Staff Accountant

Summary

Join Oxfam America as a Temporary Staff Accountant and contribute to our fight against inequality. This role involves maintaining and controlling general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy of financial records, and producing required journal entries and reconciliations. You will work remotely within a specified geographic area, collaborating with finance staff and external contacts. Responsibilities include bank reconciliations, monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, and ensuring timely completion of monthly closing processes. The ideal candidate possesses a bachelor's degree in accounting, at least three years of accounting experience, and proficiency in ERP systems and Excel. Oxfam America offers a competitive salary and a commitment to a safe and accountable workplace.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training
• Minimum 3 years of work experience as an accountant
• Familiarity and proficiency with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems or Modular Accounting Systems
• Proficiency with MS Office suite
• Excellent Excel skills, including, but not limited to, Pivot Tables, SUMIFS, and XLOOKUP
• Ability to structure and present Excel reports to present information clearly, including tables, charts, and formatting
• Excellent attention to detail; ability to work accurately and leave complete and accurate audit trails
• Ability to work independently while considering team relationships and coordination of duties within team structure
• Pro-active in recognizing a problem or potential problem; ability to collaborate with team to problem solve to minimize impact of or eliminate problem
• Ability to identify system, process, and policy issues and make recommendations for and implement solutions
• Ability to communicate information and ideas both orally and in writing
• Excellent interpersonal skills and capacity for team building

Responsibilities

• Complete the reconciliation of various bank accounts in a timely manner throughout the month and at month end
• Produce monthly entries through journals and project uploads as applicable
• Produce account reconciliations for assigned asset, liability, revenue and expense accounts for both OUS and OAAF (Oxfam America Action Fund); resolve variances in a timely manner
• Reconcile, balance, and maintain all appropriate accounting records, including auditable backup for all entries
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of transactions and account balances for assigned accounts
• Ensure that assigned responsibilities in the monthly closing process are met in a timely manner; escalate any issues that impact the closing schedule as soon as they are known
• Analyze and interpret financial data
• Present relevant data in a concise and usable format
• Prepare preliminary financial reports, statements, and projections using standard and fund accounting principles
• Serve as a back up to other Finance team staff as needed
• Maintain confidence and protect operations by keeping operational and financial information confidential
• Will stay abreast of professional standards, trends, and issues affecting this set of responsibilities, demonstrating continuous learning of the field
• Will work effectively and collaboratively in support of building a team-based, problem-solving work culture treating all persons with dignity and respect and will be familiar with and committed to Oxfam America mission, values and goals
• Will have a fundamental understanding of gender justice and diversity within key areas of responsibility and a commitment to promoting gender justice, racial equity, and diversity in our workplace and programs
• Within key areas of responsibility, will have a commitment to and be accountable for activities contributing towards a safe and accountable workplace environment, projects and relationships for staff, partners and the communities we serve

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with UBW
• Experience with non-profit accounting

Benefits

• Remote work
• Salary range - $60,000 – $65,000