Staff Accountant

Prison Fellowship Financial; Mission (KS); Remote; USD 62,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading Christian nonprofit as a Staff Accountant, supporting the mission of accurate financial reporting. This role involves managing daily accounting tasks, ensuring compliance with US GAAP, and contributing to various finance projects. Enjoy a supportive environment with comprehensive benefits, including health insurance and generous paid leave.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement funding

Paid maternity leave

Paid parental leave

Flexible spending accounts

39 days paid leave

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of accounting experience.
• Knowledge of non-profit accounting and GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily accounting tasks and assist with monthly close process.
• Monitor and reconcile key balance sheet and income statement accounts.

Skills

Collaboration

Writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Bachelor's degree in finance

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Sage Intacct

Job description

Want to make a difference?

Join an organization committed to sharing the hope of true transformation with those impacted by incarceration for nearly 50 years.

Prison Fellowship is the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit, equipping the Church to serve currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families, and to advocate for justice and human dignity. We encounter Jesus with those behind bars, breaking cycles of crime and praying for a revival of justice, mercy, and hope in our culture.

Prison Fellowship is committed to the highest standards of conduct, ethics, and Christian values, grounded in the Bible, as reflected in our Statement of Faith below.

What we are looking for:

A driven and mission-focused Staff Accountant to support the Accounting & Audit team's mission of ensuring accurate and transparent financial reporting in compliance with authoritative accounting standards.

Expectations of the role:

This role involves managing daily accounting tasks and assisting with the monthly close process, including maintaining and reconciling key balance sheet and income statement accounts in accordance with US GAAP.

1. Monitor and record/import revenue activity, inventory activity, payroll entries, fixed asset additions, and intercompany transactions and allocations to ensure compliance with Financial Reporting Standards
2. Monitor, track, and reconcile prepaid expenses and vendor and airfare advances; review invoice coding for transactions that require special accounting treatment; and record expenses in accordance with US GAAP
3. Support finance team on annual fixed asset inventory, annual physical warehouse inventory, system/process automation and enhancement, accounting standard research, and other special projects or journal entries as requested
4. Set up items in accounting software and prepare in-kind donation request forms
5. Maintain audit schedules on a monthly and quarterly basis and provide support during the audit

Qualifications:

• Maintain an active relationship with Jesus Christ and support the ministry through prayer and actions
• 3-5 years of accounting experience
• A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or relevant field
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and working knowledge of accounting software, preferably Sage Intacct
• Knowledge of non-profit accounting and GAAP
• Excellent writing and editorial skills; approachable with strong collaboration skills
• This is a remote position with a 5% travel component

What we offer:

At Prison Fellowship, our goal is to support the total well-being of all our employees. Our benefits include health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, retirement funding, flexible spending accounts, paid maternity and parental leave, and more. Paid leave starts at 39 days after one year of employment. Part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week are eligible for select offerings on a pro-rated basis. We foster a team-oriented, mission-driven, supportive environment with technology solutions and opportunities for growth.

Salary range: $62,000 - $75,000. Visit our employment page and YouTube channel for more information.

Our Statement of Faith

We believe in the authority of the Bible, the Trinity, and the core doctrines of Christianity as outlined in our statement of faith, including the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the Bible as God's inspired Word.

How We Are Called to Live and Act

We believe Christians must submit to the Bible in all matters of belief and conduct.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment laws:

• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)