Overview
Do you have 2-5 years of strong accounting experience?
Are you successful in managing multiple budgets and accounts?
Do you enjoy providing support to members of a grants team?
We are currently in search of a Staff Accountant for a Financial Service Association. The position is based in Washington DC. This is a full-time, permanent assignment.
ORGANIZATION TYPE: Financial Service Association
LOCATION: Washington, DC
POSITION TITLE: Staff Accountant
DURATION: Permanent
SALARY: 55,000/annual
Is This Your Dream Job? The Staff Accountant will be managed by the Grants Controller and the Chief Financial Officer. The Staff Accountant’s main focus is to support the grants managing team: processing accounts payable and grants payments, reading and reporting on grant agreements, and general administrative support. The Grants Accountant needs to be diligent, collaborative, and have exemplary communication skills.
Benefits include:
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
- 403(b) and generous employer matching
- PTO, Holiday Pay
- Vacation and Sick leave
- Casual Fridays
Our Ideal Candidate:
- 2-5 years of accounting experience, not for profit experience preferred
- BA/BS in Accounting
- Fluent in English to communicate with people on all levels of the organization
- Microsoft Dynamics SL and Excel experience preferred, but not necessary
- Strong writing and communication skills, required
- Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks to meet deadlines
- Ability to research and analyze information accurately
- Doesn’t need to be micromanaged, is confident, and investigative
How You Will Spend Your Day:
- Processing accounts payable and on-going maintenance of operating the petty cash file
- Monitoring various budgets vs. actual expenses
- Completing monthly bank reconciliations of several grant and operating accounts
- Collaborating with Grants Manager and Controller when calculating grant reimbursements, preparing quarterly reports required by each grant, and identifying opportunities for improvement
- Managing the Credit Card Reports on a monthly basis
- Processing accounts payables and credit card reports
- Working closely with external auditors for HQ Audit and Grant Audits
We’d love to hear from you!
If this sounds like the job for you, we would love to help make that happen. Please submit a resume to mcollinswhite@cnpstaffing.com with “Staff Accountant” in the subject line.
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Is this position not a great fit?
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