Accountant

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Posting Date: 12/2013

Position Reports to: President and CEO

How to Apply:

Please email the following documents to hr@ivychild.org:

-Most current resume/CV

-Cover letter

-Three references stating their names, affiliation/organization, email, phone number

-Work samples/portfolio (projects etc).

Are you interested in assisting our organization with its efforts in empowering children and adolescents with the tools and resources needed to be successful? We're currently looking for a professional, committed, and compassionate volunteer for the position of Accountant to assist us in furthering our organizational efforts.

Company Overview:

Ivy Child International is a highly acclaimed Worcester, Massachusetts based nonprofit working to improve children’s mental health and well-being through our yoga and mindfulness health education programs.

"Helping Each Child Achieve Their Best" - Ivy Child International enhances the social and emotional well-being of children by recognizing their multicultural needs, using education and positive psychology as a uniting force to inspire resilience and leadership.

We encourage and enable families to participate in the growth of their child and strive to be a leading resource for caregivers, educators, and community organizations to receive guidance and instruction on creating a healthy child-centered environment.

Position Summary:

Responsibilities include: providing accounting assistance to the President/CEO; resolving discrepancies; financial or management reporting; maintaining the chart of accounts; establishing new funds; monthly financial reporting, analysis and reconciliation of the development and financial systems.

Essential Functions:

• Reconciliation of donations received and calculation of interest and timely transfer of funds to appropriate accounts.
• Reconcile all pending accounts on a monthly basis.
• Manage the chart of accounts.
• Establish new funds, process donation journal entries, investigate discrepancies and prepare detailed records and reports as required.
• Assist in the preparation and reconciliation of all monthly financial statements.
• Assist in creating, monitoring and updating financial related policies and procedures.
• Initiate and participate in data clean-up projects.
• Provide occasional back up or assistance to other Advancement Services staff which requires a well-rounded knowledge in the areas of systems, accounting and tax receipting and other donor related issues.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors of accounting background required. CPA preferred.
• 3-5 years administrative and accounting experience preferably within a non-profit environment.
• Must have analytical experience, be accurate with figures, well organized and exercise sound judgment in decision making.
• Proficiency in QuickBooks required.
• Software expertise in Microsoft Excel, Access and Word.
• Ability to deal with people tactfully and effectively.

Salary:

-Presently this is an unpaid volunteer position.

Working conditions/Physical Effort:

This position can be both virtual and on-site; if you are located in the metro-Boston/Worcester area there will be instances when you would need to meet with your supervisor in person in order to go over current/future projects and tasks.