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Position Summary

We are seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to manage the Accounting team and oversee all Accounting functions. This role utilizes best practices in collecting,processing, analyzing, reporting, and maintaining information to report on the organization’s financial position. The Senior Staff Accountant will have experience applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and is familiar with General Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS). The Senior Staff Accountant will support managers across the organization with financial procedures. This role will work closely with the Finance Director on budgets, financial reporting, forecasting, annual audit and 990 preparations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Under the direction of the Finance Director, manages Accounting team.to ensure high-quality work and excellent service. 
• Recruits, hires, trains and develops Accounting staff (3 employees)
• Facilitates team meetings, 1-1 coaching sessions, annual reviews, and disciplinary actions.·
  
• Takes the lead to resolve issues as they arise.
• Manages the accuracy and productivity of theday-to-day accounting activities to track Grants, Lending and Programs;these processes include but are not limited to: Cash disbursements &
  A/P, Invoicing/billings, Cash receipts & A/R, Payroll interface, Bank
  and G/L reconciliations, and corresponding Treasury coordination.
• Responsible for all General Ledger activity, and for the maintenance of the Chart of
  accounts.
• Ensures all routine business-related taxes, licenses and filings are generated in timely and accurate manner as required by local, state, and federal entities.
• Assists the Finance Director in producing timely monthly financial reports for the
  Executive Leadership team and the Board of Directors.
• Works collaboratively with the Grants and Contracts Manager in the proper recording, reporting, and accounting of Private donations and Federal,State, Private or other grants awards.
• Works closely with the Lending and Loan Servicing Teams ensuring all the transaction in their systems are reconciled and in balance with our
  accounting system.

• Assists the Finance Director in the preparation and implementation of annual
  budget and is responsible for the consequent budget tracking and reporting
  including explanation of variances.
• Works directly with Finance Director and audit firm to prepare the yearly
  Audited financial reports and 990 returns.
• Helps support activity related to Liability and casualty insurance and other
  similar responsibilities as necessary.
• Oversees routine commercial bank activity to facilitate allocation of lending and
  other resources.Monitors and analyzes department’s work processes to identify efficiencies and best
  use of resources to help the organization in its goal to grow in a sustainable way.