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Job Title: Staff Accountant III
Reports to: Controller
Employment/FLSA Status: Full-Time/Exempt
Remote Eligible: Yes, National, United States
Travel Requirements: Up to 10%
Salary Range: $77,748 – $116,622 (depending on experience)
Position Summary
The Staff Accountant III, under direction from the Controller and using independent judgment, performs a wide range of accounting duties, ranging from hands-on work to functioning as group leader, performs advanced and specialized accounting assignments, often involving complex and confidential data. The SA III obtains and analyzes financial information to prepare reports, statements, and recommendations. This position provides leadership to other accounting staff, coordinates tasks, and interacts with other technical experts to accomplish objectives.
Details of Responsibilities
General Essential Job Duties:
- Assists with compiling financial information and preparing journal entries, based upon detailed analysis, including, but not limited to internal allocations.
- Participates in evaluations of technical financial reporting solutions from a variety of sources such as consultants, accounting software, and software overlays using sound technical insight into accounting principles and program management needs.
- Assists in the creation of meeting dashboards, report graphics, and presentation materials of financial data with a high degree of accuracy and aptitude for design and presentation.
- Performs financial reporting according to sponsors’ requirements and monitor the awards for allowability, allocability and reasonableness of all charges, as well as investigates variances, and approves expenses, ensuring that project billings are issued to customers properly.
- Coordinates with Project Managers on project status, opportunities for additional billing and remaining funding monthly.
- Assists with the development of special reports for reconciliations, internal control processes, and financial management upon request and in a timely fashion.
- Works interactively with programs and managers to identify and respond to needs for information by designing and implementing new reports and other tools for their use.
- Assists with processing bi-weekly payroll in the absence of co-workers/peers; coordination between the organization and PEO to ensure all employees are paid correctly and PEO records equal the organization’s accounting system records.
- Reconciles payroll journal entries in the organization’s accounting software.
- Monitors compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company procedures.
- Reviews, investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
- Researches and proposes modifications to accounting systems and accounting control procedures.
- Makes recommendations for improving the organization's accounting operation.
- Ensures records retention of accounting documents and financial reports
- Other duties may be assigned as necessary for the successful operation of the business.
Leadership and Supervisory Responsibilities:
- This position does not have supervisory responsibility.
- Interacts effectively and efficiently with EarthScope staff, community and partnering organizations.
- Fosters a professional culture through the use of strong interpersonal skills, verbal, and written communications.
- Communicates clearly and effectively with other team members to ensure tasks are completed on time and with best practices.
Qualifications
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:
Tier 1 – Salary $77,748 - $97,080.50
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Minimum of four (4) years’ experience working at a senior accountant or higher
- Minimum of 3 years of grant management or federal award accounting experience
- Minimum of three (3) years of hands-on, recent experience with Deltek CostPoint 8 (Candidates will be tested)
- Proficient with MS Excel, accounting systems and software
Preferred Skills:
- Deltek CostPoint User Certification
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Qualifications
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:
Tier 2 – Salary $97,080.50 - $116,622
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Minimum of five (5) years’ experience working at a senior accountant or higher
- Minimum of four years of grant management or federal award accounting experience
- Minimum of four (4) years of hands-on, recent experience with Deltek CostPoint 8 (Candidates will be tested)
- Proficient with MS Excel, accounting systems and software
Preferred Skills:
- Deltek CostPoint User Certification
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Experience in a government contracting or grant environment including project accounting
Assignment-specific Position Summary
Positions in Finance & Administration include this job specific addenda that specifies and clarifies any additional responsibilities that are pertinent to the position. This is in addition to the general Position Description requirements associated with the job title.
Assignment-specific Essential Duties:
- Assists in month-end, quarter-end and year-end financial close process
- Prepare journal entries
- Support budgeting process
- Reviewing and reconciling cash receipts
- Tracking fixed assets
- Coordinate your own work with the work of others where spheres of influence intersect.
- May interact with community members relative to supported projects.
- Interact with suppliers and business partners for areas of expertise and project assignments.
- Perform other analysis or accounting tasks as directed by the Controller
- Other duties may be assigned as necessary for the successful operation of the business.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability for the position:
- Experience working within guidelines of GAAP, OMB Circular A-110, A-122, A-133
- Skills in applying accounting principles and practices in a project accounting environment.
- Ability to collect, research and analyze data and make sound and accurate decisions and recommendations based upon data.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work schedules for self.
- Working knowledge of federal grant requirements including procurement standards and allowable costs and be able to transfer that knowledge to others.
- Ability to design workflow and procedures.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Skills and confidence in financial reporting design and management.
- Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work schedules for self and others.
- Ability to compute, analyze and interpret data.
Other Requirements:
- Appropriate availability consistent with EarthScope established practices and norms; hours may exceed
- 40 hours per week, particularly when traveling.
Environment
Physical Setting and Requirements:
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Frequently required to stand
- Frequently required to walk
- Frequently required to sit
- Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
- Frequently required to talk or hear
- While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet
- The employee must occasionally lift and /or up to 10 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus
EarthScope’s Mission: EarthScope Consortium is a consortium dedicated to supporting transformative global geophysical research and education.
To Apply: Applicants may apply by going to the EarthScope Consortium Career Center: https://www.earthscope.org/careers/
Applicants MUST be authorized to work permanently in the United States.
EarthScope Consortium participates in E-Verify.
EarthScope Consortium 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 status as a protected veteran.
