AR Accountant & Analyst

Accountant - Princeton NJ Based

Hybrid: 3 Days Onsite, 2 Days Remote

Learning Ally is a leading nonprofit education solutions organization that transforms the lives of struggling learners by delivering proven literacy solutions that help students reach their potential. Its mission is to radically change education, transforming the lives of children by providing reading interventions and solutions to help them succeed academically, build self-confidence, and thrive in school and beyond.

Today, Learning Ally reaches over 2,300,000 students, 300,000 educators, and 23,000 schools across the country and continues to expand its reach. With a continued commitment to supporting students who learn differently, Learning Ally has joined researchers and neuroscientists from renowned institutions, including UCSF and MIT, to better understand and address learning issues. You will find that our culture is one that is mission-driven, innovative, and committed to professional growth, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

65% of fourth graders read below proficiency and are 400% more likely to drop-out of high school. And, for “most at risk” students (students of color, low income, English Language Learners and students with learning disabilities) the problem is even more acute.

Learning Ally seeks to break this cycle. With early student assessment, intervention and accommodation and professional development for educators, Learning Ally can identify and prevent learning issues by working with schools and educators to support new and struggling readers. Our solutions build a strong foundation for independent, engaged learners who are empowered to achieve socially, emotionally, and academically, regardless of background or learning difference.

Founded in 1948 as Recording for the Blind, to help soldiers who lost their sight in combat continue their education with audiobook products, Learning Ally has evolved to help individuals understand the unique ways they learn and match them to the solutions that enable personal achievement.

Purpose of Position: To handle a wide variety of tasks including posting daily cash receipts, troubleshooting discrepancies in the application of payments, preparing journal entries, reconciling balance sheet accounts monthly, purchasing, assisting the Accounting Manager in general accounting responsibilities along with month end closing and audit and maintaining open and positive communication with internal and external clients. Position also supports the CFO in annual budget and quarterly forecast processes.

Primary Position Objectives:

• Maintain an accounting and management reporting system that tracks Learning Ally's revenue performance against goals and objectives. Will need to coordinate efforts across departments to gather relevant data and information and manage a centralized reporting mechanism. Need to keep data and information up-to-date on a monthly basis.
• Assist the Accounting Manager in successfully completing all audits (financial statements, A-133, 401K, and CGA annuity) and preparation of Annual Tax form 990.
• Monitor AR and billing processes for School Districts and manage the billing of State Funding Sources, including daily cash reconciliation; maintenance of customer records, answer customer inquiries (account updates, billing questions, refund requests, etc); assist with internal requests from other departments.
• Manage AR collection and maintain working relationships with customers and sales representatives. Includes inquiries on overdue invoices and follow up with clients on payment details.
• Record Fundraising Receipts by verifying deposits, prepare the daily Journal entry interface between donor management and financial accounting systems and reconcile funds received from Financial Development and Programs and Services with general ledger.
• Perform daily reconciliation for credit card transactions and bank statements against NetSuite.
• Prepare monthly Investment and Deferred revenue analysis for various types of LA memberships and appropriately record the entries.
• Assist the CFO in annual budgeting and forecasting processes through providing analysis and updates to existing budget and forecast models.
• Assist Accounting Manager with month end closing by assisting in the pledge receivable analysis, temporarily restricted schedule and releasing the restricted funds by reconciling, researching any discrepancies both internally and externally and in year-end audit by compiling data as per Auditor's selections.

Job Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Work Experience:

• Ability to adapt and work independently in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment
• Strong time management skills
• Ability to work cross functionally
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-starter, a team player who has an enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Provide quality work highlighting speed and accuracy

Specific Skills/Knowledge:

• A minimum of 2-4 years of relevant experience
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel) and Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Gmail)

Learning Ally is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.