Friends of the Children

Friends of the Children is looking for an extraordinary professional to join our finance team.  Are you flexible and ready to take on a wide range of accounting tasks? Is working for an organization that inspires you a critical aspect of your job search?  We may have the perfect career for you.

Our model is proven to impact generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships with salaried professional mentors – 12+ years, no matter what. 

The Finance Department performs the accounting functions for the National Friends of the Children chapters throughout the country. The Staff Accountant is responsible for reconciling and recording monthly transactions for these chapters.

Friends of the Children is committed to our community, to equal employment opportunity, and to diversity in our workplace.  See the below to learn more about the position’s responsibilities and qualifications: 

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed by individuals assigned to this position.  They are not intended as a comprehensive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Record transactions for employee reimbursements
• Record donations and other cash receipts
• Receives vendor invoices, reconciles supporting documents, enter invoices and payments into accounting system.
• Monthly credit card recording and reconciliations
• Prepare payroll entries from chapter payroll reports
• Correspond between the chapter operations managers and the senior accountants
• Perform the finance training for new chapter operations managers  
• Provide documents and support as needed to Senior Accountants for year-end audits
• Prepare quarterly reconciliations of chapter donor databases and the general ledger.
• Complete year-end tasks for chapter financials
• Preparation and completion of Form 1099 & 1096
• Conversion of source documents to electronic media and maintenance of electronic and source document filing.

Required Skills, Education, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Two to four years of financial accounting experience.
• Experience in supporting multiple business entities simultaneously.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word) as well as pdf software.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other members of staff
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with an accounting concentration

Preferred Competencies, Skills, and Abilities:

• Non-profit accounting experience
• Federal grant compliance experience
• Experience with Blackbaud/Financial Edge NXT
  
• Experience with Microsoft Teams

Culture of Belonging

Friends of the Children endeavors to create a culture where each and every staff knows they belong.  From our policies to our procedures and practices, we aim to create an environment that is healthy, safe, accepting, supportive, and kind. Our benefits are one way to depict our value for work harmony, empowerment, health, and happiness.

Benefits:

Our competitive compensation, benefits package, and employee engagement demonstrate our values to families, children, healthy relationships, love, empowerment, goal achievement, and equity.  We are continuously seeking feedback and researching best practices to meet the needs of staff and their families. Below are ways we actualize a culture of care for each and every staff member. 

• Health: Friends of the Children covers 100% of employee only health premium for 2 of the 4 plans
• Dental: Friends of the Children covers 100% of employee only premium
• Vision: Friends of the Children covers 100% of employee only premium
• Basic Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment: 100% paid by Friends of the Children
• Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability: 100% paid by Friends of the Children
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA): Employees may contribute to an FSA account: Healthcare FSA minimum of $100 maximum of $3,300.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Benefits such as Critical Illness, Hospitalization, Legal, etc.
• 401(k) savings plan with a company match of up to the first 4% of earnings that the employee contributes.
• Cell phone and/or Internet Reimbursement: Employee is eligible for cell phone and/or internet business expenses up to $75/month ($37.50/pay period), maximum.
• Office reimbursement of $150 per year on anniversary date.
• Time off:
  • Vacation: Full-time employees of Friends are eligible for up to three weeks of paid vacation annually for the first 4 years.  The first year the time is pro-rated and vacation increases to honor length of service.
  • Sick Time: Regular, full-time employees are awarded two weeks/80 hours of sick time on January 1 of each year. New employees are awarded prorated sick time, not less than 48 hours. Sick time can be used to care for your own physical and mental wellbeing or that of a family member.
  • Holidays: Eleven paid holidays. Three of which are Floating holidays to help honor how people choose to celebrate their cultural and religious holidays.
• Flexible work schedule/Remote/Hybrid work. (In collaboration with Management and as the duties of the role necessitates.)
• Career Development and Wellness Reimbursement of up to $1000 after the first year of employment. Up to $200 can be used for Wellness. 
• Summer hours and end of year holiday gift of time off. (Assessed annually by Executive Management.)
• Employee Perks and Discount Programs including savings on hotels, rental cars, travel, entertainment, streaming services, electronics, eCommerce, and so much more.

We aim to create an environment that is healthy, safe, accepting, supportive, and kind. Our benefits are one way to depict our value for work harmony, empowerment, health, and happiness.

Benefits start first of the month on or following employee start date.

Compensation:

• Range:  $ $62,000 to $72,000. (Compensation commensurate with experience and geographical location)

Location

• Remote/Virtual - This position is fully remote, Monday through Friday, during business hours (adjusted for your local time zone) with occasional work on evenings (to accommodate supporting chapters in multiple time zones) and weekends. While we offer flexibility to balance personal and professional commitments, daily responsibilities include tasks that require consistent attendance/presence during scheduled work hours: regularly scheduled virtual meetings, prompt and timely online communication, and collaboration with others. Minimal work-related travel may occur (1-2 times per year).

Applications without cover letters will not be considered; please use this as an opportunity to convey why you want to be the Staff Accountant at Friends of the Children!

Friends of the Children is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to addressing discriminatory practices. The equal employment opportunity policy of Friends of the Children provides fair and equal opportunities for all employees and job applicants. Friends of the Children hires and promotes individuals solely based on their qualifications for the job to be filled.

Friends of the Children is growing rapidly as communities across the country are experiencing the power of how “One” changes a child's story: One Friend. One Child. 12+ years. No matter what. #ThePowerOfOne.

To learn more about Friends of the Children go to:   https://friendsofthechildren.org/about