Senior Accountant

Summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for a Senior Accountant who will be a member of the accounting team and responsible for assisting with the execution of daily accounting processes, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, month-end close, and year-end tax preparation and audit processes in a fast paced, agile environment. This role will have a wide breadth of scope and may also be involved in special projects that will drive meaningful change within the organization.  Under the supervision of the Senior Manager of Accounting, the Senior Accountant will partner with the Accounting team and other teams within the foundation to ensure that there are sufficient policies and procedures in place to provide effective support to existing and new program implementations.

You are responsible for:

• Assisting with the continuous improvement of processes and leading projects
• Documenting, reviewing and enforcing accounting policies and procedures
• The maintenance of the general ledger
• Involvement with daily accounting operations, which may include:
• Preparing monthly bank and general ledger account reconciliations.
• Month-end closing journal entries, including expense accruals and prepaid amortization
• Reviewing weekly A/P and expense reports, includes verifying the accuracy of coding
• Reviewing monthly credit card reconciliation and charges
• Assisting with month-end and year-end reporting
• Assisting with the annual audit and preparation of financial statements under GAAP for Not-for-Profit organizations
• Additional duties assigned as required

Skills and Experience:

• B.A. Degree in Accounting or Finance from a four-year college or university
• CPA strongly preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive Accounting experience
• Knowledge and experience implementing accounting internal control procedures
• Knowledge of GAAP for Not-for-Profit organizations preferred
• Deep understanding of accrual basis accounting
• Strong accounting system skills (we use Intaact) & Excel skills

Qualities that are important to us:

• Proactive learner that enjoys problem solving
• Strong communication skills, including verbal and written
• Ability to effectively communicate to all levels of the organization
• Ability to manage multiple competing tasks and meet established deadlines
• Ability to work as part of an integrated team as well as independently
• Ability to work in an open, transparent, and collaborative environment
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work well with people with a very wide diversity of demographic and cultural characteristics

If you are:

• A focused and detail-oriented individual that thrives in a highly collaborative, dynamic, fast paced and agile environment
• A strong critical thinker, passionate for numbers, spreadsheets, and can easily get excited about accounting principles discussions
• An individual that takes pride in personal and professional responsibility and integrity

THEN WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. Our vision is a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. We believe that everyone has the potential to contribute something to our shared knowledge, and that everyone should be able to access that knowledge freely. We host Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, support the volunteer communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible, and advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive. 

The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit organization that relies on donations. We receive donations from millions of individuals around the world, with an average donation of about $15. We also receive donations through institutional grants and gifts. The Wikimedia Foundation is a United States 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with offices in San Francisco, California, USA.

As an equal opportunity employer, the Wikimedia Foundation values having a diverse workforce and continuously strives to maintain an inclusive and equitable workplace. We encourage people with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate against any person based upon their race, traits historically associated with race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.

The Wikimedia Foundation is a remote-first organization with staff members including contractors based in more than 50 countries. Salaries at the Wikimedia Foundation are set in a way that is competitive, equitable, and consistent with our values and culture. The anticipated annual pay range of this position for applicants based within the United States is US$82,209 to US$124,839 with multiple individualized factors, including cost of living in the location, being the determinants of the offered pay. For applicants located outside of the US, the pay range will be adjusted to the country of hire. We neither ask for nor take into consideration the salary history of applicants. The compensation for a successful applicant will be based on their skills, experience and location. 

All applicants can reach out to their recruiter to understand more about the specific pay range for their location during the interview process.

If you are a qualified applicant requiring assistance or an accommodation to complete any step of the application process due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or +1 (415) 839-6885.

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