Cordia Resources by Cherry Bekaert is partnered with an animal conservation non-profit organization who is seeking a Senior Accountant with NetSuite experience to join their team on a 3-month contract basis. Details below!

Title: Senior Accountant
Location: Hybrid - Washington, DC
Hourly Rate: $40.00 - $45.00/hour
Job Type: Contract (3 months)
Requirements: NetSuite experience

Major Duties:
Key areas are: weekly cash reconciliation (30% of time), monthly pre-processing payroll review and import to NetSuite (30% of time), relevant balance sheet reconciliations (20% of time) and other duties as assigned (20% of time)

• Perform data review, validation and entry for Payroll, weekly cash reconciliations, banking entries and balance sheet accounts. Perform monthly bank reconciliations on NetSuite and reconciliation of other accounts within the month end timetable
• Perform assigned monthly, quarterly, and annual general ledger closing processes
• Assist in shaping a clear, concise desk reference for the Staff Accountant position.
• Assist the Financial Controller to identify incremental process improvement opportunities
• Support the Finance Team by sharing User experience tips on working with NetSuite and sharing skills. Participating in training staff in work tasks may be requested
• Various additional responsibilities may be requested, for example interactions with Federal grant information system, claiming cash from donors etc.
• Review any manual process for automation. Follow adopted automation processes and help coach others toward use of same.
• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the business operations, financial reporting and the general ledger structure.
• Provide supporting documents and schedules for the annual audit and 990 tax filing.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

• Three years’ experience of using NetSuite as a financial accountings system is required
• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Accounting (preferred) or Finance with at least five to seven years of work experience in a nonprofit environment.
• Knowledge of grant accounting for Federal or other bodies is an advantage
• Experience using Pyango as a grant management system is an advantage
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office standard software. Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and the use of core formulae (VLOOKUP, SUMIFS) is required. However, an equally valuable skill is to organize and set out data simply to be understood by a wide audience.
• Strong written and oral communication and ability to relate and communicate effectively across all levels of staff inside and outside the division.
• Hands-on, energetic, organized team player with proven ability to adapt quickly in a changing environment and facilitate change, multitask effectively, exercise discretion and work independently.
• Knowledge and use of relevant business systems. ABC uses NetSuite, Pyango, Replicon, Paylocity, Ottimate/Plate IQ, Egnyte, Excel, Outlook and Slack. Legacy systems for finance include QuickBooks and Financial Edge.