The Home for Little Wanderers, Inc Hiring for Accounts Receivable Staff Accountant Job at Boston, MA Full Time

Relocation assistance and Visa sponsorship available!

When you join The Home for Little Wanderers, you join a team of professionals dedicated to creating better, brighter futures for kids.

For over 200 years, The Home for Little Wanderers has helped build stable lives and hopeful tomorrows for vulnerable children and their families. Our 25+ community-based and residential programs serve thousands of at-risk youths from birth to age 26. Many of these children have experienced abuse, neglect, trauma, or a disrupted family life. As the oldest child welfare agency in America, we provide them with safe surroundings, permanent loving relationships, and a secure path toward a better, brighter future.

Under the general direction of the Accounting Manager, the AR Staff Accountant will provide financial and administrative support to The Home.

Essential Functions

• Apply cash receipts in GL and AR module on a timely basis. Communicate any issues and delays to the Senior Staff Accountant and Accounting Manager and work with them to resolve in a timely manner.
• Works with the Senior Staff Accountant to process and record client fund activity including, processing wire transfers, updating client balances, communicating with the programs, and helping to resolve any issues or variances on a timely basis.
• Participate in the monthly general ledger closing as assigned
• Support the annual audit fieldwork including work paper preparation
• Prepare reconciliations for monthly general ledger closing as assigned
• Attends workshops, training, seminars, etc in order to remain current with accounting standards

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and 1 to 3 years of accounting experience. CPA preferred
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office and internet skills with the ability to learn new software applications

Valuing Diversity

We are committed to excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion, while simultaneously creating a culture that supports those values. We believe the differences we bring enhance our ability to provide exceptional service and care to diverse children, families, and communities. Moreover, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging align with our values and our mission to help vulnerable children and their families build permanent, positive change.

What The Home Can Offer You

In addition to the chance to make a lasting impact on the lives of the youth of the communities we serve, The Home offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Extensive training to new staff
• Generous time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health and Dental Insurance available upon hire
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match
• Long-term Disability and Short-term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• And more!