Staff Accountant, Compliance, Stand Together, Arlington, VA
Stand Together -
Arlington, VA,
US
Staff Accountant, Compliance
Date Posted: 2024-04-25
Job description
Stand Together is a dynamic and mission-driven organization committed to driving positive social change and empowering individuals to overcome barriers. Join our team and be part of a collaborative community that values innovation, personal responsibility, and the power of bottom-up solutions. Together, we will create a society that fosters opportunity, dignity, and well-being for all.
The Staff Accountant, Compliance role will be responsible for collecting and reconciling data to support filings to government agencies, with a focus on filings to the FEC and other state agencies. This person will be a key player in process improvements, new products, etc. that enhance these filings processes. The accuracy and reconciliation of underlying data for these filings warrants a strong accounting background with attention to detail and compliance mindset.
Your Responsibilities Include
Knowledge and Skills You Bring to the Organization
Preferred Qualifications
What We Offer
Stand Together helps social entrepreneurs supercharge their efforts to help people improve their lives. We connect them with passionate partners and the resources necessary to make a greater difference. Through our philanthropic community, we tackle some of the nation's biggest challenges so that every person has the opportunity to realize their extraordinary potential. Stand Together partners with people from diverse perspectives and backgrounds-including people in education, business, community non-profits, and public policy-to accomplish more together than any of us could on our own.
Our Values Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. We have a relentless commitment to a culture based on a business philosophy called Principle Based Management (PBM ). Informed by the principles that allow a free and open society to flourish, PBM prepares individuals to innovate, improve, and transform while fostering a healthy, growing organization that creates long-term value for its clients and supporters and fulfillment for its employees.
We believe that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color,race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.
The Staff Accountant, Compliance role will be responsible for collecting and reconciling data to support filings to government agencies, with a focus on filings to the FEC and other state agencies. This person will be a key player in process improvements, new products, etc. that enhance these filings processes. The accuracy and reconciliation of underlying data for these filings warrants a strong accounting background with attention to detail and compliance mindset.
Your Responsibilities Include
- Collect information from internal sources to prepare, or assist with preparing, electoral compliance filings timely and accurately
- Track financial activity of certain areas on a regular, real-time basis
- Research transactions in the accounting system for purposes of electoral filings
- Assist with entity-wide financial statement evaluation and preparation as it relates to compliance needs
- Reconcile electoral filings to the accounting system and to other sources
- Other ad hoc accounting and compliance projects as needed
Knowledge and Skills You Bring to the Organization
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- 1-2 years of accounting, tax, or other accounting/compliance experience
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and tasks simultaneously
- Strong working knowledge with Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel
- Desire to work in a fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail, particularly with populating reports/filings with financial data
- Entrepreneurial mindset
Preferred Qualifications
- Public accounting or other client-facing experience
- Experience with electoral compliance, campaign finance, or other political activities
- Exposure to a nonprofit and/or political organization's environment
- Familiarity with Sage Intacct, CMDI/Crimson, or Concur systems
- Interest in current events, particularly with respect to governmental & political news
What We Offer
- A meaningful career where your work will improve the lives of millions of Americans - especially the least fortunate
- A vision-driven community of over 1,000 employees across the country who are dedicated to improving the lives of others
- Competitive salaries and bonuses. Our salary and bonus strategies are aligned to the value you create, not a standardized bell curve
- Generous 401K match - 6% match with immediate vesting
- Competitive health and wellness benefits
- Our flexible time-off policy allows all employees to take leave as needed
- A purchasing credit card to use for business expenses
- Mileage reimbursement for business travel separate from your commute
- Commuter assistance plans to offset the cost of commuting into our headquarters (on-site parking or metro)
- Opportunities for professional development and mentorship that can strengthen your effectiveness through Principle Based Management and other industry specific programs
Stand Together helps social entrepreneurs supercharge their efforts to help people improve their lives. We connect them with passionate partners and the resources necessary to make a greater difference. Through our philanthropic community, we tackle some of the nation's biggest challenges so that every person has the opportunity to realize their extraordinary potential. Stand Together partners with people from diverse perspectives and backgrounds-including people in education, business, community non-profits, and public policy-to accomplish more together than any of us could on our own.
Our Values Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. We have a relentless commitment to a culture based on a business philosophy called Principle Based Management (PBM ). Informed by the principles that allow a free and open society to flourish, PBM prepares individuals to innovate, improve, and transform while fostering a healthy, growing organization that creates long-term value for its clients and supporters and fulfillment for its employees.
We believe that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color,race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.