Staff Accountant - Finance and Budgeting
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an independent, international, nonprofit organization with an annual budget of over $20 million. The Council is devoted to the advancement of interdisciplinary research in the social sciences through a wide variety of workshops and conferences, fellowships and grants, summer training institutes, scholarly exchanges, research, and publications. For more information, please visit our website: www.ssrc.org.
SSRC’s Finance Department is looking for an organized and energetic staff accountant. In this position, you will perform a variety of professional accounting functions involving budgeting, reconciliations, and grant administration. The ideal candidate would have nonprofit experience and grant, government, or project accounting experience.
Responsibilities
Finance and Budgeting
- Review monthly corporate card accounting and perform monthly follow-ups and correspondence with staff on outstanding balances
- Reconcile and follow up on outstanding staff travel advances and reimbursements
- Distribute internal budget reports to program and department staff
- Respond to staff queries
- Assist with various annual audit functions, including 990 tax returns
- Prepare and enter monthly allocations
- Maintain the benefits database
- Approve payments for processing
- Assist with budget review and approval of expenses
- Create and post reclassification entries
- Assist with review of fellowship documentation for proper award documents, tax forms, and banking information and communicate with staff to resolve inconsistencies
- Meet with all new staff and provide finance orientation
- Assist with annual budget preparation
- Administrative tasks including, but not limited to, file maintenance, creating and maintaining databases and spreadsheets, reconciliations, and various other projects within the Finance Department as needed
Grants Accounting
- Review grant submission guidelines
- Review and assist programs with budget development
- Ensure grant applications are submitted in a timely manner
- Review grant award documents and set up new grants in financial system
- Record receivables and cash receipts in financial system
- Prepare necessary invoices related to receivables
- Reconcile receivables monthly
- Monitor due dates for financial reports
- Assist with preparation of financial reports to funders
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business administration with two years of experience using accounting software such as QuickBooks, Intacct, or GP Dynamics; MIP strongly preferred.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize daily activities to meet competing deadlines.
- Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work well with others and collaborate effectively.
- Good analytical, interpersonal, and email-writing skills.
- Willingness to learn and adhere to Finance Department policies and procedures.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Flexibility to learn new skills and work on special projects on an as-needed basis.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience in a nonprofit environment.
- Previous grants administration experience.
Terms, Salary and Benefits
Competitive salary. Comprehensive benefits include health, dental, vision, disability, life, and gym reimbursement; annual tuition and/or student loan reimbursement and professional development funds; outstanding pension plan and tax savings programs; generous vacation and sick leave; and more.
The Social Science Research Council is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are dedicated to equal employment opportunity and to cultivating and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. SSRC maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. All aspects of employment with the Council are made on the basis of competence, skill and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, creed, color, religion, sex/gender, national origin/ancestry, ethnicity, age, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital or domestic partner status, medical conditions (including pregnancy and/or genetic information) or physical or mental disability, citizenship status or any other categories prohibited by law.