Senior Accountant

U.S. COMM FOR REFUGE • Arlington, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), established in 1911, is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit international organization dedicated to addressing the needs and rights of refugees and immigrants. USCRI, working with nearly 200 affiliates, provides legal, social, and health services to refugees, unaccompanied migrating children, trafficking survivors, and other immigrants in all 50 states, El Salvador, Honduras, Kenya, and Mexico. USCRI advocates for the rights of refugees and immigrants both nationally and globally, helping to drive humanitarian policies, practices, and law. To learn more about our work, please visit our website at www.refugees.org.

OVERVIEW

The senior accountant position is responsible for serving as a team leader in the Finance department and ensuring the department creates accurate and timely financial records for the organization. This position will be supervised by the Assistant Controller.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with 3 years’ progressive experience (preferably in large non-profit or grant management environments);
• Proven ability to analyze financial statements, prepare budgets, and manage contracts.
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills; ability to work as a team member and independently with a high-level of self-motivation and ability to meet goals and deadlines in a fast-paced environment;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;

Nice To Haves

• Experience with MS Dynamics 365 (or similar enterprise ERPs) desirable;
• Experience with expense/travel management software (Emburse, Ramp etc.) desirable;

Responsibilities

• Perform all phases of federal/state grant accounting including daily, monthly and annual financial grant activities, federal grant management reporting and compliance;
• Responsible for managing day to day accounting functions in the field offices. Prepare monthly, quarterly, semi-annual financial reports (including FFR 425) and any other ad-hoc reports;
• Compile, analyze and balance financial transactions, review general ledger transactions to ensure accuracy, and complete journal entries and bank reconciliations;
• Generate grant billings, and reconcile and monitor receivables;
• Assist in the preparation and coordination of schedules including SEFA for the A-133 audit (knowledge of A-122 is helpful but not required) and assist with Form 990 completion; and
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned by supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees