Senior Accountant
Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC

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Senior Accountant

This role will provide professional accounting and tax services with an emphasis on enhancing policies, procedures, and internal controls, while improving customer service for both the community and external parties. This position will play a key role in the month-end closing process, including recording gift activity in the general ledger for annual fund, endowment, and restricted gifts, as well as pledges and charitable planned giving. The role involves close collaboration with the Associate Controller and handling a high volume of work to meet monthly, quarterly, and annual deadlines. Responsibilities include preparing financial statements, reports, tax returns, and other data in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and higher education industry practices.

Major Responsibilities:

• Review and post daily gift transactions to the general ledger, reconcile with Advancement records, and resolve discrepancies.
• Monitor expenditures of restricted gifts to ensure compliance with donor requirements.
• Review and approve invoices and expenses related to donor or grant restrictions.
• Set up grant accounting and budgetary controls in the general ledger for new grants.
• Review and reconcile gift clearing accounts and record and reconcile investments.
• Assist with the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting of transactions and reconciliation of general ledger activity.
• Cross-train with and provide backup support for other team members as needed.
• Play a major role in preparing the annual financial statements and benefit plan audits, and assist in preparing annual tax returns.
• Help develop and document accounting policies and procedures.
• Actively participate in special projects such as system implementations, upgrades, financial analysis, audits, and process improvement initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Accounting
• 3+ years of progressively responsible accounting experience
• Experience with ERP systems (PeopleSoft preferred) and other SaaS applications.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with other Microsoft Office applications.

Beacon Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Company Profile:

Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.

Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.

Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com .

We look forward to working with you.

Beacon Hill. Employing the Future™

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