Senior Accountant
Description
Northwest Center is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join our team.
Our Senior Accountant will provide senior-level accounting expertise and liaise between our business units, accounting, and finance departments. They will work to gain a comprehensive understanding of our divisions' processes, procedures, and systems to provide essential data for transaction processing and business profitability analysis. The role will support the Controller and Accounting Manager in interpreting business data and serve as a resource for the Chief Financial Officer, Controller, and Accounting Manager on various projects.
Location: Seattle, WA
Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday. Working onsite on Wednesday is required.
Salary: $78,000 - $100,000 per year
Benefits:
- Competitive and affordable Medical (including hearing & hardware coverage!), Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- 17 Accrued Paid Time Off Days Annually
- 7 Paid Holidays + 1 Day of Floating Holiday; 3 Floating Holiday days annually after one year
- Transportation Benefit Options: Company-Provided Orca Pass with Unlimited Use OR Transportation Benefit of $50 per month
- Parental Leave & Paid Compassion Leave
- Retirement 401(K) with a company match
- Employment Assistance Program (EAP) via Spring Health
- Mental Wellness Program including six free therapy sessions per year
- Opportunity for career development with our NWC Mentorship Match program
- Opportunity to become a mentor or mentee through NWC’s Mentorship Match program
- Physical Wellness Reimbursement Program - $25/month
- Student Loan Contribution Program - $50/month
- Pet Insurance Discount Program
Check out the entire list of benefits Northwest Center has to offer here: http://www.nwcbenefits.com/
Key Responsibilities / Essential Functions:
- Gain an understanding of the processes, procedures, and systems of the divisions.
- Provide data to the accounting department for transaction processing.
- Provide data to Finance to understand business operations, opportunities, and profitability analysis.
- Identify weaknesses and inefficient processes; initiate, develop, and implement process improvements.
- Have an excellent understanding of the technical and financial implications of the associated processes; identify and resolve problems independently and in collaboration with the Controller and Accounting Manager.
- Participate in cross-divisional general accounting projects.
- Back up and assist with Vena reporting.
- Prepare, reconcile, and post complex accounting transactions.
- Analyze and reconcile more complex Balance Sheet accounts, including identifying and resolving discrepant items.
- Solid understanding of internal controls related to accounting and reporting; proactively ensure adequate internal controls exist within accounting and work with other divisions to ensure adequate controls exist for processes that impact accounting.
- Offer guidance to other business units regarding GAAP policies when directed.
- Research questions about financial information and post correcting entries in accordance with GAAP.
- Lead and direct the Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Cash Management workflows; provide insight to gain system efficiencies and establish billing, cash application, and collections procedures and processes.
- Prepare audit schedules, account reconciliations, and supporting documentation in collaboration with the Controller and Accounting Manager.
Needed Experience & Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance or related field.
- 5+ years of accounting experience with proven success.
- MS Dynamics GP experience preferred.
- Experience analyzing and interpreting large data sets.
- Advanced understanding of Excel to improve efficiencies, resolve issues, identify trends, automate tasks, and ability to work with large data sets and complex formula creation and analysis.
- Consistently demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality surrounding sensitive employee or company information.
- Actively participate and collaborate with others in a team environment.
- Execute effectively, use resources efficiently, meet deadlines, and keep others informed of plans and progress.
- Challenge the status quo, champion change, and influence others.
Northwest Center is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us at jobs@nwcenter.org.
At Northwest Center, we do not just accept diversity and inclusion — we celebrate it, support it, live it, and flourish in it to benefit our employees, the community, and our clientele. We believe that our strength lies within our diversity and the forward motion towards a day when people of all abilities can learn and work together.
We believe that curiosity and critical thinking are essential to the dialogue and improving decision-making, planning, resource allocation, and how we treat others. Our goal is to create and implement more equitable practices, policies, and culture. To be equitable means to value and respect individuals from all cultural backgrounds, genders, races, identities, and abilities. Northwest Center is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and veterans’ status.