Staff Accountant

The Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty is a leading international educational organization located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Acton Institute’s mission is to promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles .

The Acton Institute is seeking a Staff Accountant to coordinate the below objectives:

Accounts Payable – perform and oversee activities including:

• Process and review daily Concur/Divvy Invoice submissions, coding, and approvals
• Process and review staff reimbursements and credit card charges submitted through Concur Expense
• Coordinate payments processed through Bill and Concur Expense
• Transfer of Concur data to General Ledger system
• Preparation and annual e-filing of Forms 1099-MISC
• Work with Acton conference planners to coordinate, account for, and process payments for reimbursements, grants and honorariums.

Acton Book Shop

• Monitor daily orders and process within accounting system
• Process invoices and payments for orders on account
• Communicate with customers
• Maintain inventory stock levels and place replenishing orders
• Monitor and reconcile inventory

General Ledger

• Maintain data integration between GL system (Sage Intacct) and AP/Expense platform (Concur Expense, Bill)
• Assist with annual budget process and monthly budget meetings
• Coordinate and monitor month end closing process including:
  • Cutoffs
  • Reconciliations
  • Depreciation/Fixed assets updates
  • Cost of goods sold for Acton BookShop
  • Prepaid expense recognition
  • Postage
  • Rome office and affiliates

File monthly/annual sales tax report

Qualifications:

• Support of Acton Institute’s mission and ideas
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 2 years’ accounting experience, preferably non-profit
• Progress toward Masters or CPA preferred
• Knowledge of GAAP
• Strong skills in spreadsheet and word processing applications
• Attention to detail and management of deadlines
• Good communication skills and problem solving abilities
• Ability to work with all levels of employees
• Ability to keep financial data confidential

This position has the potential to grow into the Manager of Accounting position

The role requires:

• That you are currently legally authorized to work in the USA for any employer.
• Occasional travel.

This is a full-time exempt position located on-site in Grand Rapids, MI and includes an attractive and competitive compensation & benefit package. Applicants seeking a remote position are not eligible for consideration. Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to submit the following application materials:

• Cover letter, which should detail your interest in Acton’s mission and this role
• Résumé

Applications should be submitted to the attention of Human Resources and any questions sent to [email protected] .