Senior General Ledger Accountant

About the Opportunity

“We believe that every child should be able to be anything they want in life, regardless of their birthplace and circumstances.” – Ron Packard, CEO & Founder

ACCEL Schools is a network of 80+ high-performing, public charter schools serving PK-12 students. We proudly advocate for school choice and work to address educational inequities throughout the United States. Our schools are inclusive and widely differ to reflect the unique values of the many urban, suburban, and rural communities we serve. Our brick-and-mortar, virtual, and hybrid schools specialize in closing educational gaps and offer innovative models such as career-technical education, sports training, bilingual programming, and more. We have been recognized and praised by legislators, authorizers, and researchers for providing exceptional education options to students in historically under-resourced communities.

As a General Ledger Senior Accountant supporting efforts for our brick-and-mortar schools, you will support the following areas:

• Support all general ledger tasks including monthly close and journal entries for multiple legal entities and business units.
• Perform monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts for multiple business units and keep supporting schedules of each and assess for reasonableness of ending balances.
• Assist with revenue and deferred revenue reconciliations and analysis for government provided funds and grants.
• Provide support to the grant team and act as liaison between accounting and grant teams.
• Ensure the accuracy of entries to ledger accounts and reconcile subsidiary ledger accounts to the general ledger.
• Identify possible efficiencies in existing processes and propose solutions.
• Support various accounting projects.
• Assist with training junior staff.
• Assist with analyzing and validating financial statements.
• Other duties as assigned.

 ABOUT YOU

• 3-5 years of accounting experience. Public accounting experience or corporate accounting experience in a large company strongly preferred.
•  Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance or related field
•  Fund Accountant or Government Accounting candidate preferred.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP
•  Knowledge of and proficiency in an ERP system
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – ability to communicate with all levels.
• Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to build relationships with all levels
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
•  Ability to perform highly detailed work under tight deadlines and handle competing priorities.
• Demonstrated history of problem solving
• Superb ability to identify, analyze, and resolve accounting and system issues.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel

ABOUT US 

ACCEL Schools is a network of 80+ high-performing, public charter schools serving PK-12 students. We proudly advocate for school choice and work to address educational inequities throughout the United States. Our schools are inclusive and widely differ to reflect the unique values of the many urban, suburban, and rural communities we serve. Our brick-and-mortar, virtual, and hybrid schools specialize in closing educational gaps and offer innovative models such as career-technical education, sports training, bilingual programming, and more. We have been recognized and praised by legislators, authorizers, and researchers for providing exceptional education options to students in historically under-resourced communities.

 We offer the following benefits:

•  Life benefits – time & peace of mind
•  Paid time off
• Retirement contributions
• Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary life insurance (employee, spouse, child) · Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations
• Health benefits – stay well & thrive.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary short-term disability insurance
• Voluntary long-term disability insurance
• Career benefits – keep growing.
• Career advancement opportunities throughout Pansophic Learning and our strong network of 4,000+ instructors and education professionals

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

It is our policy to abide by all federal, state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination based solely on a person’s race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status, veteran status (including protected veterans), marital status,

registered domestic partner or civil union status, familial status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected status except where a reasonable, bona fide occupational qualification exists.

Compensation and Benefits: The compensation and benefits information below is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

The annual starting salary for this position is $80,000-$90,000 Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

We offer the following benefits for full-time positions, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, 10 paid holidays annually. All eligible employees will participate in Colorado’s Family & Medical Leave Insurance Program, in accordance with state law.

Paid Time Off: The amount of Paid Time Off (PTO) employees accrue is determined by both their position and the length of their employment term. 19 days of paid time off for 12-month roles.

We offer several plans to choose from, with a wide range of deductibles and co- insurance levels. We offer plans with set co-pays for certain medical services, as well as a high deductible plan with set co-insurance levels after deductibles have been met. All plans offer both in-network and out-of-network coverage. We also offer flexible spending and health savings accounts.

Application Instructions:. Visit our careers page at https://pansophiclearning.com/careers-overview/