Lead Associate, Financial Accounting & Reporting (P2)

Save the Children

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places – over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you’re creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

The Role

As the Lead Associate, Financial Accounting & Reporting, you’ll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will be responsible for accounting operations, including affiliate accounting and consolidations, regular external reporting preparations for audit/tax and management reporting, and supporting compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Location

Hybrid – Washington DC, Fairfield, CT or Lexington, KY office locations

 

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

*not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change

Affiliate Accounting (20%)

• Prepare accounting entries related to affiliates to include overhead allocations, eliminating entries, and regular business activities.
• Review affiliate trial balances regularly for any issues or adjustments required.
• Liaise with Senior Advisor, to support different business lines with accounting guidance.
• Document Standard operating procedures to ensure consistency and compliance.

Recurring Reporting and Preparations for Audit/Tax (20%)

• Prepare reporting on a regular basis for review and comment.
• Develop reporting packet of external reporting requirements, for management review.
• Support testing and enhancements of agency reporting and tools.
• Support preparations for meeting with other divisions on external reporting initiatives.

Financial Accounting and Analysis (40 %)

• Prepare monthly journal entries related to but not limited to:
  • Planned giving and investments
  • Fixed assets
  • Inventory
  • Gifts in kind
• Ensure general ledger accounts are reconciled to subsidiary records monthly.
• Maintain reconciliation files with planned giving external advisors, ensure they are prepared properly, and follow up on any unusual items.
• Prepare investment reconciliation reports monthly.
• Prepare fixed assets and inventory reconciliation and other reports on a regular basis.
• Maintain supporting documentation for accounting transactions.
• Assist in coordinating balance sheet reviews with various finance focal points.
• Deep dive reviews in accounting topic areas to support business cases with various stakeholders.

Standard Operating Procedures (10%)

• Prepare, update, develop and publish operating procedures for the different aspects of financial accounting, including processes linked to other teams.

Support Transformation Projects (10%)

• Assist in the roll out of transformation projects by compiling metrics, analysis of data and other review activities.
• Assist in the coordination of transition activities from project to business as usual.
• Provide testing support as projects are going live with various projects.
• Provide documentation reviews for content and formatting.
• Manage documentation on intranet.

Required qualifications for the role

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent, plus at least 3 years of relevant experience

• Strong knowledge of intercompany accounting
• Strong reconciliations and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated experience with US Government funding
• Demonstrated knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Demonstrated knowledge of general ledger and financial systems
• Proven attention to detail and ability to facilitate multiple projects across divisions
• Demonstrated success delivering prompt and accurate information, with multiple deadlines
• Demonstrated experience working in financial management systems
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite with advanced Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups, formulas) skills for reconciliations and data analysis
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

Preferred qualifications for the role

• Experience with Unit4/Agresso ERP
• Experience supporting audits in an international non-profit environment
• Accounting