Senior Accountant – Supervisor Level, General Accounting - YESS Finance - National Office (Remote)

We are The Y, an association that values and is made stronger by its diverse people. Job Description The role of the Senior Accountant - Supervisor Level, General Accounting - YESS Finance, delivers accurate and timely financial information from the point of transaction through to financial close and periodic external reporting (monthly, quarterly, and annually). YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) embraces a remote-first working environment which means most employees work remotely from a home office within the continental United States. We offer a full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, defined benefit plan (retirement savings), defined contribution plan (403(b) plan, life and disability insurances, technology stipend, and generous paid time off, all in a work from anywhere in the continental U.S. workplace. Qualifications • Minimum bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field • Minimum 5 years of general accounting experience • Nonprofit accounting experience preferred • Demonstrated ability to understand accounting outcomes and explain accounting treatment • ERP systems experience • Process excellence experience • Excellent understanding of GAAP • Excellent understanding of internal controls and compliance • Highly organized • Commitment to the YMCA character development values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility is required Essential Functions • Serve as the day-to-day accounting lead for assigned YMCA clients • Serve as the YESS Finance liaison to client YMCAs teams, maintaining a positive relationship, answering questions, and resolving concerns • Deliver accurate and timely GAAP financial statements to assigned client YMCAs on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis as required • Hire, manage, supervise, set goals, and evaluate assigned team members performing the work for assigned YMCA clients • Coach/ support fellow team members to handle complex accounting issues/exceptions • Process journal entries (create, validate) as required • Set up recurring, accrual and reversing journal entries as required • Plan, facilitate, perform, and delegate period close activities to meet established deadlines for YMCA clients • Perform and/or review monthly reconciliation of each balance sheet account posting correcting entries and maintaining current schedules in year-end audit format • Review of financial information, performing variance analysis and correcting discrepancies, prior to release to associations • Lead the audit process including the gathering of supporting documents, development of schedules, and the completion of the final audit report(s) in partnership with the external auditing firm by assigned due dates • Completion of 990 and entry into YUSA KX1/CTRAC by June 15th of each year • Complete and deliver other internal and external financial reports as required • Ensure YESS Finance/Accounting processes and best practices are followed in the performance of assigned work • Ensure compliance with established client YMCA internal controls in the performance of accounting work • Maintain files, work papers, and reconciliations for assigned client YMCA in a manner consistent with current YESS • Finance/Accounting standards, making those documents available for association review • Monitor and correct complex data and information errors, and identify and resolve exceptions • Evaluate exceptions to process, quality, and service delivery commitments and suggest and implement agreed upon solutions • Perform other duties as assigned Apply tot his job