Scion Nonprofit an award-winning full-service staffing firm, has been engaged to conduct a search for a Nonprofit Accountant for a faith-based nonprofit organization located in Philadelphia, PA! This incredible opportunity works collaboratively with senior staff, contributing to the organization’s fulfilling mission. This full-time opportunity is for immediate hire and allows for a hybrid (onsite & remote) setting!

Position Summary:

Our client seeks a Nonprofit Accountant to assist senior staff with the accounting for all trusts, including planned giving, restricted gifts and endowments, and donor advised funds. Other needs, such as remittance slips, annual reports, and additional projects, may also be assigned. Reporting to a Senior Manager, this position will work collaboratively across the organization at all levels to contribute to their exciting, meaningful work!

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the filing of Annual State Annuity Filings, including quarterly filings of Annuity agreements, reports and remittances.
• Analyze and assist in managing restricted gifts and endowment funds, including downloading custodian investment statements, entering into internal management software, and reconciling with Senior Accountant records.
• Utilize Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains (GP) to prepare and revise trial balances; utilize MS Excel reports to reconcile with GP general ledger monthly.
• Collaborate with A/P department for endowment income distributions with remittance letters; update internal calendar and database with payment information; maintain prompt check mailings, electronic funds transfers and wires, transactions and subsequent reconciliation.
• Record all perpetual and third-party trusts; prepare cash receipt journal entries for incoming checks; create journal entries for beneficial interest; communicate with external institutions for obtaining statements and other necessary documentation.
• Partner with planned giving custodian to ensure precise calculations and prompt documentation of new gift annuity agreements and terminations throughout multiple software platforms.
• Aid in the fiscal year-end closing process regarding endowments and trusts; accurate calculations of FASB liabilities using planned giving-specific software; make necessary adjustments to general ledger transactions.
• Balance and reconcile all accounts involving planned giving, trusts, pooled income funding, and other accounts with custody investment statements.
• Create journal entries maintaining the division between principal and income in alignment with trust accounting standards; evaluate accounts as necessary.
• Hold records in accordance with record retention policies.
• Aid other departments in accounting-related tasks on occasion dependent on the needs of the organization.
• Maintain and update systems and procedures on an as-needed basis.

• Genuine dedication to the faith-based mission of the organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferred.
• Two years’ experience in finance or accounting.
• Experience with accounting principles, standards, and skills.
• Proficiency in financial data analysis and management; especially with interacting with a high volume of confidential data.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Robust organizational skills, including maintaining timelines, aligning with strict deadlines, and sustaining accuracy.
• Skilled in MS Office programs, especially Excel and Word.
• Knowledge and experience of planned giving software and instruments, including but not limited to: Crescendo, Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, PG Calc, SharePoint, and GiftWrap is preferred but not required.
• The selected employee will perform a background check upon an offer of employment being made.

Compensation & Benefits:

This inspiring opportunity offers the ability to make significant impact through this faith-based organization! In addition to a flexible hybrid work setting, this incredible nonprofit offers a competitive base salary commensurate with experience! They also offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid holidays, PTO, a 403B with a 5% employer contribution, and more!

To Apply:

For immediate consideration please provide your resume and cover letter, sharing more about your experience and interest in this role, formatted in MS Word, via: https://www.scionstaffing.com/job/9400.

About Our Firm:

Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an award-winning national nonprofit recruitment and staffing specialist for nonprofit organizations, foundations, associations, and educational institutions! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals supporting incredible missions and programs. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire nonprofit recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing.

We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm and our practices can be found online. Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. 

For opportunities located in a region that has enacted fair chance, arrest, or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.