/Excel, Docs/Word
Problem Solving – Highly skilled at identifying discrepancies and making corrections
Strong Self-Management Skills – Takes initiative to set meaningful/reasonable goals for their self and team, align tasks with goals, appropriately manage/use their time, and stay motivated and accomplish tasks/goals
Naturally detail oriented
Easily pays attention to every detail and is very interested in understanding the cause and effect of an accounting puzzle
Place high value on accuracy
Willingness to Adapt – Flexible and able to adapt to shifting priorities, can handle a diverse and evolving workflow over prolonged periods of time
Growth Mindset: Ability to take and implement feedback with a growth mindset
Goal-Driven & Ambitious: Enjoys working hard toward achieving ambitious goals
Cultural Humility: Able to build and sustain authentic relationships across lines of difference, such as race, ethnicity, gender identity, LGBTQ+ identity, class, ability, citizenship status, or other identities
Must pass criminal background check prior to final employment offer
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to ten pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to thirty pounds
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
Candidates must live in Wisconsin and will be expected to travel to the Madison office for their initial training, bi-monthly staff meetings, and as requested by the Executive Director
Candidates applying to this position must be able to work independently and meet performance expectations, while being remote
Benefits
Salary Range: $70,000 – $75,000
Benefits: SFTA offers benefits including health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance packages, a 3% 401k match, an Employee Assistance Program, a generous time-off policy, and more
Responsibilities
This remote role requires candidates to live in Wisconsin and travel to Madison for training and bi-monthly meetings
The Senior Accountant will support financial reporting and staff, become proficient in our services, and work collaboratively to streamline processes
100% FTE
Reports to: Executive Director
Primary Responsibilities: The Senior Accountant will become an expert in many of the services we offer so that they can support the financial reporting and staff in the programs within the organization
This position will work cross-functionally to innovatively strengthen existing processes so that finances are timely, accurate and beneficial to the short-term and long-term health of the organization
The Senior Accountant Will
Prepare monthly and quarterly grant invoices and record in accounting software
Analyze actual vs
budgeted grant expenses; collaborate and communicate with Leadership, Program Directors, and Managers to identify opportunities, concerns, etc
Submit monthly payment requests for various grants
Assist in the development of grant and other funding-related budgets
Manage accounting email inbox and address emails appropriately
Enter invoices into Accounts Payable
Prepare & process weekly check/payment run
Process payroll
Prepare monthly account reconciliations
Provide support to the Controller and the Board Finance and Administration committee
Assist with audit preparation and required state and federal filings
Manage accounts receivable
Make weekly bank deposits of contributions, earned revenue, etc
Provide back up support to the other Finance Team members as needed
Other duties assigned
Effective Communication Skills – Has the ability to communicate directly and compassionately with diverse groups of employees to problem-solve and move work forward
Provides timely responses to team members and partners (network agencies, funders, community collaborators)
Shares concerns and ideas, as necessary, to maximize the financial health of the organization and minimize financial risk
Prioritizes completing work with an inclusive lens
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
While performing duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear and taste and smell
Reasonable accommodations are made to enable individuals and disabilities to perform the essential functions
While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions