Senior Accountant - Creative Financial Staffing
Arlington, VA
About the Job
About the Organization & Opportunity:
- Our client is a nonprofit membership association with nearly 400 member organizations
- Highly established organization that was founded in the 1940's
- Current employees praise the work-life balance and team-oriented atmosphere
- Opportunity to work closely with SVP, Operations &
Finance and VP, Finance
Senior Accountant
Responsibilities:
- Audit support will be a major responsibility of the Senior Accountant role
- Senior Accountant will be responsible for monthly close process
- Senior Accountant will support SVP, Operations & Finance and VP, Finance - will be managing projects but not people
- Senior Accountant will assist in preparing 24 month budget
- Senior Accountant will complete financial statement prep
- Senior Accountant will be responsible for reconciliations
- Senior Accountant will complete ad hoc tasks and projects, as requested
Requirements:
- 5-7+ years of accounting experience
- CRM experience is required (Our client utilizes NetForum. Previous NetForum experience is a plus. Must have experience using a CRM.) - The majority of the billing is done in the CRM
- Audit prep or audit experience required
- Excel - keyboard shortcuts, pivot tables, VLOOKUP's
- Degree is a plus but NOT required
- Previous nonprofit accounting experience is preferred (understanding that membership dues don't go on accounts receivable) everything else can be picked up
- QuickBooks is a plus as long as someone has used another accounting system
Personality Fit:
- Comfortable working with technology
- Problem solving experience
- Self-starter
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- If there's a hole missing in the documentation or process, this person can figure it out and fill in the gaps to make sure there's a standard process and workflow.
- Able to meet the due dates/deadlines - check email and be up to date on the email that a supervisor sent within a couple of hours
- Prioritizes requests from CEO over other tasks
- Ask questions for clarification if have a question about what should be prioritized
- Able to work independently
- Strong listener
- Proactive thinking skills
- Assertive
- Quick learner
- Flexible to adapt to changes in priorities
Qualified candidates please submit your resume for immediate consideration for this exciting job opportunity. Thanks!
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Source : Creative Financial Staffing