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position title: senior accountant organization: jewish family service of san diego department: family and community services division organization: jewish family service of san diego position type: full-time (37.5+ hoursweek), exempt salary: $82,000 - $88,000year total compensation: in addition to standard pay, compensation for this position includes: comprehensive, low-cost healthcare coverage for employees generous employer 401(k) contributions employer-covered life insurance time away from work: being able to take time away from work is critical in bringing your best self to work. time off benefits for this position include: generous paid vacation time and sick leave 17 paid holidays, including federal, jewish, and floating holidays 2 wellness days to be taken any time during the year to support employees mental wellness position overview:the senior accountant is an integral part of the financial planning function within the finance & accounting team. the position works closely with a range of departments and programs, including program directors and senior staff. the candidate must be a self-starter who is diligent, proactive, detail oriented, and is expected to contribute significantly to the finance & accounting team. under the direction of the senior directorcontroller this position will support the agency fiscal operations through transactional processing, financial analysis, annual budget development and monitoring, cost allocation, monthly forecasts, program and annual audit support, and the implementation of financial and compliance controls. the senior accountant will serves as a key resource for the organization and provides daily financial oversight to ensure that the financial records are complete, accurate, and comply with generally accepted accounting principles, policies, and regulations to facilitate solid decision support. responsibilities: deliver monthly financial reporting, analytics and insight on performance metrics, benchmarking progress against targets, initiatives, and strategies conduct analytical reviews for departmental and programmatic activities to support complex financial and budgetary forecasting; evaluates alternatives and makes recommendations develop an understanding of organization wide departments and programs funding streams andor cost structure assist with analysis used for decision-making and recommendations to management and programs analyze financial & operational results to understand and report underlying causes for performance and variance assist with the agency budgeting and forecasts scenario planning based on changing assumptions in revenue, personnel, and other direct project costs perform budget to actual variance analysis to identify causes, adjustments needed, trends, personnel reclassifications, potential budget shortfalls or cost overruns, and opportunities for cost savings assist with weekly cashflow management reports and projections prepare monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc financial statements with actual and projected financial positions ensure the integrity of key processes by understanding systems, flow of transactions, internal controls, and recommending efficiency and effectiveness improvements work with the finance & accounting team to identify areas or opportunities for improvement support organizational and management practices as applied to the analysis, evaluation, development, and implementation of programs, policies, and procedures perform variance analyses and account reconciliations as needed assist with month end closing, year-end closing and reconciliations and preparation for the external audit and prepare necessary audit schedules as needed ad hoc requests and one-off projects and other duties as assigned skillsexperienceabilities that are a must-have:bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required minimum 8+ years accounting experience with progressive and relevant and analytical budgeting, analysis, and reporting experience minimum 5+ years in the nonprofit industry knowledge and understanding of cost methodologies, budgeting concepts, practices, and procedures, and accounting competencies, including an understanding of revenue recognition understanding of gaap compliance and uniform guidance and omb circulars excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills strong analytical, organizational and time management skills work well in a team approach environment demonstrably strong judgement and decision-making skills ability to multi-task and prioritize workflow advanced in excel and proficient word and outlook skillsabilities wed like you to have: desire to work in a fun, friendly, collaborative, and professional environment passion for working in a non-profit, human services organization dedicated to helping individuals in need experience with financial edge not required but preferred important notice: incomplete submissions will not be considered. please, no phone calls. please, principals only. please, local candidates only (relocation is not provided). about jewish family service of san diegojewish family service of san diego is a client-centered, impact-driven organization working to build a stronger, more resilient community. for over 100 years, jewish family service has been a trusted resource for the entire community, offering an array of services that are always life-changing, and often life-saving. at jewish family service, we believe our employees are the backbone of our agency. we strive to ensure that each employee is treated with dignity and respect. our goal is your success. come work at jfs and be our partner in moving forward together. to learn more about jfs, please visit jfssd.org. *jewish family service is an equal opportunity employer. all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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<<summarydiligent and driven analyst who has achieved success in a variety of roles with increasing levels of responsibility. an effective communicator and team-builder with strong analytical, management and organizational skills. skills microsoft office (word, excel, outlook, powerpoint) experience 03/xxx7topresentit data analystbank of america corporation ,used advanced excel skills in order to streamline current reporting.build queries to pull health insurance data for a multitude of audit and reporting purposes.create business rules and performance metrics to increase speed and accuracy of the claims department workflow.work collaboratively both departmentally and interdepartmentally in order to deliver automated solutions that support the business needs of the claims department.have considerable expertise in metadata management, data analysis, data profiling & quality, data governance and master data management (mdm). visio and requirement management tools.developed and maintained various reporting using in ms excel queries, sql in teradata, and ms access.produce performance reports and implement changes for improved reporting.performed in depth data analysis identifying data issues in legacy system and worked with business to develop resolutions to those issues.prepared test data sets and performed data testing using the sql scripts.also used ms excel for data mining, data cleansing, data mapping, and data dictionary and data analysis.created source to target data mapping documents.manage various projects simultaneously by developing project plans, establishing deadlines, and monitoring milestone completions.performed data analysis and data profiling using complex sql on various sources systems including oracle and sql server.gathered analyzed, documented business and technical requirements from both formal and informal sessions and validate the needs of the business stakeholders.created decks from various analysis to present to the business.experience d in data analysis with solid understanding of business requirements gathering, data warehousing, business intelligence, data mapping and data modeling.environment: ms office suite, hadoop, teradata, oracle, mdm (master data management), data stewardship, data profiling, clear quest, gap analysis, mdmguid, oracle sql developer, teradata sql assistant.02/xxx6to03/xxx7business analystvista equity partners ,working closely with the business users to understand the business requirements, creating fit-gap analysis documents.executed all aspects related to employee health insurance, worker's compensation, life insurance, long/short term disability, employee discount/store benefits including company events coordination.provided executives with analytics and decision-support tools used as the basis for reorganization, consolidation and relocation strategies.collaborated with stakeholder groups across the organization to ensure business and technology alignment.proposed solutions meeting defined specifications and needs.created functional specifications documents for new benefit programs, eligibility rules and event rules and eligibility configuration fields.draft and maintain business requirements and align them with functional and technical requirements.engage client to gather business rules and requirements, and ensure alignment with development teams.conducted requirements elicitation sessions with the stakeholders to understand and interpret the diverse issues and design solutions that meet stakeholder needs.partnered with users on continuous improvement of reporting.develop comparative statements, reports to examine the existing functionalities and present to the stakeholders.also create business process workflow diagrams.performed the requirement analysis, impact analysis and documented the requirements.extensively worked in conducting gap analysis, system analysis, data analysis.organized and scheduled user interviews, user meetings, group meetings, and jad sessions writing the specifications by gathering requirements from business owners, stakeholders, and vendors. education and trainingexpected indec xxx5totob.s healthcare administrationfelician university,rutherford,njgpa:healthcare administration skills streamline, benefits, business intelligence, business process, continuous improvement, client, data analysis, data dictionary, data management, data mining, data modeling, data warehousing, decision-support, functional, hindi, insurance, excel, office suite, outlook, powerpoint, word, oracle, developer, oracle and sql, oracle sql, project plans, quality, quest, reporting, requirement, requirements gathering, scripts, sql, system analysis, teradata, visio, workflow.