Staff Accountant

Are you interested in building a career that makes a difference and creates a legacy? Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide.

As Senior Accountant, you will be a proactive, analytical, and detail-oriented Senior Accountant who will support the implementation of Business Central and continue as a long-term system and operations resource for the Finance department.

This role is ideal for someone who is smart, adaptable and comfortable working across both finance and technology. Must reside near Mission Viejo, CA to be considered for this position.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Creating and analyzing weekly/ monthly financial reports, including cash-flow, budgets, and forecasts
• Conducting monthly review of all management accounts and respond to stakeholder department enquiries.
• Preparing end-of-year financial statements as a basis for the annual audit.
• Managing the relationships with third party providers and auditors.
• Preparing stakeholder reports.
• Providing any necessary accounting updates to stakeholder departments.
• Appraising the financial status of grant applications and assessing risk levels.
• Preparing grant reports detailing risk and approval options.
• Developing robust financial controls within the finance function.
• Contributing to system & process recording and improvements
• Assuming a senior oversight role in the Month End & Year End Accounts closing and external audit.
• Acting as first ‘port of call’ (via phone, email, post or in person) regarding all income & expenditure related enquiries, including disputed items, before escalating to the Head of UK Finance if necessary.
• Being fully flexible in the provision of support and cover for team members as required
• Performing all activities in a timely and efficient manner
• Abiding by the organizational policies and procedures

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

EDUCATION/EXPERTISE:

• Bachelor's degree required in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems.
• CPA license or equivalent

JOB REQUIREMENTS/SKILLS/ETC:

• Experience with Business Central, Dynamics NAV, or another ERP system (implementation or support exposure preferred).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Excel (formulas, lookups, pivots, reconciliations).
• Ability to document processes and communicate clearly with both finance and non-finance teams.
• Ability to learn quickly and work in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
• Experience using Salesforce is desirable

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Visual acuity to use a keyboard and view a computer terminal. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp.
• May require ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; or the ability to stand and walk.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry and/or move light to medium weight up to twelve (12) pounds and/or exert up to twelve (12) pounds of force.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Human Appeal is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community and strongly encourages candidates from underrepresented groups to apply. Human Appeal is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under local, state, or federal laws.

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