Staff Accountant

Position Title: Staff Accountant

Department: Finance

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

FLSA Status: Exempt

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: JoAnn Fogg/Hybrid

Salary: $62,500

About Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX) offers amazing opportunities for talented, forward-thinking individuals who share our vision of helping girls and young women change the world for the better.

Position Summary

The Staff Accountant manages assigned aspects of the general ledger, including transaction recording, oversight, and financial reporting, with a focus on receivables management. The Staff Accountant will review and record revenue, expenses, cash, and other general ledger activity as part of daily GSNETX financial activity. Reporting to the Controller, the Staff Accountant will support month-end duties including journal entries and reconciliations, all within a control framework. Assists with regular financial reporting, annual budget development and preparation of schedules for financial audits.


Essential Responsibilities

• The Staff Accountant exercises discretion and independent judgment in regard to such matters as budget analysis, managing cash receipts, managing invoices, setting up and maintaining controls, and recording of financial transactions.
• Supports accounts payable specialists in reviewing, posting and determining invoices to be paid.

• Manages cash receipts and shop detail along with coordination of entry into the Council accounting system.
• Coordinate with Controller in recording product sales revenue, collections, vendor payment and reconciliations; manage all transfers and finance related set ups for troop proceed transactions and council accounts receivable
• Partner with product and retail team on initial recording, tracking and reporting for product incentives (including Girl Scout Bucks).
• Review gift entry received from fund development for coding accuracy and post.
• Review and post journals prepared by Accounting and AP staff.
• Prepare monthly close for Salesforce, Ultracamp and CampDoc and other council systems, including preparation of revenue share entries, endowment income, and other income activity -based on time of year.
• Reconcile various general ledger accounts monthly and prepare journal entries.
• Performs tasks for audit and 990 preparations.
• Provides quality and timely communication to employees and finance team related to accounting matters.
• Provides excellent customer service to internal customers and management team.
• Coordinate preparation of support for governmental and grants compliance and reporting in partnership with fund development and Grants Finance Manager.
• Serve as primary support for all regular accounting activity, in partnership with CFO.

• Cross trains with other accounting staff to provide backup, as needed.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Core Competencies:

• Achieves Results
• Customer Service
• Relationship Building
• Planning and Organizing
• Collaboration and Teamwork

Qualifications & Experience

• Associate's degree in Business, Management, Accounting, or related field or equivalent job experience.
• 3-4 years of Accounting experience.
• Experience with Sage Fund Accounting is a plus.
• Must hold membership in the Girl Scout organization and subscribe to the tenets of the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
• Must complete and pass a criminal background check.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communications skills.
• Experience and ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels of the organization.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite software, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Demonstrate and promote a climate of courtesy, respect and professionalism to coworkers, the volunteers served by this council, and others with whom her/his job puts her/him in contact.
• Adheres to the GSNETX's equal opportunity and non-discrimination policies, which ensure that there will be no discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, creed, national origin, socioeconomic status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.

Schedule & Hours

• Full Time up to 35 hours per week
• Typically Monday through Friday
• Attendance is an essential job requirement defined as having regular, consistent, reliable, punctual and predictable attendance including the ability to work regular hours and shifts, before and after hours, and on weekends, when required.

Physical Requirements

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


While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to speak or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, work in an office environment, work in a seated position, and work with computers.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually


Equal Employment Opportunity

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to fostering a culture where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to contribute fully.

Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who