• Job Description

  Req#: ACC41AD745
  Education First is seeking an early career professional Accounting & Finance Analyst to join our Finance Team. The Accounting & Finance Analyst will play a key role in managing the firm's day-to-day accounting operations, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, invoicing, payroll support, and maintaining accurate financial records. Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Accounting & Finance Analyst will analyze past and present financial data and estimate the financial goals and obligations of the firm. Our ideal candidate is committed to serving the firm and its consultants as primary customers. The Accounting & Finance Analyst will learn and execute our day-to-day financial management processes and provide direct service to our project teams.
  What You'll Do
  
  • Core Accounting & Financial Operations
  • Own end-to-end accounts receivable and payable processes, including creating and sending invoices, tracking payments, following up on past-due balances, and ensuring timely vendor payments
  • Support corporate card management, employee expense, and payroll-related data, ensuring accuracy and policy compliance transactions in Sage Intacct and ensuring timely payments
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records in Sage Intacct, including transaction entry, account coding, and data validation
  • General Ledger & Close Support
  • Perform reconciliations for key accounts and support month-end close by preparing schedules and required documentation
  • Project Financial & Systems Management
  • Update and maintain project financials in Salesforce and Sage Intacct, including budgets, timecodes, and data integrity
  • Work closely with project managers and consulting teams to support project setup, ongoing financial tracking, and reporting accuracy
  • Contracts, Compliance & Administrative Support
  • Help manage collaborator and vendor invoice workflows, contract administration, and grant reporting data collection
  • Maintain organized documentation to support internal controls, audits, and compliance requirements
  • Financial Reporting & Analysis Support
  • Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes through data preparation and analysis
  • Help track budget-to-actuals, flag variances, and surface trends and risks for internal stakeholders across projects and operations
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • You have experience in bookkeeping, accounting, or a similar finance role
  • You are comfortable managing accounts receivable, accounts payable, invoicing, and reconciliations
  • You are experienced with Enterprise Resource Planning systems and have a high degree of comfort with data collection, analysis, and reporting
  • You have experience working in high-paced environments and managing competing priorities
  • You like taking initiative and being a resourceful and solutions-based contributor
  • You are detail-oriented and take ownership of your work
  • You are proactive, organized, and comfortable working both independently and collaboratively
  • You communicate clearly and professionally with both finance and non-finance team members
  
  
  Compensation
  
  The salary for this position is $73,600. Employees living in cities with higher cost of living may receive a location-based supplement equivalent to 1-5% of the base salary.
  
  Benefits
  
  • 100% remote, U.S. based team
  • Firmwide in-person engagements once a year
  • Telework subsidy
  • Professional development stipend
  • Foundational Bonding and Parental Leave
  • 20 PTO days, 11 holidays and two firmwide shutdown weeks
  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
  • 401(k) match

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