Sr Accountant State Alliance

About the position

Provide accounting support for State Alliances served through BGCA fiscal agent services, ensuring accurate financial records, proper stewardship of Alliance assets, and transparent financial reporting. Record, analyze, reconcile, and report accounting transactions in accordance with GAAP, organizational policies, grant requirements, and internal controls. Partner with Alliance accounting leadership, Accounts Payable, Alliance Directors, banking representatives, auditors, and other internal and external stakeholders to resolve financial issues, maintain compliance, and deliver timely and responsive service.

• Record cash receipts and deposits in the accounting system; obtain and retain appropriate supporting documentation and apply accurate coding by Alliance, grant, fund, and account.
• Reconcile bank statements to general ledger cash accounts on a weekly and monthly basis; investigate and resolve outstanding items, bank fees, transfers, direct debits, credit-card activity, and other discrepancies.
• Prepare and post routine and month-end journal entries, including cash activity, transfers, accruals, reclasses, and other entries supported by appropriate documentation and review.
• Review general ledger balance-sheet and income-statement accounts for accuracy, appropriate coding, completeness, and proper period recognition.
• Prepare payment requests and supporting documentation; coordinate with Accounts Payable and reviewers to ensure payments comply with organizational policies, grant restrictions, and approval requirements.
• Maintain organized Alliance accounting records, including bank statements, award letters, grant documents, board rosters, vendor support, and other financial documentation.
• Prepare recurring financial reports, account analyses, budget-to-actual information, and supporting schedules for Alliance leadership and internal accounting management.
• Support restricted, government, and private funding activity by monitoring documentation and coding and escalating potential compliance, budget, or funding-hold issues.
• Assist with membership dues billing, customer invoicing, deposit follow-up, and responses to Alliance director questions.
• Prepare audit and tax-return support, including lead schedules, reconciliations, transaction documentation, and timely responses to auditor requests.
• Provide timely, professional responses to Alliance and internal stakeholder requests, with a service target aligned to the fiscal agent team’s commitment to responsive support.
• Complete special projects, process-improvement work, and other assignments as requested by accounting leadership.
• Demonstrate BGCA mission-driven values, ICARE behaviors, and a Culture of Accountability through integrity, ownership, collaboration, inclusion, and follow-through.
• Adhere to organizational policies and procedures described in BGCA’s Employee Handbook and other governing guidance.

• Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• One to three years of accounting experience, including general ledger activity, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reporting.
• Experience with computerized accounting systems and intermediate Excel skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Nonprofit, fund-accounting, grant-accounting, multi-entity, or fiscal-agent experience is preferred but not required unless designated by HR as a minimum qualification.

• competitive compensation
• comprehensive total rewards package
• education and learning reimbursement