Staff Accountant
The Boston Foundation•Boston, MA
7d•$58,000 - $63,000•Hybrid
About The Position
The Staff Accountant, working under the direction of the Controller, will be performing monthly general ledger reconciliations and reconciling gift activity to bank accounts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- Minimum 2 years related work experience, including strong database and data entry experience
- Customer Service experience
- Proficient computer skills utilizing Microsoft Outlook, and Word
- Strong Excel skills
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and efficiently under the pressure of tight deadlines
- Ability to make decisions about how to manage and organize own workload
- Comfortable working in a team environment
- Detailed oriented with solid organizational skills
- Strong proofreading and editing skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to sit for long periods of time
- Ability to use a computer keyboard for extended periods of time
- Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds occasionally
Responsibilities
- Performs weekly review and preliminary reconciliation of activity in the Operating and Grantmaking accounts by matching activity reflected on the accounts to the weekly funding schedules
- Assists Controller with the weekly funding schedule
- Completes monthly reconciliations for gifts, grants and assigned General Ledger accounts
- Reconciles grant checks more than 90 and more than45 days and coordinates follow-up with Fund Administration
- Tracks ACH Bouncebacks to ensure that payments are reissued in a timely manner
- Drafts responses to audit requests and FASB letters
- Prepares the monthly Statement of Activities and Statement of Financial Position reconciliation files
- Assist with the annual financial audit
- Compiles monthly internal metrics for the Fund Admin and A/P areas
- Assists Controller with special projects
- Responsible for second review of ACH signups, including call backs for banking changes
- During high volume periods and as backup for staffing vacations, processes grants made by the donors through the Donor Portal and processes donor gifts received
- Provides general support to the Fund Admin team
- Performs other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
