Senior Accountant job in Washington

Senior Accountant, MO Finance, Washington, DC

You are mission-driven and action-oriented. You love to get involved and work as part of a team to accomplish something great. Any job is your job if it helps the team succeed, and you thrive on variety. Today, you’re looking for a role where you can use those traits to make a real difference in the world by advancing the most important social issues facing humanity today.

If that sounds like you, Arabella Advisors can’t wait to meet you.

Looking for some excitement in your work? If you want the opportunity to work with a fast-growing and entrepreneurial team reshaping the charitable sector, then this job is for you. We are looking for an organized self-starter to support the full-cycle accounting procedures for several fiscally sponsored nonprofit projects. The work is rewarding and requires a strong understanding of nonprofit accounting practices, as you will work closely with our clients to provide accurate accounting and reporting to help manage their resources for positive societal impact. The right candidate has strong client service skills and is able to work well in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Responsibilities

Reporting
• Produce monthly managed nonprofit entity specific financial reports for the leadership team
• Perform or oversee routine GL account reconciliations as part of monthly closing procedures for all assigned managed organization programs and projects
• Provide analysis and client facing support to account team on complex reporting or technical accounting issues
• Produce relevant team metrics on a regular basis; examine trends and identify accounts that deserve attention to enhance quality control
• Work closely with client services team to ensure client service standards are met

General Accounting
• Review and approve for payment all supporting documentation as part of the accounts payable cycle
• Review and approve accounting transactions and journal entries prepared by the accounting associates and staff accountants
• Oversee the work of accounting associates and staff accountants to ensure compliance with established processes and controls
• Support the accounting manager in timely, accurate monthly closing of the books and records
• Prepare relevant schedules to support financial audits and preparation of Form 990 and other tax/regulatory returns
• Work with the team to be highly responsive to internal and external client needs
• Provide recommendations to utilize technology to gain operational efficiencies
• As part of a project management team, support review of processes to drive efficiency and quality control

Team Learning, Performance Management, and Communications
• Encourage and lead team learning activities, and proactively participate in learning activities
• Focus development on technical skills necessary to provide high quality service to a diverse portfolio of clients
• Provide technical accounting assistance to the team
• Manage parts of or whole team objectives
• Influence and motivate others to reach their project goals
• Support the development and mentorship of junior staff
• Analyze, synthesize, and communicate information to various audiences
• Author various communications for stakeholders
• Present financial data directly to stakeholders

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Four or more years of relevant professional experience maintaining books with non-profit organizations
• Proficiency with accounting software, report design, and Excel
• Experience with full-cycle GL, AP, & AR accounting processes
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage and meet deadlines for multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex financial matters to non-financial personnel
• Ability to work within multi-functional teams

Other Highly Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience in philanthropy, nonprofit management, or consulting
• Certified Public Accountancy (CPA)
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics
• Experience managing federal grants/contracts
• Experience with lobbying rules and regulations
• Experience supervising staff

Our Core Competencies:
• The ability to provide excellent service, including being able to address complex service matters, implement and communicate service changes to everyone involved, and to coach teammates on how to apply the firm’s service standards
• The ability to manage large-scale and cross-firm projects, including delegating and managing all resources, identifying and implementing improved processes, monitoring consistency across project teams, and providing direction and support to teammates
• The ability to facilitate and negotiate among stakeholders with conflicting needs and to generate consensus among decision makers
• The ability to help effectively communicate difficult messages; to adapt style, tone, and content to meet various needs; and to coach teammates on crafting content
• The ability to work cooperatively and inclusively with others to achieve shared goals, including encouraging and facilitating effective compromise, drawing on the capabilities of all team members, and leading team-level knowledge sharing
• The ability to use available resources and feedback to continually develop mastery in your role and facilitate team and project-level learning, including coaching others
• The ability to solve complex challenges by identifying innovative solutions and facilitating coordination with others

About Arabella Advisors

Arabella Advisors helps foundations, philanthropists and investors who are serious about impact achieve the greatest good with their resources. We work on issues ranging from the social and economic advancement of women and girls, and conservation of our climate and planet, to reducing poverty and inequity in the United States and around the world. Our staff members are mission-driven and action-oriented, and have a unique combination of experience in philanthropy, business, nonprofits, government, finance, law, and other fields. We combine creative, strategic thinking with knowledge and
networks developed through decades of hands-on experience. The fastest-growing philanthropic advisory firm in the nation, Arabella is also a certified B Corporation.

About Arabella’s Managed Organizations Team

Arabella Advisors provides operations and management support to multiple nonprofit organizations, including the New Venture Fund, the Windward Fund, and the Hopewell Fund—all 501(c)(3) public charities—and the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a 501(c)(4).These managed organizations house new and innovative public interest projects and nonprofits, as well as coordinate collaborative initiatives between donors and administer grants programs. This type of structure is commonly referred to as fiscal sponsorship, and candidates are highly encouraged to research fiscal sponsorship prior to a first interview. The managed organizations provide support to a diverse range of projects, including many focused-on conservation, global health and civic engagement.

Working with Us

We are committed to having a passion-driven, inclusive, transparent, collaborative, healthy, and fun culture. We invite you to visit our careers page to learn more.

To encourage work/life balance, we offer flexible work options. Our office is an open space with cubicles and informal work areas. Our salaries are closer to the range of a nonprofit and our benefits are excellent. You’ll start with three weeks of vacation, 80 hours of personal time, and 20 hours of paid time to volunteer at an organization of your choice. In addition to seven federal holidays, you get to pick four more from a list of inclusive religious holidays and your birthday.

We have a competitive health package that includes medical, vision, dental, and prescription insurance. We also provide funds for professional development, a fitness benefit, and cover part of your personal cell phone plan.

How to Apply

Submit a resume and a one-page cover letter online. The cover letter should address why you’re excited to work at Arabella and why you’re qualified for this specific job.

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply. If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please let us know.

While Arabella is open to individuals from various locations applying to join our team, please note that we generally are unable to pay for relocation expenses.

We will review applications as they are received and look forward to hearing from you.