Senior Accountant

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee has retained the Sikich Human Capital Management Advisory Team to identify a Senior Accountant for their team.

COMPANY SNAPSHOT

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee has helped local kids and teens since 1887 when Annabell Cook Whitcomb transformed two basement rooms at Plymouth Church on Milwaukee's east side into a Club for boys. Today, we are the largest youth-serving agency in the city and have grown to be one of the largest Boys & Girls Clubs in the country. Every day, thousands of Milwaukee's youth stream through our doors and participate in academic and recreational programming. We provide safety and support during critical hours of the day as well as meals, strong role models, organized athletics and access to the arts. At the Clubs, there's a way for every kid to get involved and learn something new.

Our vision is to build the community's social and economic fabric by ensuring the academic and career success of every Club member who walks through our doors or engages with our programs virtually. We achieve this by providing more impactful programs that appeal to our members, strengthen their academic performance, build character, encourage healthy lifestyles and meet the basic needs of Milwaukee's youth.

POSITION SUMMARY

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their team. Reporting to the Accounting Manager and working closely with other finance team members, the Senior Accountant serves as a financial advisor for an assigned number of operating units and as the lead accountant for one or more key financial functions. They will also be responsible for preparing monthly and annual financial statements. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, be detail-oriented, and have excellent organizational skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist with preparing monthly and annual financial reports and analysis for assigned operating units, grants, restricted gifts, investigate unexpected variances for all operations.
Assist in annual budget development, compiling agency-wide and departmental budget data for use by SLT and department managers in making budget decisions.
Record monthly bank activity for all cash accounts to general ledger, including Stripe account and Clubs lockbox deposits, and serve as backup for depositing checks and make weekly cash deposits.
Responsible for uploading and resolving positive pay issues, coding cash receipts and applying to receivables accordingly, and recording unallowable cost related to grant reimbursements.
Conduct regular meetings with managers of assigned operating units to review financial performance, grants compliance and restricted gift transactions.
Implement best practices and provide training to operating unit managers regarding financial reporting, adherence to internal controls (as defined by finance department operating policies and procedures) and grant compliance to Uniform Guidance.
Review transactions for each assigned operating unit to assure account code accuracy, sufficiency of documentation/support/receipts, invoices, check requests, credit card transactions, and payroll allocations.
Prepare expense variance analysis for financial report lines comparing a) budget to actual and b) year-over-year actuals and identify the reason for unexpected results.
Assist with bi-weekly payroll process, preparation of workpapers needed for the annual 401(k) audit, and serve as back up to generating and uploading payroll general ledger to accounting software.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance from an accredited college or university required.
Three to seven years of experience in non-profit accounting and one to two years of governmental grant administration or public auditing experience preferred.
Familiarity with Sage Intacct and related software applications is plus.
Strong computer skills using general ledger and Excel.
Strong communication skills and a commitment to a team-oriented approach to providing superior levels of finance services to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee.