Accounting Specialist

We are seeking an Accounting Specialist to join our accounting team as part of the Finance and Administration Department. This position reports directly the Director of Accounting.

Please review our Job Description below, before applying. All applicants are required to submit an employment application, a resume and cover letter to hr@sbfoundation.org.

Position Summary:

The Accounting Assistant supports the Finance Department with day-to-day operations and special projects as requested.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Process cash receipts, including fund coding and batching.
• Monitor bank accounts for activity daily and provide Donor Relations team with incoming wire specifications for gift entry.
• Enter A/P invoices in FE NXT.
• Prepare journal entries.
• Update fee schedules and allocation pools related to Capital Preservation funds in FE.
• Prepare monthly giving group reports and other fund reports ad hoc.
• Prepare monthly budget to actual operating expense reports.
• Reconcile Gifts/Grants between FE, RE and FC databases monthly.
• Serve as a backup for Senior Accountant A/P processing and grant disbursement functions.
• Serve as backup to Donor Relations team for gift recording.
• Assist with the preparation of quarterly fund holder statements.
• Assist in recordkeeping and reporting for external grants.
• Keep MS Outlook calendar populated as per SBF standard.
• Special projects and other duties as assigned.

Essential Requirements:

• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite.
• Accounting or bookkeeping experience.
• Associate’s degree in Accounting, Business, Economics or Finance preferred.
• Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge (RE), Financial Edge (FE) and NPact Foundation Cloud (FC) experience is a plus.

Work Environment:

• General office environment.
• Hybrid: In office (minimum 3 days/week), plus optional telecommuting – ability to work at home and provide own router, modem, and reliable internet connection.
• Dogs on premises, see our Pet Policy for more information.
• Significant telephone and computer work (repetitive movement – typing).
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, climbing stairs, bending and occasional lifting of light loads (10lbs.)
• Potential intermittent travel via car, plane, train etc.
• Office space in cubicle area with other office spaces.

At SBF, we value wellness and offer a very generous benefits package, including: up to 15 days of PTO in the first year of employment, 14 holidays, paid sick time, fully paid health insurance package for staff (including a top tier medical plan) and about 75% dependent coverage; 401K with up to a 10% employer contribution after one year of employment, 2.5%-6.5% housing allowance added to annualized salary based on tenure and after one-year of employment, in-office massages, wellness days and more! 

This non-exempt, full-time role is compensated at $28.85-$31.25 hourly, depending on skills and experience. 

All applicants are required to submit an employment application, a resume and cover letter to hr@sbfoundation.org.