Temporary Staff Accountant

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Oxfam America

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Description

• The Temporary Staff Accountant maintains and controls designated General Ledger accounts and business transactions, applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). • Produces required journal entries, project uploads, and account reconciliations in accordance with OUS policies, procedures, and schedules. • Complete the reconciliation of various bank accounts in a timely manner throughout the month and at month end. • Produce monthly entries through journals and project uploads as applicable. • Produce account reconciliations for assigned asset, liability, revenue and expense accounts for both OUS and OAAF (Oxfam America Action Fund); resolve variances in a timely manner. • Reconcile, balance, and maintain all appropriate accounting records, including auditable backup for all entries. • Ensure completeness and accuracy of transactions and account balances for assigned accounts. • Analyze and interpret financial data. • Prepare preliminary financial reports, statements, and projections using standard and fund accounting principles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training. • Minimum 3 years of work experience as an accountant. • Familiarity and proficiency with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems or Modular Accounting Systems. • Proficiency with MS Office suite. • Excellent Excel skills, including, but not limited to, Pivot Tables, SUMIFS, and XLOOKUP. • Ability to structure and present Excel reports to present information clearly, including tables, charts, and formatting. • Excellent attention to detail; ability to work accurately and leave complete and accurate audit trails. • Ability to work independently while considering team relationships and coordination of duties within team structure. • Pro-active in recognizing a problem or potential problem; ability to collaborate with team to problem solve to minimize impact of or eliminate problem. • Ability to identify system, process, and policy issues and make recommendations for and implement solutions. • Ability to communicate information and ideas both orally and in writing. • Excellent interpersonal skills and capacity for team building.