Accountant

Mac's List
Vancouver, Washington
Full Time

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ABOUT THE TRUST

The M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust is based in Vancouver, Washington and has been supporting the growth of Pacific Northwest nonprofits since 1975. From day one, our mission has been to serve individuals, families and communities across the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, through grantmaking, programs and convenings that strengthen the region's educational, social, spiritual, and cultural base in ways that are innovative and sustainable.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Accountant will help bring our mission to life by ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and stewardship of the Trust's financial resources. This role reports to the Chief Financial Officer, and is responsible for maintaining the general ledger, preparing financial statements and reports, supporting audit and compliance activities, and administering contracts and grant-related finance activities in partnership with the Grants & Programs team.

This is a hybrid eligible role with the opportunity to work remotely up to two days per week following the successful completion of the onboarding period. This role generally works within the operating hours of the Trust, which are standard business hours, Monday-Friday.

THE DAY TO DAY

The Accountant supports the Trust's financial operations and grant administration processes, with a focus on the following activities:

General ledger maintenance, journal entries, and account reconciliations
Monthly financial statement preparation and budget variance analysis
Tax compliance, audit support, and preparation of compliance returns
Investment accounting, bank reconciliations, and treasury operations
Accounts payable processing and expense reimbursement administration
Contract administration and agreement processing
Post a grant administration and payment processing in coordination with Grants & Programs
Annual budget preparation and quarterly reporting

Technology tools used by the Finance team include:

Microsoft Suite (SharePoint, Teams, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, CoPilot)
Sage Intacct (General Ledger / ERP)
Submittable (Grants Management)
Tipalti Payment Management System
Nexonia Expense Reporting
Claude by Anthropic

TOTAL REWARDS

Compensation

The hiring range for this position is $83,000-$100,000 per year, with placement commensurate with experience. This is an exempt role.

Benefits

The Trust offers exceptional benefits including:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for staff and qualifying dependents with premiums paid 90-100% by the Trust, depending on plan elections.
Retirement contributions of 11% of base salary (up to the IRS maximum) for all full-time staff; additionally, staff contributions are matched up to 4%, all effective on day one.
First year time off accruals include fifteen days of vacation, twelve sick days, and two personal days; the Trust also offers eleven paid holidays.
Trust paid Long-Term Disability, Group Life and Group AD&D Insurance
Other benefits include wellness reimbursements, identity theft insurance, a generous matching gift program and more.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

It is the policy of the Trust to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, genetics, marital status, veteran/military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, compensation, benefits, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, training, and leaves of absence.

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