Senior Accountant, Part-Time (Non-Profit)

NOTE: new hires are budgeted to start in the $33-37/hr. pay range, depending upon experience. This position is primarily remote and is available starting at 20 hours per week.

Homage Senior Services, formerly Senior Services of Snohomish County is the largest and most comprehensive nonprofit service provider for older adults, people with disabilities, and their families in Snohomish County. Our guiding principles of independence, dignity, and quality of life are realized through our interconnected core service areas: nutrition, transportation, home repair, and social services. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and offer you the opportunity to work to your fullest potential while making a difference in the community.

Summary:

The Senior Accountant position is a key part of Homage’s team. We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to assist the Finance Director in overseeing Finance operations. The accountant, in collaboration with the rest of the finance team, is responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of grant awards by refining policies, systems, and trainings that oversee grant award administration, as well as financial and logistical areas of grant compliance. This position will design, develop, and implement processes and reports while working with cross-functional teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The following listing of essential job duties indicates the general nature and level of work required in this job. This is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of all the activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required in this job.

• Prepare budget analyses and projections for grants and funding, estimating current and future year costs.
• Assist in cost evaluation for new & renewal of contracts in collaboration with Data Reporting Analyst.
• Review and maintain accuracy of payroll and accounts payable and receivable cycles.
• Review all account balances, maintaining general ledger and preparing month-end /annual close procedures.
• Prepare Quarterly Expense Accruals & Deferred Revenue.
• Satisfy restriction entries Net Asset Roll forward.
• Work in collaboration with finance team to manage month and year end closing procedures, including recurring entries.
• Maintain the general ledger structure, adding new accounts and departments as needed.
• Process Allocations (Building, Office Supplies/Computer Services, Home Repair, Agency Admin).
• Review Monthly Cost Allocations and maintain cost allocation tables in MIP.
• Develop and update standards, procedures, and tools that enable and encourage best practices and consistency across all financial program areas.
• Review and approve state and local business tax filings and assures city business license is current.
• Support the Finance Director in coordinating the annual audits by preparation of SEFA, audit schedules and provision of requested audit evidence, and finalization of financial statements.
• Coordinate and prepare materials for the annual financial audit and the 990 Tax return.

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

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated advanced skill with Microsoft Excel; capable of analyzing large amounts of data.
• Experience with SharePoint development, PowerBI, Power Automate, PowerApps, and Microsoft Teams Planner.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present findings and interact at all levels of the organization.
• Inquisitive mind that proactively mines data and seeks answers.
• Ability to work with a high sense of urgency while maintaining superior attention to detail.
• Has a proactive approach with the ability to multi-task, think creatively, and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, able to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, or related field, and 1 to 3 years of general ledger accounting and grant accounting experience.

Absent any regulatory or contractual requirement for specific education/certification, other combinations of applicable education, training, and experience which provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform effectively in the position may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Personal Motivation and Drive: Is self-directed in one’s approach to work but asks for help when needed; holds oneself accountable; undertakes self-development activities; seeks to build and master new skills; and looks for and takes advantage of opportunities within the organization.
• Collaboration & Effective Communication: Establishes and maintains effective relations with coworkers, partners, and external parties; works collaboratively with others to accomplish organizational and team goals and objectives; works actively to resolve conflicts; expresses ideas and thoughts effectively; and selects and uses appropriate communication methods and maintains meaningful communication with virtual coworkers and other parties to keep them informed.
• Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Takes personal responsibility for and supports others across the organization in creating and sustaining a diverse work environment where individuals are welcomed, valued, respected, and supported; personally committed to attaining cultural competency including self-awareness of one’s own attitudes about culture and cross-cultural interactions; exhibits the willingness and ability to engage openly and respectfully around issues of race, colonialism, identity and culture; upholds equity in access to sharing of information, ideas, and opportunities throughout Homage
• Solution Orientation & Innovation: Focuses on results and desired outcomes and how to best achieve them; gets the job done; sees opportunities for creative problem-solving while staying within the parameters of good practice; sees old problems in new ways and has novel approaches to solving those problems; contributes original and/or resourceful ideas to their area of responsibility; and is able to consider and articulate risks and consequences of proposed innovations and factor these into decision-making.

Work environment and physical demands:

• This work is typically performed in an office setting; functions are usually performed sitting but may spend some amount of time standing.
• Some amount of bending, lifting, walking, carrying and other movements may be required.
• Must be able to interact with people, computers, and office equipment to perform the Essential Duties and Responsibilities, with or without accommodations.
• Training during the first week of employment will be onsite. This is primarily a remote position with 1-2 days onsite per month.

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

NOTE: new hires are budgeted to start in the $33-37/hr. pay range, depending upon experience.