Are you a detail-oriented, skilled accountant with a passion for precision? We're seeking a Staff Accountant to play a crucial role in maintaining the financial health of our organization. As a Staff Accountant at ALSAC/St Jude, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to our month and year-end closing processes and make a significant impact. Join us in a vibrant work environment where your talent and expertise will be valued and nurtured.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Masterful Reconciliation: Prepare and meticulously maintain monthly reconciliations of designated portions of our general ledger accounts. Your analytical skills will ensure compliance with GAAP while preparing these reconciliations to meet year-end audit requirements.
2. Accounting Excellence: Utilize your keen concentration and technical accounting knowledge to excel in monthly closeout activities. This includes preparing and entering journal entries and reclassifying transactions as needed, all while utilizing modern technology.
3. Budget Collaboration: Collaborate with our accounting leadership on various budget responsibilities as assigned. Your insights will help us make informed financial decisions.
4. Audit Preparation: Contribute to the preparation of work papers for our annual audit, showcasing your commitment to accuracy and precision.
5. Adaptability: Be ready to step up and fill the shoes of any vacant position in the Accounting Department when assigned by the accounting leadership. Your versatility is a valuable asset.
6. Process Improvement: Embrace a culture of continuous improvement. Review and analyze existing fiscal procedures and offer recommendations for enhancements or the implementation of new procedures. Your input matters in maintaining our internal controls.
Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting is required.
- A minimum of 1 year of previous accounting experience is essential.
- Proficiency in Windows OS, Excel, and Word, Microsoft Office.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, are necessary for effective internal and external interactions.
- The ability to understand complex instructions and data processing applications is critical.
This position will be a hybrid opportunity at our National Executive Office in Memphis, TN.
Benefits & PerksThe following Benefits & Perks apply to Full-Time Roles Only.We’re dedicated to ensuring children and their families have every opportunity to enjoy life’s special moments. We’re also committed to giving our staff excellent benefits so they can do the same.- Core Medical Coverage: (low cost low deductible Medical, Dental, and Vison Insurance plans)
- 401K Retirement Plan with 7% Employer Contribution
- Exceptional Paid Time Off
- Maternity / Paternity Leave
- Infertility Treatment Program
- Adoption Assistance
- Education Assistance
- Enterprise Learning and Development
- And more
ALSAC is an equal employment opportunity employer.
ALSAC does not discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or other protected status.
No Search Firms:
ALSAC does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All resumes submitted by search firms to any ALSAC employee or ALSAC representative via email, the internet or in any form and/or method without being contacted and approved by our Employee Experience team and without a valid written search agreement in place will result in no fee being paid if a referred candidate is hired by ALSAC.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting
- At least 1 year of previous accounting experience
- Proficiency in Windows OS, Excel, Word, and Microsoft Office
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to understand complex instructions and data processing applications
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What We Do
ALSAC is the largest healthcare-related charity in the United States. Founded in 1957 by Danny Thomas, our sole mission is to raise the funds and awareness needed to operate and maintain St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®. While our headquarters can be found in Memphis, Tennessee, we have additional offices in more than 30 locations across the country and in Puerto Rico with positions in fundraising, marketing, digital, information technology, legal, finance and many other disciplines all supporting our lifesaving mission - Finding cures. Saving children. ® At ALSAC, we believe in hiring the best and brightest from around the globe, and in 2020 we were named #1 on Fast Company's 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators. With a concerted focus on diversity and inclusion, we value and respect the contributions of all of our employees. Our work environment encourages everyone to be their authentic selves as we strive together towards a day when “no child dies in the dawn of life.” As we look to the future, we understand that we must be relentlessly innovative. Our work helps fuel the groundbreaking research and treatment at St. Jude and ensures that families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. View our career opportunities at https://www.stjude.org/jobs/alsac.html and follow ALSAC across social media using @stjude. To learn more about the research hospital, follow St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on LinkedIn. For specific career opportunities available through the hospital, visit www.stjude.org/JoinOurMission.
