Specialist, Accountant - Shared Financial… at Make-A-Wish… · Remote

Summary: Make-A-Wish America is the world’s largest wish-granting organization, dedicated to granting the wish of every eligible child. The Specialist, Accountant role involves performing accounting functions for chapters using Shared Financial Services, ensuring financials are recorded accurately and timely, while maintaining effective communication with various departments. Responsibilities: - Support chapters using SFS in accounting functions to ensure accurate and timely processing - Commit donation batches to Salesforce and post to NetSuite (financial system), the general ledger - Review of check requests for proper coding and approvals - Prepare bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations for review - Records journal entries for monthly financial activity - Prepare financial reporting package including monthly variance report - Reviews, researches, and analyzes data. Responds to inquiries from chapter staff - Assist with gathering of information and documents for annual audit process. Helps prepare chapter’s audit workbooks - Assist with running custom reports and queries in NetSuite, and/or Excel, as requested - Builds and maintains relationships with chapters - Provides support for Support Team Staff - Performs other job-related duties, as assigned Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience, required - Minimal experience in accounting and/or financial reporting is acceptable with a related educational degree. Experience in excess of one year is helpful - Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications required, including demonstrated expertise in Microsoft Excel - Ability to thrive in a remote environment - Some travel required - May require work outside a traditional Monday – Friday work week, and outside normal business hours Preferred Qualifications: - Experience in Salesforce and NetSuite is helpful - Working knowledge of nonprofit organizations strongly preferred Required Skills: Financial accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial statement preparation, Audit planning, Accounting information systems, Nonprofit accounting, Microsoft Excel, Salesforce, NetSuite, Bank reconciliation, Journal entries, Financial reporting, Business ethics, Effective verbal communication, Effective written communication Benefits: Comprehensive benefit package, effective day 1: Medical, Vision*, Dental*, Wellness, Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account Options, Health Reimbursement Account fully funded by Make-A-Wish America, Short Term Disability*, Long Term Disability* and Life Insurance, Additional Insurance Plans: Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance through Figo, 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with 5% match after one year of service, Eligibility for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, The organization will send a laptop, 24” monitor, and a docking station/adaptor to new hires, Up to 15 PTO days, 10 Sick Days, 11 Paid Holidays, 2 Volunteer Days after one year of service, 2 Personal Days accrued annually, Parental Leave, Employee Awards and Recognition Programs, Individual and Leadership Development, Discounts and special offers for theme parks, events, hotels, concerts, and movie tickets