EMpower – the Emerging Markets Foundation Hiring for Senior Accountant Job at Remote Full Time

Senior Accountant Role Objective

• Career oriented and skilled enough to help continue to develop and improve Finance and Accounting processes and procedures.
• Must fully own all GL Accounting, Bank Reconciliations, Accounts Payable and Treasury processes and procedures. Empower uses Sage / Intacct financials.
• Ability to assist with global audits of five legal entities located in United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore & India.
• Fully versed in Sage Intacct financial systems, including multi-entity and multi-currency.
• Strong analytical & problem solving skills.

Senior Accountant responsibilities

• Record, code & analyze the organization’s daily, weekly and monthly transactions in multiple currencies, and for multiple entities. That includes invoices, payables, payroll and liabilities, pension, intercompany payments, intercompany re-bills. Empower uses Sage / Intacct financials.
• Prepare accurate, timely monthly accounting closes in accordance with our established schedule, and with input from various Finance and Operations team members. Maintain adequate and appropriate files and supports for all transactions
• Maintain & analyze functional expense allocations in on an ongoing basis.
• Conduct monthly, and quarterly balance sheet and P&L account reconciliations and reviews to ensure accurate accounting, reporting.
• Record & monitor prepaid expenses using the Sage / Intacct prepaid module. Reconcile prepaid balances periodically.
• Review the accuracy of revenues and receivables (vs Salesforce) with Development and Operations staff on an ongoing basis. Periodically review individual grant P&L’s for accuracy.
• Execute and wire transfers for accounts payable and grants, using online banking facilities. Run weekly accounts payable check runs for processing. Record all transactions in multiple entities, and in currency.
• Process US Payroll using ADP including all payroll changes regarding additions, terminations pension, and other deductions. Work closely with HR and Operations with regard to payrolls and pensions.
• Coordinate, supervise and review UK, HK and IN payroll preparation with local in-county payroll providers.
• Reconcile bank accounts on an on-going basis, and at month end, ensuring accuracy and propriety of bank transactions and balances.
• Supervise, review and analyze Grantmaking schedules prepared by the Finance and Operations team. Train the Finance and Operations team when necessary.
• Coordinate annual statutory and compliance audits, and assist with audit schedules and supports. Maintain adequate and appropriate files and supports for all transactions, and assist the auditors with sampling during fieldwork and transaction testing.
• Assist the Director in preparing yearly US 990, US CHAR, US Pensions 5500.

Required Qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• 4 years of progressive experience in Accounting and Finance in for profit, or non-profit
• 2 years working knowledge of Sage / Intacct financials
• Advanced knowledge of Excel
• Business process and analytical orientation
• Strong problem solving and strong process analysis skills
• Ability to function in a multi-entity, multicurrency, team-oriented environment

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 – $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance
• Work from home

Physical Setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Required to mask on occasional office visits

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

• accounting close & bank rec: 4 years (Required)
• Sage Intacct: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote