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Senior Accountant

$95k - $100k

The Council for Professional Recognition

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$95,000.00/yr - $100,000.00/yr

Make an Impact—Join Us to Advance Our Mission

The Council for Professional Recognition is the leading national credentialing organization for early childhood educators. We’re on a mission to ensure every child receives a strong start in life by empowering early childhood educators through high-quality, competency-based credentialing, and we’re looking for passionate team members committed to advancing equity and excellence in early childhood education.

If you’re driven to support the early childhood education (ECE) community, believe in nurturing professionals who care for our youngest learners, and want your efforts to create lasting impact, the Council is where your passion meets purpose.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

  • A positive, inclusive workplace—96% of employees say The Council is a great place to work, with many celebrating over 10 years of service
  • Remote-first for eligible roles
  • Competitive compensation
  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits. The Council covers 90% of the premium for employees and pays the full deductible for health plans.
  • FSA for both health and childcare
  • Parental leave of 16 weeks after one year of employment
  • 403(b) retirement plan with 10% employer contribution after one year of employment
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Professional Development Available

Grow with us—and help shape the future of early childhood education.

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Accountant plays a pivotal role in the month-end closing process. S/he will perform account reconciliations for several major asset and liability accounts, identify discrepancies, prepare adjusting entries and ensure accuracy and timeliness of the Council’s financial statements.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Liaison with customer agencies for all matters relating to Advance Accounts & Vouchers
  • Reconciles operating bank account
  • Reconciles investment accounts and records investment income
  • Reconciles fixed asset accounts and records depreciation expense
  • Reconciles Right of Use asset and Lease liability
  • Files annual DC Sales tax return
  • Addresses incoming emails to Agency payments Mailbox
  • Provide excellent and considerate customer service to external and internal customers

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license is required
  • 3 to 5 years of accounting experience
  • Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel
  • Expertise in general ledger, debit and credits, balance sheets, journal entries, etc.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
  • Creative, self-disciplined, and capable of identifying and completing critical tasks independently and with a sense of urgency
  • Strong numerical and data analysis skills to identify trends, optimize pricing, and forecast revenue.
  • Ability to solve complex problems and implement effective solutions.
  • Previous experience with Sage Intacct software desired not required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Note: The physical demands described herein are characteristic of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Constantly operates a computer. Regularly required to maintain a stationary position, move about the office, determine what others have said or written, and frequently converse with others and exchange accurate information.

Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach, and move about the office. May also include occasional bending, stooping, squatting, and/or pushing and pulling or moving, e.g., to pack, unpack, and/or move cases. Walk up and down stairs often while carrying objects. Required to move, raise, reach, and/or retrieve binders, books, boxes, and files up to ten (10) pounds (lbs.). Sporadically, could be responsible to move, raise, reach, and/or retrieve binders, boxes, cases, and/or files weighing as much as 25 lbs. (Assistance may not always be available.)

About the Council for Professional Recognition

The Council for Professional Recognition (the Council), headquartered in Washington, DC, was founded in 1985. The Council promotes improved performance and recognition of professionals in the early childhood education of children aged birth to 5 years and works to ensure that all professional early childhood educators and caregivers meet the developmental, emotional, and educational needs of our nation's youngest children.

The Council operates the Child Development Associate (CDA) National Credentialing Program and administers the CDA credential. The CDA Program is designed to provide performance-based training, assessment and credentialing of early childcare staff, who work in all types of early care and education programs - Head Start, pre-k, infant-toddler, family childcare, and home visitor programs. The Council sets policies and procedures for assessment and credentialing, publishes the Competency Standards and other materials used for CDA credentialing, administers the assessment, and awards the CDA credential.

The CDA is the most widely recognized credential in early childhood education (ECE) and is a key steppingstone on the path of career advancement in ECE. Over 1 million educators have received their CDAs in preschool, infant/toddler, family childcare and home visiting.

The Council is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other legally protected status.

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