Wish Assistant Accountant, National

At Make-A-Wish® America, we are more than a great place to work — our work is life-changing. Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Nearly 40 years ago the inspiration for Make-A-Wish began with one little boy's wish to be a police officer. Today, together with our volunteers, donors, staff and supporters, Make-A-Wish has granted more than 500,000 life-changing wishes and transformed countless lives.
THE TEAM
Make-A-Wish America is the national headquarters for our organization, providing resources and support for our 60 Chapters around the country. This team is focused on supporting our chapters through a shared financial services model, providing chapters with financial processing, reporting, and tax filings. They also maintain the financial health of the national office through budgeting, monthly reporting, accounting, reconciliations, and payables.
THE ROLE
The Wish Assist Accountant performs intercompany invoicing, payment application, and accounting functions for chapters who have elected to use Shared Financial Services (SFS) to ensure financials are recorded accurately and timely. This position will work primarily with wish assists, which is two MAW chapters/affiliates partnering to grant a wish. This position will also support SFS with accounts payable and reporting to chapters.
WHERE YOU COME IN
As The Wish Assistant Accountant You Will

• Review and manage accounts receivable aging for wish assists by chapter.
• Responds to inquiries from chapter staff.
• Facilitate payment application of intercompany invoicing.
• Assist with helpdesk tickets related to wish assist functions for MAW enterprise.
• Reviews, researches, and analyzes data.
• Create intercompany journal entries for chapter to chapter wish assist invoicing.
• Provides support for Accounting team staff.
• Assist with running custom reports and queries in NetSuite, and/or Excel.
• Builds and maintains relationships with chapters.
• Prepare invoices for international affiliate wish assist billing.
• Comprehend non-profit & MAW accounting requirements as related to expense coding.
• Assist with gathering of information and documents for annual audit process, preparing chapter’s audit workbooks.

What You’ll Need

• Position may require travel to organizational conferences and events.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications required, including demonstrated expertise in Microsoft Excel.
• Associates/Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related business field preferred.
• Working knowledge of nonprofit organizations strongly preferred.
• Experience in Salesforce and NetSuite is helpful.
• Minimal experience in accounting and/or financial reporting is acceptable with a related educational degree. Experience in excess of two years is preferred.

Benefits
WHAT WE OFFER

• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with 5% match after one year of service 
• Health Reimbursement Account fully funded by Make-A-Wish
• Additional Insurance Plans: Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance through Figo
• Competitive compensation with annual incentive potential 
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account Options 
• Short Term Disability*, Long Term Disability* and Life Insurance
• Comprehensive benefit package: Medical, Vision*, Dental*, Wellness

TIME OFF

• 11 Paid Holidays
• Maternity Leave 
• 2 Volunteer Days after one year of service
• Up to 15 PTO days
• 10 Sick Days
• 2 Personal Days accrued annually

ALSO...

• Monthly premiums paid for the employee for vision, dental, and short/long term disability.
• Individual and Leadership Development  
• Employee Awards and Recognition Programs 
• Discounts and special offers for theme parks, events, hotels, concerts, and movie tickets

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Vision
Make-A-Wish is committed to championing diversity, equity and inclusion, fostering an organization that is accessible and welcoming. In turn, we are uniting communities to help make more wishes possible.

• It is only through our mosaic of different cultures, perspectives and experiences that we can grant life-changing wishes to every eligible child.
• As the world’s largest wish-granting organization we stand against racism and intolerance and are committed to representation and acceptance, creating a sense of belonging, and practicing fairness in creating opportunities for our wish families, volunteers and staff.
• Our mission is most effectively fulfilled through a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as core values and practice.

We respect and ensure equal opportunity, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, perceived disability and other legally protected characteristics. Make-A-Wish America utilizes E-Verify in its hiring practices to achieve a lawful workforce.
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