WRI
Subsidiary Office Accountant
Washington, D.C., United States
No sponsorshipDetected 16 days ago
AccountingExcelAuditingERPHRISResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationOrganizational SkillsGAAP
About the role
- This is a hybrid position which requires 8 days per month in the office.
- This is done by targeting standards of performance, and measuring efficiency and effectiveness across all the offices.
Responsibilities
- Perform ongoing review of accounting transactions for the subsidiary offices to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with policies and accounting standards.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for subsidiary offices regarding Workday financial processes, and support country teams with troubleshooting, process improvements, and rollout of enhanced Workday functionality.
- Lead monthly/quarterly reconciliation review meetings with subsidiary office accounting teams, Global Accounting leadership, and country office senior management.
- Backup & Operational Support (20%)
- Provide backup support to country office accounting teams during staff absences, as needed.
- Capacity Building & Training (10%)
- Provide ongoing training and capacity building for subsidiary office accounting teams.
- Support adoption of new accounting policies, procedures, and standards.
- Support implementation of improved processes and internal controls.
Requirements
- Existing work authorization is required where this position is based.
- You can be based in our office in Washington, DC.
- Existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission as WRI is unable to sponsor any visa work sponsorship for this position.
- To be eligible for this position in US, you must be a resident of DC, Maryland or Virginia at the start of employment.
- Verbal and written proficiency in English.
- Languages: Verbal and written proficiency in English.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- Experience working with large spreadsheet data using high-level excel formulas required.
- Strong understanding of month-end close and account reconciliation processes required.
- Knowledge of U.S. GAAP required.
- Experience working with ERP systems (Workday preferred).
- Strong communication, coordination, and training skills.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, professional attitude, reliable.
Compensation
- The US salary range is between 69,000 and 82,000 USD.
- Salary is commensurate with experience and other compensable factors.
- Collect and review year-end account reconciliations required for the annual audit.
Benefits
- Participate in departmental work rotation to build cross-functional expertise and support coverage needs.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
Company info
- World Resources Institute works to improve people's lives, protect and restore nature and stabilize the climate. As an independent research organization, we leverage our data, expertise and global reach to influence policy and catalyse change across systems like food, land and water
- and cities. Our 2,000+ staff work on the ground in more than a dozen focus countries and with partners in over 50 nations.
- Our mission and values:
- WRI's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations.
- As an independent research organization, we leverage our data, expertise and global reach to influence policy and catalyse change across systems like food, land and water; energy; and cities.
- Independence, Integrity, Impact, Partnership and Care.
- WRI is committed to advancing gender and social equity for human well-being in our mission including equal opportunities in employment.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, caste, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or protected Veteran status.
- Our People team carefully reviews all applications.
- World Resources Institute works to improve people's lives, protect and restore nature and stabilize the climate.
- Our 2,000+ staff work on the ground in more than a dozen focus countries and with partners in over 50 nations.
- Our values are shared ideals that bind us together: Independence, Integrity, Impact, Partnership and Care.
- Our culture:
Visa & Work Authorization
- Existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission as WRI is unable to sponsor any visa work sponsorship for this position.
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