Accounting Assistant

Organization

Empowered

Location

Wichita, Kansas

Job Description

Empowered is a community of social entrepreneur teachers, bringing the experiential, individualized, self-discovery teaching methodology to life in their classrooms. Their work leads to transformative learning experiences for their students. At scale, the Empowered community is a cultural movement driving bottom-up change throughout the key institution of education. 
Empowered is part of the Stand Together philanthropic community. 
Our community is growing and so is the impact of our work to move toward a society where everyone has the opportunity to live a life of meaning and succeed by benefiting others. At Empowered, we advance this work by partnering with educators to empower students to realize their potential and transform education from a top-down system of control to a bottom-up system fueled by empowered educators.  
We're looking for an Accounting Assistant to join the Empowered administrative/systems team as we strive to transform education.
Reporting to the Office Manager, as Accounting Assistant, you will oversee and have responsibility of the day-to-day accounting functions of our Wichita-based office, including, but not limited to our accounts payable (A/P) invoices, accounts receivable (A/R) activities, bank deposits, and other month-end close activities. You will also oversee select data entry activities associated with processing micro-grants and market day loans and provide support to other office administration and project activities. 
This role is on-site based in Wichita, Kansas

How You Will Contribute

  • Oversee the A/P process and work completion for Empowered.  This includes coding Empowered payables invoices, TIN matching, maintaining invoice approval workflows, and coordinating with our shared-service accounts payable team to ensure invoices are processed in an accurate and timely manner. Responsible for raising any concerns, discrepancies, or process changes and seeing the issue through to resolution.
  • Oversee A/R support activities, including processing of donor contributions received via check, lockbox, wire, or ACH, ownership of associated documentation and communications, and coordinating with our shared-service accounting team to ensure grants and cash receipts are recorded in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Administer our teacher funding platform by ordering, activating, and funding cards and other related activities. Primary contact for the vendor to make sure contracts are followed and any issues are resolved.
  • Prepare monthly accounting schedules and journal entries associated with recording our teacher funding activities and donor contributions to be submitted to our shared-service accounting team.
  • Run key general ledger and month-end financial reports from our financial systems, and reviews and distribute information to leaders.
  • Provide updates in our Sales Force system related to teacher funding and incentives activity.
  • Provide other accounting support as needed and where the Office Manager feels it will add value and knowledge to Empowered.
  • Assist the Office Manager with general facilities needs including ordering office and printer supplies, coordinating seating arrangements, serving as Empowered’s safety representative, and submitting and managing tickets for facilities and office tech (printer, video conference equipment) issues, etc. In this role, there is cross-department and cross-organization collaboration including raising concerns, troubleshooting, and partnering on solutions.
  • Assist with key financial onboarding tasks for new team members joining Empowered. This includes expense report and financial system training, purchasing card registrations, and making sure they have tools and resources to be successful.
  • Provide support to the Office Manager and administrative/systems team with special project work. This includes leading subsets of larger project work.
  • Other activities and projects as needed and as initiated by the Office Manager

What You Will Bring

  • Strong A/P, A/R and accounting knowledge
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products (Word, Outlook, Teams, etc.)
  • Critical thinking and analytical skills that will allow you to identify process improvement opportunities and challenges and develop solutions
  • Organized and detail-oriented, ability to prioritize and multi-task
  • Strong interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Enthusiasm to contribute to our vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.

Standout Candidates Will Bring

  • Accounting degree (Associate’s, Bachelor’s etc.)
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
  • Salesforce experience
  • Concur experience

What We Offer

  • Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
  • A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
  • Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
  • Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.   
 
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.