Staff Accountant (Hybrid)

This is a great opportunity to join a Top Workplace, non-profit organization, that has been helping kids and families in the Valley for over 15 years. We truly care about our employees and offer a collaborative working environment with a focus on employee wellness, professional development, and work/life balance. Join our team and use your skills to make an impact, as we continue to expand across the state!

We're seeking a full-time Staff Accountant to join our Finance and Accounting team. The primary areas of responsibility will include maintaining the general ledger, processing accounts payable, preparing monthly reconciliations, fixed asset management, fund accounting, preparing financial statements and participating in annual audits. The Staff Accountant will also assist preparing, reporting and analyzing payroll information. 

LOCATION: 90% remote / 10% at our offices in Phoenix/Chandler
SCHEDULE: 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday 
COMPENSATION: Starting pay range is $60k-$75k with pay increases TWICE a year

This might be a perfect fit for you if you consider yourself an excellent communicator, a creative enthusiast, a data nerd, a leader, a problem solver, and you: 

• enjoy communicating with a diverse group of people, from employees to vendors
• enjoy wearing many hats and being hands-on with all projects; 
• like to have continual new challenges in a growing organization; 
• are looking for a place to stay and grow a professional career, while making a big impact on others in our community! 

General Job Duties Include:

• Ensure compliance with accounting standards including, but not limited to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), OMB Uniform Guidance, etc.
• Perform research and analysis on complex accounting issues and transactions.
• Review invoices and supporting documentation for accuracy, reasonableness, and allocability.
• Assign accurate vendor/customer and account numbers to invoices, receipts, bank deposits, etc.
• Process payments to vendors, employees, and other entities (ACH files, printing checks, credit cards etc.).
• Prepare and analyze financial statements and reports for internal and external use.
• Perform month-end and year-end closing duties.
• Create and maintain various tracking schedules (grants, capital projects, lease, etc.)
• Coordinate and participate in the annual audit process and liaise with external auditors.
• Maintain financial record filing systems.
• Post cash payments in accounting software.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations (bank, credit cards, balance sheet accounts, etc.)
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience Required: 

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, or finance. May substitute 5-years of relevant accounting experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum three (3) years of accounting experience.
• Human services, behavioral health care, or non-profit experience a plus
• Successfully pass a background test and other required compliance items

Benefits:

In addition to joining a Top Workplaces organization with a great culture and supportive leadership, you'll also receive: 

• A competitive salary with guaranteed pay increases every 6 months; 
• An excellent comprehensive health benefits package that includes health, dental and vision, employer contributions to your health savings account, company paid Short-Term/Long-Term Disability, employer-paid basic life insurance and robust Wellness and Employee Assistance platform; 
• A 401(k) plan with no vesting period and matching up to 4% after one year of service; 
• Generous paid sick time and PTO, and 12 paid holidays;
• A flexible schedule with the opportunity to work from home when not needed on site;
• Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave;
• Student Loan Forgiveness: As a non-profit organization, your employment (when consistently working at least 30 hours a week) meets requirements under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (for student loan forgiveness). For more information you can visit https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

Join our fantastic team and help us keep the motor running behind the scenes, so we can help as many kids with autism as possible!  For more information about AZA United please visit our website at www.AZAunited.org or view our profile on Glassdoor.  To learn more about why great people choose to work at AZA United, please visit:  https://www.azaunited.org/whyaza.

Autism knows no race, religion, gender, or identity.  We need and value diversity and inclusion in our workforce in order to fully support our families.  AZA welcomes applicants of any race, age, religion, gender, identity or any other aspect which makes you unique.

Salary : $60,000 - $75,000