Child Care Aware of America Looking for Staff Accountant at Arlington, Virginia Full Time

Description:

Child Care Aware® of America, our nation’s leading voice for child care, works with more than 450 state and local Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agencies to ensure that families in every local community have access to quality, affordable child care.

Child Care Aware of America is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce. Our mission is to advance a child care system that effectively serves all children and families. Joining our efforts provides a powerful opportunity to make a difference in the lives of families and to advocate for the approximately 1.5 million child care providers in the United States. The child care workforce is 94% women; 40% people of color; and 22% foreign-born. And despite the invaluable service they provide, 36.7% of them live below 200% of the federal poverty line. Join CCAoA to help us realize our vision that every family in the United States has access to a high-quality, affordable child care system.

Summary of Position: The Staff Accountant is responsible for preparing journal entries, generating monthly billings for grants and contracts, assisting in month end close, tracking expenses, performing bank reconciliations, and performing monthly analysis of all activities affecting balance sheet accounts in accordance with established policies and procedures. 

Location: Arlington, Virginia. (Remote/Hybrid work opportunity available). Applicants must be based in Washington D.C., Maryland or Virginia Metropolitan area.

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure cash receipts are recorded and reconciled. Research and resolve any unidentified receipts as they occur.
• Establish and maintain an electronic filing system to easily retrieve all payments received and the related support such as updating bookkeeping databases and spreadsheets, as needed.
• Perform the necessary functions to ensure the Accounts Receivable ledger can be closed on schedule monthly.
• Support consistent, timely, and accurate reconciliation of all assigned bank accounts.
• Reconcile the monthly corporate card account and follow up on outstanding expense reports to monitor compliance and timely submission of expense reports.
• Prepare records, schedules, and reports as requested by Accounting/Finance leadership.
• Provide backup to AP, AR, and GL functions as needed.
• Assist with Close out project accounts upon project completion.
• Investigate project variances and coordinate with the team to resolve discrepancies.
• Participate in the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing process.
• Assists in the preparations of year-end and any other audits.
• Respond to external auditor inquiries and provide schedules, research, and data as required.
• Support finance and accounting team with other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent related experience.
• Prior experience in a not-for-profit environment a plus.
• Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience preferred.
• Experience with federal grants and contracts management is a plus.

• Thorough understanding of not-for-profit accounting principles.
•  Knowledge of A-122 cost principles.

• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end / quarterly and year-end close process.
• Hands-on experience with accounting software packages (Intacct)

• Must be able to prioritize, organize and manage multiple tasks.
• Has demonstrated skills in problem solving, confidentiality, and judgment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail are required. 
• Expert level experience with the Microsoft Office suite of products – primarily Excel and experience working with accounting software packages, specifically Intacct software is a plus.

Child Care Aware® of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer & Drug-Free Workplace. This position requires the completion of a satisfactory background check. 

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