Accountant

Job Title: Accountant

Team: Finance

Location: In-Person in Chicago (IL)

Employment Type: Full-time

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Start Date: January 2024

About Braven

We believe that the next generation of leaders will emerge from everywhere. We empower promising college students with the skills, confidence, experiences, and networks necessary to transition from college to strong first jobs, which lead to meaningful careers and lives of impact.  

Learn more about Braven’s impact:

https://impactreport.bebraven.org/

https://jobsreport.bebraven.org/

About the Role

In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring an Accountant who will  manage much of the day-to-day accounting functions and help the team build and implement first-class accounting processes for our organization. As a member of the Finance team, you will frequently be the face of our team internally, working closely across all departments to ensure smooth processes for accounts payable, expense reimbursements, corporate card management, and internal controls.

This role is on the Finance team and reports directly to the Assistant Controller.

What You’ll Do

Accounts Payable - 60%

• Manage the full cycle of accounts payable operations, including reviewing and processing expense reports and invoices via Bill.com and Expensify, collecting and managing vendor information such as W-9s, contracts, and contact information, and assisting with annual 1099 reporting
• Help improve policies and procedures to streamline the accounts payable processes and train staff members on these new processes
• Communicate and follow up with employees regarding company policies related to accounts payables, reimbursement requests, and company-issued credit cards, such as following up on outstanding expense reports, distributing credit card information to cardholders, expense coding and approvals, and training staff on company policies
• Reconcile employee credit card accounts and assist in any communications with the credit card company or staff (new card requests, terminating cards, payment inquiries)

Day-to-Day Accounting and Month-End Close Processes - 20%

• Perform month-end close responsibilities with the Senior Accountant, as assigned, including reconciliations and analysis and journal entry preparation
• Process check deposits and bank activity and distribute banking activity information to appropriate stakeholders

Other - 20%

• Support all other accounting related functions as needed, including but not limited to document retention and contract management, systems management, audits, revenue recognition, reporting, journal entries, and internal controls
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field or 1 year related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• You are proficient in Google Suite and accounting software, such as Sage Intacct, and Expensify.
• You are eager to collaborate with others and are good at it. You seek to understand others’ problems, and use your own perspective to solve problems together.
• You have an excellent ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• You have strong written and oral communication skills.
• You sweat the small stuff. ‘Attention to detail’ could be your middle name.
• You are a learner - constantly striving to improve yourself and your skills and you are not afraid to ask for help.
• You have a demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion.
• You exemplify Braven’s core values.
• Your experiences have informed your belief in Braven’s mission and have prepared you to work with, or for, Braven’s student Fellow population.

Please know that no one ever meets 100% of the preferred qualifications. If much of this describes you, we encourage you to apply.

Work Demands

• Ability to work in-person in Chicago (IL)
• Travel roughly 4 times per year for team stepbacks or staff retreats

Additional Requirements

• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Must be fully vaccinated and have received the Booster vaccination against COVID-19 and provide proof of such by the date of hire. Individuals may claim exemption from the vaccine require