Position Description: The National Association of Conservation Districts is seeking a Staff Accountant that is responsible for managing general ledger accounting, financial reporting, grants management and auditing. Reporting directly to the Director of Finance and Operations, the Staff Accountant will have the following duties:

Financial Management:

• Oversee and manage the general accounting functions, including, but not limited to accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger
• Prepare, review, and analyze financial statements to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Support the Director of Finance and Operations with creating and updating weekly cash flow report for management
• Manage monthly accruals and journal entries and maintain asset and depreciation schedules
• Reconcile all bank and credit card accounts
• Coordinate with Director of Membership Engagement to reconcile membership deposits and meeting registrations

Grant Finance Related Duties:

• Support the grant management and tracking of current agreements
• Support in the management of quarterly grant billings
• Assist in ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of grants
• Follow up on Open invoices or pending payments from funders

Audits & Compliance:

• Manage monthly and year-end closing activities and schedules to comply with independent auditor standards
• Plan and execute financial operations in accordance with NACD policies, establish operational procedures, and ensure that proper and accurate accounting records are maintained

Other duties as assigned.

Location: This position can be remote or based out of the NACD’s headquarters office in Washington, D.C. and reports to the Director of Finance and Operations. Currently, NACD is operating on a hybrid working schedule with two days in office and three days working from home. This position would be in office tentatively Wednesday and Thursday.

Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of accounting experience
• B.A degree or equivalent work experience
• MBA or CPA preferred but not required
• Experience with QuickBooks (desktop version) preferred but not required
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and the ability to reconcile large transactional files (pivot tables and vlookup experience preferred)

To apply: Interested candidates please send cover letter and resume to the attention of NACD HR with ‘Staff Accountant’ in the subject line to hr@nacdnet.org no later than Friday, March 31, 2023, to receive priority consideration.

About National Association of Conservation Districts

The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) is the nonprofit organization that represents America’s 3,000 conservation districts and the 17,000 men and women who serve on their governing boards. Conservation districts are local units of government established under state law to carry out natural resource management programs at the local level. Districts work with millions of cooperating landowners and operators to help them manage and protect land and water resources on all private lands and many public lands in the United States. NACD's mission is to serve conservation districts by providing national leadership and a unified voice for natural resource conservation.

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