General Ledger Senior Accountant

Job description

**About the Opportunity**  ACCEL Schools is a network of 100+ high-performing, public charter schools serving PK-12 students. We proudly advocate for school choice and work to address educational inequities throughout the United States. Our schools are inclusive and widely differ to reflect the unique values of the many urban, suburban, and rural communities we serve. Our brick-and-mortar, virtual, and hybrid schools specialize in closing educational gaps and offer innovative models such as career-technical education, sports training, bilingual programming, and more. We have been recognized and praised by legislators, authorizers, and researchers for providing exceptional education options to students in historically under-resourced communities.  As a General Ledger Senior Accountant supporting efforts for our brick-and-mortar schools, you will support the following areas:  - Support all general ledger tasks including monthly close and journal entries for multiple legal entities - Perform monthly reconciliations for multiple legal entities of sub ledgers/calculated schedules against general ledger and assess for reasonableness of ending balances - Lead revenue and deferred revenue reconciliations and analysis - Perform variance analyses for financial statements and explain fluctuations from month to month, year over year, and against plan - Ensure the accuracy of entries to ledger accounts and reconcile subsidiary ledger accounts to the general ledger - Identify possible efficiencies in existing processes and propose solutions - Support various Accounting projects - Oversee the reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts and resolve discrepancies - Assist with training junior staff - Ability to analyze and validate financial statements - Other duties as assigned **About You** - 2-5 years of accounting experience. Staff accounting experience in a mid-size to large organization is preferred. Nonprofit accounting experience is a plus. - Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting - Strong knowledge of US GAAP - Knowledge of and proficiency in an ERP system - Excellent written and verbal communication skills – ability to communicate with all levels - Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to build relationships with all levels - High level of attention to detail and accuracy - Ability to perform highly detailed work under tight deadlines and handle competing priorities - Demonstrated history of problem solving