Staff Accountant

Are you interested in building a career that makes a difference and creates a legacy? Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide.

JOB OBJECTIVES As a Staff Accountant to independently manage key accounting functions, with primary responsibility for bank and balance sheet reconciliations, month‑end close activities, and general ledger integrity. This role is ideal for an experienced accounting professional who can own accounts end‑to‑end, identify issues proactively, and ensure accurate and timely financial reporting. The Staff Accountant will work closely with the Accounting Manager and other cross‑functional teams to support the month‑end close, improve accounting processes, and maintain clean, well‑documented financial records. This role is expected to exercise sound judgment, work with limited supervision, and support continuous improvement initiatives, including system optimization within Dynamics 365 Business Central.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING (ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS)

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Bank, Cash, and Balance Sheet Reconciliations

• Independently prepare and review monthly bank reconciliations for operating, clearing, and other cash accounts
• Reconcile cash receipts from customers and third‑party payment platforms to bank deposits and the general ledger
• Investigate, resolve, and document reconciling items including timing differences, fees, deposits in transit, and adjustments
• Ensure reconciliations are accurate, fully supported, and completed according to close timelines
• Identify recurring issues and recommend process or control improvements

General Ledger Management

• Maintain accuracy and integrity of assigned general ledger accounts
• Perform detailed balance sheet account reconciliations and rollforwards
• Analyze account activity and investigate unusual fluctuations or transactions
• Ensure transactions are recorded in the correct period in accordance with accrual accounting principles

Month‑End Close and Accruals

• Prepare and post journal entries related to cash, accruals, deferrals, reclassifications, and corrections
• Own assigned close tasks and meet month‑end deadlines with minimal supervision
• Assist with close checklists and ensure all deliverables are completed timely and accurately
• Support review and cleanup of balances as part of ongoing close improvements

Systems and Process Improvement

• Enter, review, and analyze transactions in Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Participate in system enhancements, testing, and data cleanup related to reconciliations and reporting
• Develop, update, and maintain accounting procedures and documentation
• Identify opportunities to streamline reconciliations and close processes

Audit and Cross‑Functional Support

• Maintain organized, audit‑ready work papers and supporting schedules
• Support internal and external audit requests by providing documentation and explanations
• Assist with ad‑hoc accounting projects and special analyses as needed
• Serve as a resource for junior staff and provide guidance when appropriate

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

EDUCATION/EXPERTISE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience
• Solid understanding of general ledger accounting and accrual principles
• Advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, pivots, and reconciliation modeling
• Ability to work independently in a deadline driven month end close environment
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to research and resolve complex issues

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Visual acuity to use a keyboard and view a computer terminal.  Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp.
• May require ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; or the ability to stand and walk.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry and/or move light to medium weight up to twelve (12) pounds and/or exert up to twelve (12) pounds of force.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Human Appeal is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community and strongly encourages candidates from underrepresented groups to apply. Human Appeal is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under local, state, or federal laws.

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Why Human Appeal?
Our Greatest Achievements Include:

Safeguarding bright futures for more than 22,000 vulnerable orphans in 9 countries. Our one-to-one sponsorship programme has a built-in school attendance requirement while covering the cost of food, housing, medical care, and learning materials.

Pioneering technologically innovative infrastructure projects in Pakistan, like designing and building a 25-km embankment on the Chenab River in Pakistan. Protecting an entire community from being washed away, the embankment has held back the floods each year, including Pakistan’s worst flooding in a decade during its last monsoon season.

Protecting the health of mothers and their children in war-torn Syria by running the only free maternity hospital in Idlib, Syria. By offering free medical care to vulnerable mothers and children, our staff at Al Imaan Hospital providing life-saving care to 100,000 patients every year.

Quenching the thirst for the 2 million residents of the Gaza Strip by working with UNOCHA to purify Gaza’s water network. And now, our newest project involves building a large-scale desalination plant to provide daily access to clean water for 60,000 people across Gaza.

Recovering lost livelihoods for vulnerable farmers in Gaza by planting 80,000 olive trees since 1991. The farming project provides each farmer with 30-40 prime olive trees so they can establish a vibrant, sustainable crop that yields not just food but income for generations.

Restoring safe and secure residential spaces in Syria, like the construction of a new town with 1,000 newly constructed homes in Al Zahoor.

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