Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
Why Everstory
At Everstory Partners, our mission is to create supportive spaces where individuals and families can find solace, meaning, and hope in the midst of loss. At the heart of our mission is a deep understanding of the profound and complex nature of grief. Every person’s journey through loss is unique, and we are committed to providing compassionate and personalized support. We also believe that grief is not a problem to be solved or a burden to manage alone, but rather a natural and beautiful part of the human experience. Backed by our national strength and our local partners’ role is to be a steady presence, a source of comfort and guidance, and a partner in celebrating the life and legacy of the person who has passed.
The Impact You Will Make
The Staff Accountant supports the financial health of Everstory Partners by preparing and maintaining accurate journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reports. This role is critical in ensuring compliance with GAAP, meeting internal deadlines, and providing analytical insight that supports sound decision-making. You’ll play a key part in identifying and implementing process improvements while partnering with both field and corporate teams to resolve discrepancies. Your attention to detail and commitment to timely, accurate work will help maintain the integrity of our financial reporting and contribute to the overall success of our accounting operations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare and record monthly journal entries, including but not limited to expense allocations and cash correcting entries, adhering to internal deadlines.
- Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including cash reconciliations, ensuring the accuracy of the balance sheet accounts and investigating reconciling differences.
- Review current processes to identify process improvements and suggestions of implementation strategies.
- Prepare P&L account analytics as requested, and research identified anomalies and identify necessary correcting entries.
- Reach out to field personnel to help in resolving reconciliation issues.
- Assist in annual audit requests, as needed.
- Maintain appropriate support for P&L account analyses and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Other projects and reconciliations as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
- Up to 3 years’ experience in general accounting or public accounting.
- Working knowledge of GAAP.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks with interruptions.
- Ability to work independently without in-office oversight.
- Must abide by all company policies and keep all sensitive information confidential.
- Ability to work effectively and respectfully across all levels of the organization along with strong written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
Core Competencies:
- Compassion - Genuinely cares about people; is concerned about their work and non-work problems; is available and ready to help; is sympathetic to the plight of others not as fortunate; demonstrates real empathy with the joys and pains of others.
- Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
- Ethics and Values - Adheres to appropriate (for the setting) and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values; rewards the right values and disapproves of others; practices what he/she preaches.
Work Environment:
- On-site at Support Center, M-F required.
Our Investment in You
Everstory Partners is proud to provide our employees with a quality work environment and opportunity for both personal and professional growth. As part of our ongoing commitment, we offer a competitive benefits package for our Full-Time Employees including:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and STD Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Career Advancement and Training
- Funeral and Cemetery Benefits
- Employee Referral Bonus
- 401k with Company Match
Everstory Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to employing a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.
The pay range for this role is based on a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions regardless of race, gender, age, religion, or any other protected characteristic. They include skill set, experience and training, licensure and certification, and other business and organizational needs. This range estimate has been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. Compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire.