Staff Accountant

About us:

The American Forest Foundation (AFF) unlocks the power of family forests as a climate solution while helping thousands of landowners care for their land and improve forest health. Through its Family Forest Carbon Program, AFF expands access to the voluntary carbon market for family forest owners from all walks of life while producing high quality forest carbon credits to help companies reach their net zero goals. The organizations strategic direction seeks to enable family forests to capture and store one billion tonnes of carbon by 2050.

We do not do this alone. AFF works across a broad coalition of conservation partners, corporations, and policymakers to equip family forest owners with financial and technical support to implement sustainable forest management practices on their lands and activate their forests as a critical tool in the fight against climate change.

AFF is in a mode of complex problem solving and rapid iteration. All teams at AFF are working to discover solutions to the planets most pressing climate issues through developing and iterating viable and scalable models for impact. AFF is driven by values of our shared purpose, measurable and verifiable results, and learning for continuous improvement to tackle big conservation challenges.

About the Role:

The Staff Accountant will report to the Controller and will support the organizations accounting and finance activities. The Staff Accountant is a hands-on accounting role bringing expertise in non-profit accounting to ensure strong internal controls and alignment with AFFs policies and widely adopted practices. This position requires the ability to work on and provide support for a range of financial duties including full cycle accounting, bank and account reconciliations, and general ledger journal entries. The Staff Accountant is expected to deliver timely, accurate, complete, and effective work performed:

• To the highest ethical standards,
• In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles

for non-profit entities, and

• In alignment with AFFs mission, values, and universal

standards.

Responsibilities:
The primary functions of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Full Cycle Accounting:

• Contribute to the month-end and year-end closing processes,

ensuring accuracy and completeness.

• Support preparation of balance sheet reconciliations and

accompanying schedules at audit ready status for month end

and annual closing.

• Support preparation of balance sheet schedules and

workpapers for annual audit including Uniform Grant

Guidance audit and tax audit including Form 990 schedules.

• Support workpaper and schedule preparation and

reconciliations.

• Support preparation of select entries necessary to perform

tasks for review by Controller.

• Support reconciliation for bank accounts in a multi company

environment.

• Serve as primary resource for expense reports and credit

cards including expense report reviews, reconciliations, and

expense report submitter support and training.

– Support in processing of payroll via payroll review for semi-

monthly payroll, retirement contributions, payroll allocations,

and entries.

• Serve as primary back up and surge capacity for accounts

payable processing, accounts receivables, and grants.

• Team Collaboration and Adaptability:

• Support the Controller with Special Projects.
• Work both independently and as part of a team to accomplish

accounting goals and meet deadlines.

• Collaborate effectively and provide top notch responsiveness

and service with colleagues across the organization.

• Adapt to changes in priorities, tasks, and responsibilities,

demonstrating flexibility and resilience.

• Provide ad hoc financial/accounting support as requested.

Requirements:

Candidate requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent
• 3 or more years relevant experience in a fast paced environment
• Proficiency with NetSuite accounting software and Microsoft Office applications. Prior experience with other accounting software including expense report and CRM software desired.
• Strong knowledge and experience working with accounting principles and regulations, including GAAP and IRS regulations for non-profit organizations
• A sound work ethic with the ability to act both independently and as part of a team and communicate effectively.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing competing priorities and meeting deadlines with a high attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to effectively problem solve.
• Results-oriented with a keen understanding of the steps necessary to achieve goals.

Core Competencies:

• Agility Thriving in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environments by anticipating and responding to changes with swift, focused and flexible actions.
• Collaborating with Others Working together with others in a cooperative and supportive manner to achieve shared goals.
• Ensuring Accountability Holding yourself and others to high standards of accountability, creating an infrastructure and transparent organization culture that supports and measures personal and organizational responsibility and accountability.
• Problem Solving Identifying problems and the solutions to them. Your contributions and leadership will be appreciated. Our staff is passionate, dedicated and good at what they do, and will be deeply grateful for your efforts to create and preserve an environment that is both fun and fair.

Job Function Competencies:

• Achievement Orientation – Focusing efforts on achieving high quality results consistent that meet or exceed standard expectations.
• Attention to Detail – Working in a conscientious, consistent and thorough manner.
• Accounting and Reporting – Applying an understanding of accounting and reporting concepts and methodologies.
• Analytical Thinking Analyzing and synthesizing information to understand issues, identify options, and support sound decision making.

Whats attractive to the right candidate:

• You have the unique and exciting opportunity to work with amazing colleagues, partners and landowners to help connect forest landowners with technical and financial assistance to better steward their land and achieve vital landscape-scale conservation impacts.
• Your contributions and leadership will be appreciated. Our staff is passionate, dedicated and good at what they do, and will be deeply grateful for your efforts to create and preserve an environment that is both fun and fair.
• We offer a flexible work environment that respects your life outside of work.
• Salary is commensurate with experience.
• AFF offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package.