Senior Accountant

Role Overview

• Accord is looking for a Senior Accountant to join our team!
• The Senior Accountant is responsible for the organizational and affiliate financial recordkeeping, including accurately maintaining all general ledger accounts, reconciling bank statements, conducting monthly and year-end closing procedures, generating various reports and financial analysis/forecasting, and assisting with the annual audit.
• Perform month end closing processes, including balance sheet reconciliations
• Analyzing financial data
• Main rolling forecast with input from internal stakeholders
• Preparing audit workpapers
• Support and ensure timely month-end close.
• Prepare and record assigned journal entries into the accounting software.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis.
• Maintain fixed asset inventory and depreciation schedules.
• Complete the monthly closing process by preparing and self-reviewing all assigned journal entries and processes, including recording all relevant allocations.
• Review the general ledger and monthly financial statements for accuracy.
• Manage the housing function’s accounting, including but not limited to: recording monthly rent, preparing monthly rent statements, and participating in bi-weekly housing meetings.
• Prepare and submit monthly contract invoicing, including budget reconciliations.
• Cross-review journal entries from other finance staff.
• Maintain FP&A software solution, including integrations between ERP and FP&A software
• Perform planning, forecasting, budgeting and analytical activities to support management decision making
• Identify and investigate budget variances.
• Prepare schedules and work with the Controller to complete the annual audit as well as any other finance monitoring reviews.
• Serve as a backup for accounts payable.
• Review and record lockbox cash receipts.
• Troubleshoot ERP and FP&A software issues.
• Improve efficiency and effectiveness of processes and systems through smart use of technology and digital tools.
• Develop strategies to improve organizational efficiencies, including proactive identification of simplification and automation opportunities.
• Review or create accounting processes and accounting policies as necessary to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Provide the same accountabilities/functions noted above for Accord’s affiliate subsidiaries.

Requirements

• Either a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance, or commensurate experience of five or more years in accounting and finance, with oversight or review responsibility of lower level accounting employees.
• Five years of Accounting experience, two years of which include oversight or review responsibility of lower level accounting employees.
• Must have advanced knowledge of Excel, including Pivot tables, text to columns, filtering, VLOOKUP and other advanced formulas
• CPA or FP&A preferred
• Experience with and knowledge of accounting software
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to give attention to financial detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to explain financial information
• Excellent at working independently and as a part of the finance team, to share information and work collaboratively
• Experience in nonprofit or health care environments is preferable but not required

Tech Stack

• ERP

Benefits

• Competitive wage ($75,000-$80,000) and benefit package with PTO
• 9 paid holidays
• health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• NO COST short & long-term disability insurance
• retirement savings plan options
• employee wellness program
• tuition assistance program
• career advancement
• mileage reimbursement for providing direct services
• a positive, friendly work environment and much more.