Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant Full Time Professional Washington, DC, Washington, DC, US 26 days ago

Requisition ID:

1243

Salary Range:

$95,000.00 To $105,000.00

Annually Position Overview:

Serve as a lead accountant for regular financial management activities to include investments, month end, inter-fund balances, and receivables among others. Additionally, this role will have primary responsibility for regular specific project reporting and underlying analysis. Further, the role will generally serve as the primary contact for Accept & Administer funds.

Essential Functions/Duties/Tasks:

Reporting and Month End closing: Prepare NPF monthly financial reports as a part of an interactive process with department managers, requiring open communication. Essential functions to include the following: Provide reports to Department Heads and staff as needed. Oversee month end close. Prepare monthly financial reports and executive summary reports for CFO. Assist with budget preparation, coordination and reporting. Prepare summary statements for parks and other restricted funds. Prepare and send quarterly reports to all parks with invested balances. Download bank activity daily. Review activity, prepare documentation (ACH Direct Deposit Form) for Raiser's Edge and post entries as needed.

In-Kind Gifts:

ensure managers are submitting In-Kind gift information to Development for entry into Raiser's Edge. Complete bank Reconciliations. Complete database and GL reconciliations. Complete miscellaneous month end entries. Update monthly schedules. Update pledge schedule.

Investments:

Manage posting of investment activity. This includes earnings, administration charges, gains/losses, fund transfers, monthly reconciliation of investment statements to General Ledger, and the opening and closing of accounts. Serve as primary contact for fund balances. Maintain fund folders that archive historical information for each fund's purpose and restrictions. Partner with the Grants Department to ensure requests for disbursements meet the intended purpose and do not exceed the balance available. Calculate amounts available from endowments using a rolling average method. Serve as the main contact for guest donation program assisting with any fund set-up, fund balance inquiry and reporting. Review stock gift activity, sale and post gifts of stock received through the brokerage account at Vanguard and ensure these gifts are entered into Raiser's Edge using established procedures for valuing stock gifts. Reconcile brokerage account monthly. Complete quarterly reconciliation of Annuity Account to ensure all annuity gifts are recorded properly and entered in Raiser's Edge. Communicate with the relationship manager at Vanguard to continually improve fund management and flow of information. Reconcile investment accounts between the general ledger and Vanguard. Prepare required Investment audit schedules.

Other:

Prepare Schedules and report for Annual and preliminary audit reports and requests. Coordinate State Registration renewals. Review budget vs. expenses variances. Support review of expenses and credit card reports. Act as a backup for remote deposit processing in M&T Bank. Support review of cash receipts. Maintain open communication with all departments. Support CFO and Controller on special projects. Complete Fund Analysis, research, and other tasks as needed. Required knowledge, skills, and abilities: Supervisory experience preferred. Good communication skills both oral and written. Good organization skills and ability to adapt in a changing environment.

Preferred education and experience:

Bachelors degree in finance or accounting. 5-10 years experience. Knowledge of Great Plains or other accounting software.

Salary Range:

 $95,000 - $105,000, commensurate with experience.

Benefits:

NPF offers a highly competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 403(b) savings plan, professional development and tuition assistance, generous paid time-off program including primary caregiver leave.