Senior Accountant - Pacific Forest Trust

Senior Accountant

 

About Pacific Forest Trust

Pacific Forest Trust (PFT) delivers landscape-scale private forest conservation in the West and develops innovative incentives for forest conservation at the national level. We do so in ways that reward private landowners for managing for public benefits such as clean water, a healthy climate, and habitat for abundant native wildlife. Our work sustains rural communities and restores resilient forest landscapes across ownership boundaries.  PFT is recognized nationally as a leader in developing incentives to enable private landowners to contribute to ecosystem services including climate change mitigation, carbon storage, working forest conservation easements, watershed and habitat services, and renewable biomass energy.

PFT has led the conservation of over 360,000 acres of forestland and owns and stewards conservation easements on 130,000 acres. We also own 2,100 acres and manage an additional 15,000 acres for sustained timber, water, and habitat values. Our projects are outstanding not only for their scale but for their landscape impacts and high standards for delivering multiple public benefits. PFT is thrice accredited by the National Land Trust Accreditation Commission. Learn more at http://www.PacificForest.org  

 

About this Opportunity

This is a great opportunity for a skilled accountant who wants to learn and grow in the broader arena of non-profit administration. The Senior Accountant maintains the accounting records of the Pacific Forest Trust (PFT) and for a client for which PFT provides accounting and administrative services. Responsibilities include exercising accounting controls and ensuring that all accounting functions are carried out in accordance with applicable accounting standards for non-profit organizations.

 

Qualifications

  • At least three years of accounting experience, preferably in a not-for-profit organization
  • Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, or business administration
  • High level of competence with Excel
  • Experience with QuickBooks preferred
  • Ability to effectively communicate, in writing and speech, with people both internal and external to the organization
  • Critical thinking skills to identify and investigate variances and discrepancies
  • Detail-oriented and organized, with a demonstrated ability to prepare, organize and maintain documentation in support of transactions and journal entries
  • Ability to evaluate workload and prioritize multiple tasks to meet deadlines
  • Ability to work independently and as a team member
  • Federal or state grant management experience is a plus

 

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Prepares monthly and annual financial reports, including balance sheet, income statement (accrual and cash basis), and statement of cash flows
  • Prepares journal entries and reconciles ledger accounts
  • Participates in annual budgeting process
  • Performs year-end closing procedures
  • Prepares audit schedules and participates in annual audit field work
  • Reconciles or supervises reconciliation of monthly bank, credit card and investment account statements
  • Supervises accounts payable and accounts receivable processes
  • Monitors operating cash balance and prepares bi-weekly cash forecast
  • Prepares Form 990 schedules
  • Assists in preparation of grant budgets and funder reports
  • Prepares and processes payroll, retirement plan contributions and tax returns for approval and submission; maintains all associated records
  • Prepares reports as required by regulatory agencies, including quarterly timber tax returns for client.
  • Ensures compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and organization’s policies, procedures, and contracts.
  • Maintains and audits records of PFT, client and contractor insurance to ensure compliance
  • Prepares annual filings to multiple state charitable registration offices
  • Ensures compliance with 2 CFR 200 requirements related to federal grant awards
  • Ensures compliance with record retention requirements
  • Related duties as may be assigned

 

REPORTS TO Director of Finance & Administration

Location

This position is based in San Francisco at Pacific Forest Trust’s main office.

To Apply:

Submit resume and cover letter to jobs@pacificforest.org and indicate “Senior Accountant” in the subject line.