Staff Accountant I

Society for Science•Washington, DC

3d•$55,000 - $61,900•Hybrid

About The Position

Society for Science is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of science and scientific literacy. Since 1921, we have worked to educate and inspire the public about the vital role science plays in human progress. We achieve this through two key areas: the award-winning journalism of Science News Media Group and three premier STEM research competitions : the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, and the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. A major focus of our work has been expanding access to STEM. For the past decade, we have built a comprehensive suite of STEM Outreach programs that bring authentic, high-quality STEM experiences to students in underserved communities across all 50 states and around the globe. Position Overview The Staff Accountant reports to the Society's Controller and provides entry-level accounting support for the Society in the areas of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and General Ledger. This includes transaction processing (invoices, cash receipts, credit cards, and collections); account reconciliations; preparing and processing journal entries; maintaining detailed tracking schedules, and assisting in the monthly, quarterly and year-end financial close.

Requirements

Experience in high volume transactional environment.
Strong organizational and communication skills.
Candidates must be detail oriented.
Candidate will have experience with general ledger and A/P systems (MIP a plus).
Experience using Excel (formulas and pivot tables), MS Word, and other Microsoft office software.
Candidates will be able to handle multiple tasks.
Bachelor's degree in accounting or business-related field preferred.
Candidate will have 2-3 years in related experience in G/L, A/P, and/or A/R

Nice To Haves

Experience working with workflow applications (i.e. Concur) preferred.
Experience with not-for-profit accounting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure disbursements (checks and wires) follow Society guidelines for approval and review.
Manage the AP inbox and other proprietary systems to ensure requests and inquiries are resolved timely.
Process and approve invoices in Concur.
Process expense reimbursements, international wires and student award payments.
Create payment batches in banking application.
Communicate with departments and vendors to resolve issues/discrepancies relating to invoices and payments.
Prepare monthly general ledger reconciliations.
Assist with financial audit as needed.
Maintain Vendor and Journal Entry files.
Assist with administrative duties, as needed.
Other duties, as may be assigned.