Transforming Education, Empowering Lives: Support as our Accountant at Serendipity Center
Serendipity Center is leading the way in therapeutic education, offering a holistic approach that integrates Mental Health, Special Education, Wellness, and Transition Readiness. Our mission is clear: to empower students who need extra time, attention, and skill development to reach their full potential. As we grow, we are seeking a dedicated Accountant to help guide our educational and administrative efforts.
Why Serendipity Center?
At Serendipity Center, you'll find more than just a job – you'll find a community committed to excellence and support. As a private non-profit institution, we provide all the resources necessary for student success conveniently located on campus. Our commitment to small class sizes ensures that each student receives personalized attention, supported by a diverse team that includes teachers, Program Assistants, and a comprehensive array of professionals.
You'll Drive the Mission By:
- Manage school district and funder invoicing, cash receipts.
- Work closely with the Development team to ensure revenues are recorded and reconciled to DonorDocs CRM and other donation and payment platforms.
- Perform functional expense allocations, monthly accruals, payroll and benefits entries, amortization of prepaid expenses and fixed assets, and reclassifications and/or adjustments via journal entries.
- Reconcile general ledger, bank, and credit card accounts to close month end.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures, laws, rules and regulations, and best practices.
- Other duties may be assigned.
What Makes You Qualified?
- Education/experience: Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance (preferred) and 5 years' experience of nonprofit accounting or equivalent education & experience.
- General Skills:
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- Accounting professional with strong knowledge of GAAP and nonprofit fund accounting (FASB 116/117 & ASU 2018-08, ASC 606, and CFR 200/OMB-A133).
- Strong organizational and collaboration skills with ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines and work with others as a team player.
- Detail oriented and ability to analyze and problem solve with minimum direction.
- Proficient in QuickBooks, Office 365 with advanced Excel skills, and ability to work with CRM and various payment platforms (Bill, Stripe, Auctria).
- Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This job does not have any supervisory responsibilities.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
General office conditions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to assault by a student. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but occasionally it may be very loud.