JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Compassion & Choices works nationally to improve care and expand choice at the end of life. Compassion & Choices envisions a society where everyone receives state-of-the-art care at the end of life, and a full range of choices for dying in comfort, dignity and control. We engage our mission through three main pillars of service: end-of-life consultation, educational programs, and legislative/legal advocacy.

We are currently recruiting: Senior Accountant

Summary:
The primary purpose of this position is to handle senior level accounting tasks which include but is not limited to the internal reporting of the financial position of the organization, in addition to the review of revenue and expense allocation and reconciliation.  The senior accountant also provides an additional level of checks and balances within the accounting department.

Highlighted Duties & Responsibilities (for full description, see application procedures below)
•    Prepare budget and monthly company financial reports for internal audit and board of directors review
•    Track company expenses in accordance with approved budget
•    Reconcile various monthly operating and investment accounts
•    Assist employees with enrollment in 401(k) plans, FSA accounts and company health benefits
•    Process and file personnel documentation, payroll and employee benefits ledger
•    Assist with fiscal year audit and journal entry adjustments
•    Train and supervise accounting assistant
•    It may be requested to create financial statements for various departments at irregular intervals to help assist managers determine the financial position of departments.
•    It may be requested to notify employees of any state and federal law changes that may affect their employment or wages.
•    It may be requested to handle various accounting or human resource projects as they arise. 

Accountability:
•    It is this position’s responsibility to monitor and notify department managers and the CFO or President of costs not in accordance with the budget.
•    It is this position’s responsibility to create the fiscal year budget as well as monitor and notify department managers and the CFO or President of costs not in accordance with the budget.

Responsibility:
•    Primary focus on internal support.  
•    It is this position’s responsibility to handle and process confidential records and maintain the confidentiality of these documents.   
•    It is this position’s responsibility to provide support for the safety of the employees in the office and during company events. 
•     It is this position’s responsibility to monitor and notify department managers and the CFO or President of costs not in accordance with the budget.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
•    It is this position’s responsibility to train, supervise, schedule and review work of the accounting assistant

Education & Experience Required:
Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university, or one to two years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills Required:
Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or government regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public. 

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportion to practical situations. 

Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills: Accounting software, Database software, human resources systems, internet software, payroll systems, spreadsheet software, and word processing software.

The position is open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity and national origin, age, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, HIV status, or religious affiliation.

Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience.

Application Procedures

After reading the full job listing, if you have the necessary experience and skills, email your cover letter and resume to Victoria Nolten at vnolten@compassionandchoices.org. No phone calls please.

Compassion & Choices works nationally to improve care and expand choice at the end of life. Compassion & Choices envisions a society where everyone receives state-of-the-art care at the end of life, and a full range of choices for dying in comfort, dignity and control. We engage our mission through three main pillars of service: end-of-life consultation, educational programs, and legislative/legal advocacy.

We are currently recruiting: Accounting Assistant

Summary:
This position is responsible for daily accounting responsibilities under the supervision of the Senior Accountant.

Highlighted Duties & Responsibilities (for full description, see application procedures below)
•    Accounts payable
•    Coding accounts payable
•    Recording deposits
•    Making adjustments
•    Answering accounting related phone calls
•    Generating weekly revenue report for Board of Directors
•    Reviewing timesheets and process payroll
•    Tracking and coding company credit card charges
•    Tracking EE benefits and maintain records

In Senior Accountant’s absence:
•    Generates monthly financial statements for Board of Directors, including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statement and budget comparisons.
•    Completes accounting functions associated with hiring and terminating employees

Accountability:
•    Ensures vendor and independent contractor invoices are within agreed dollar range. Investigate high costs.
•    Ensures costs are allocated appropriately, according to department and organization budget.

Responsibility:
•    Answer phones and attend to vendors.
•    Double-check imputed information to ensure accuracy.
•    Comply with organizational standards and expectations
•    Track and verify department and company expenses
•    Ensure accuracy of all work submitted
•    Train new hires on timesheet and expense procedures

Supervisory Responsibilities:
•    none

Education & Experience Required:
•    Associate’s Degree (AA) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school, or six months to one year related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills Required:

Intellectual: Analytical and problem solving skills. Understanding of finance, accounting and legal disciples. Intermediate writing skills.

Interpersonal: Interact with clients, coworkers, board members, vendors and other stakeholders.
Organization: Understands the organization’s financial structure. Should be able to reference different materials in order to answer questions, including budget and expenses issues.

Self Management: knows what needs to be done and complete in timely fashion. Knows when to seek supervisor advice. Ability to meet aggressive deadlines.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportion, percentages, area, circumference and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills: Accounting software, Database software, human resources systems, internet software, payroll systems, spreadsheet software, and word processing software.

The position is open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity and national origin, age, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, HIV status, or religious affiliation.

Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience.

Application Procedures

After reading the full job listing, if you have the necessary experience and skills, email your cover letter and resume to Victoria Nolten at vnolten@compassionandchoices.org. No phone calls please.