Senior Accountant

Save The Family Foundation of Arizona; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Company parties

Job summary

Save the Family Foundation of Arizona is seeking an experienced accounting professional responsible for implementing approved accounting practices and ensuring accurate financial reporting. You will oversee payroll, accounts payable/receivable, and grant invoicing, including cash receipts, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and grant management.

The role requires a strong background in nonprofit accounting, payroll processing, and monthly close procedures, with emphasis on internal

Qualifications

• Not-for-profit experience preferred
• Payroll processing
• Accounting systems management; Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT preferred
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Daily management of the general ledger
• Month-end close procedures
• Grant management, billing and related reports
• Extensive accounts payable and accounts receivable experience
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions

Responsibilities

• Process payroll and gather the necessary information
• Prepare invoices
• Report all necessary 1099s for STF and ARM at year-end
• Process accounts payable
• Process accounts receivable
• Generate reports for internal use
• Compile figures to assist staff in preparing agency grant requests and contracts
• Assemble work papers for the annual audit
• Prepare and submit all required reports and monitoring activities in a timely and accurate manner
• Adhere to all behavioral General Competencies
• Adhere to STF and ARM policies and procedures

Skills

Payroll processing

Advanced Excel

Internal controls

Financial reporting

Audit preparation

Not-for-profit experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accountancy

High School Diploma with 6 years accounting experience

Tools

Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT

Job description

Benefits

• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Position Purpose

Responsible for implementing approved accounting practices and ensuring accurate financial reporting. Oversee payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and grant invoicing/billing functions, including cash receipts, general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, and grant management.

Key Responsibilities

• Process payroll and gather the necessary information
• Prepare invoices
• Report all necessary 1099's for STF and ARM at year-end
• Process accounts payable
• Process accounts receivable
• Generate reports for internal use
• Compile figures to assist staff in preparing agency grant requests and contracts
• Assemble work papers for the annual audit
• Prepare and submit all required reports and monitoring activities in a timely and accurate manner.
• Adhere to all behavioral General Competencies
• Adhere to STF and ARM policies and procedures

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accountancy and three years (3) of relevant experience OR High School Diploma and six years (6) of relevant experience in accounting including:
• Not-for-profit experience, Highly preferred
• Payroll processing
• Accounting systems management, highly proficient with (Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT,) preferred
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Daily management of the general ledger
• Month-end close procedures
• Grant management, billing and related reports
• Extensive accounts payable and accounts receivable experience
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.
• Financial reporting
• Audit preparation
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Effective internal controls

Other Knowledge, Skills and Attributes

• A demonstrated commitment to the mission, vision, and values of Save the Family Foundation of Arizona
• Excellent verbal, written and public presentation communication skills
• Self-starter with excellent time management skills
• Maintain strict confidentiality
• Professional in manner and appearance
• Consistently organized and flexible
• Strong analytical experience and ability to handle data effectively
• Demonstrate cultural competence, treat everyone with dignity, celebrate the diversity of our community, and be inclusive of all people in our community.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills, including conflict resolution
• Possess a valid Arizona driver’s license, clean driving record and personal vehicle insurance coverage
• 21 years of age or older for liability insurance requirements.
• Must obtain a fingerprint clearance card through the State of Arizona
• Eligible to work in the United States of America
• Ability to work in office M - F ( 8:00 am - 5:00 pm)

Note: This job description identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor. Failure to adhere to all standards and expectations herein may result in corrective action.