General Summary:

The Accountant plays a vital role in supporting the financial health of Goodwill South Central Wisconsin by performing day-to-day accounting operations and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of all financial records. Key responsibilities include entering and reviewing financial data, conducting complex reconciliations, and maintaining compliance with relevant accounting standards. The Accountant will also prepare financial reports to track the organization’s assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax obligations, and other key financial activities, contributing to informed decision-making and overall organizational success.

Supervisory responsibilities: None

Key Responsibilities

• Verify, consolidate, and reconcile sales and revenue transactions for Goodwill stores and mission programs, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare and file accurate sales tax calculations and reports in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with the payroll specialist to review wages and benefits and ensure accurate payroll entries from our HRIS system Paylocity, including monthly payroll accrual.
• Perform A/R billing and collection duties.
• Monitor inventory activities and record expenses accordingly.
• Monitor grant expenditures and ensure alignment with budgets.
• Support the research into questions from department managers about income and expense transactions.
• Perform month-end closing, within expected deadlines, including:
• Reconcile bank accounts and record applicable transactions.
• Reconcile general ledger activities and prepare journal entries.
• Capitalize applicable expenditures into fixed assets. Calculate and record monthly depreciation expenses.
• Prepare intercompany invoices and reconcile transactions between entities
• Manage multiple prepaid and loan schedules.
• Prepare and analyze financial statements ensuring compliance with GAAP principles and company policies.
• Support the annual budget preparation process.
• Continuously assess and improve financial processes and systems.
• Stay informed about changes in accounting rules and regulations that may impact Goodwill’s financial well-being.
• Foster a collaborative and supportive team environment.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is require
• Three to five years of accounting experience preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Extensive knowledge of general financial accounting and accounting principles (GAAP/IFRS).
• Experience with Sage Intacct accounting software, or similar cloud-based GL systems is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools including Excel is required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Business Acumen: Increasing accounting expertise. Actively seeking knowledge of relevant accounting regulations and compliance requirements that may impact the organization.
• Customer Focus: Approachable, consistently positive interaction with all levels of internal and external customers in their written and verbal communication.
• Accountability: Willingness to collaborate or champion an idea to provides the best possible outcomes to support the mission & organization. Elevated level of integrity and confidentiality in handling sensitive financial information.
• Continuous Improvement: Open to change, finds solutions and proactively addresses challenges in a fast-paced, complex environment.
• Drive for Results: Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work independently or collaboratively as needed.
• Team Leader: Fosters learning encourages personal growth and provides flexibility in time and efforts when is needed.

Description of physical working environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to maintain a stationary position to operate a computer and other office equipment, mostly indoor office environment.
• Must be able to identify, analyze, and assess details.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:

Goodwill of South Central of Wisconsin provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

For a complete position description or questions, please contact Human Resources Supervisor, TuVayra Terwilliger, at tterwilliger@goodwillscwi.org or (608) 852-8421