Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant is responsible for general accounting functions up to and including financial statement preparation.  Responsible for maintaining accurate records, schedules and reconciliations which may include fixed assets, donations, receivables, and general journal entries.   Responsible for assisting with month, quarter, and year-end close duties. The workload requires some overtime during peak periods such as audit preparation, during product sales and summer overnight camp.  
Supervises: Accounts Payable Specialist, Product Sales Logistics and Accounting Specialist

​​​​Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following and other duties as assigned.

• Review payables, ACHs and assigned checks for weekly processing.
• Manage recordation of fixed asset activity and depreciation expense.
• Prepare imports of donations data to record contributions and reconcile to the general ledger.  
• Prepare pledges and receivable schedules monthly and reconcile to general ledger.
• Backup Assistant Controller as required, including assisting with revenue transaction accounting, NetSuite and related reconciliations.
• Reconcile product program transactions and data to general ledger and sub-systems. Process and track product program collections and prepare related calculations.  
• Supervise debt tracking and collection tasks as performed by the Product Sales Logistics and Accounting Specialist and the Staff Accountant – Cash Receipts.
• Perform designated monthly reconciliations of balance sheet and other general ledger accounts and assist in performing a timely month-end close process.
• Assist Controller in year-end audit preparation and documentation of accounting policies and internal controls.
• Assist with training of new staff members on Accounting processes.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university strongly preferred with minimum three to four years accounting experience; or seven years related experience and/or training in accounting or related field; requires strong reconciliation skills.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Formatting, editing and good grammar are required.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Proficient in use of general office equipment and technology including in Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and accounting systems.  Must be an intermediate Excel user and able to create pivot tables, V-look-up commands and graphs.  Knowledge of Blackbaud’s Financial Edge a plus, but not required.
• Ability to work from home, as needed, to include high speed home internet access, accessibility to a non-distracting and uninterrupted space with adequate lighting and ergonomically adequate workspace.

Benefits:  We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive salary and extensive benefits package and future growth opportunities within the company.  Our current full time employee benefit package includes Health, Dental, Vision, HSA, FSA, STD, LTD, Life/AD&D, Educational Assistance, Commuter Benefits, Paid Time Off/Vacation, Paid Company Holidays, and more.  Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning, and culture.
  
Belonging and Sisterhood:  Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council fosters belonging and respect for all girls. We empower all girls, volunteers, and staff to fulfill their potential and make the world a better place. Our Girl Scout Promise drives us to provide diverse, equitable and inclusive experiences where all girls, volunteers and staff are confident they belong. We stand firm in these commitments and united by these ideals.
 
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.


Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to stoop, reach, work with fingers, talk, hear and perform repetitive motions. Ability to perform light work exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Heavy visual acuity required to perform such activities as, accounting, using computer terminal and extensive reading and proofing. The noise level in the environment is usually moderate.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Heavy visual acuity required to perform such activities as preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, using computer terminal and extensive reading. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, grasp, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch.


Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council is a 501c nonprofit organization.
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