Staff Accountant-Full Time (Remote)
Our Organization:
CDP, a Boston-based public benefit corporation, uses the collaborative fundraising model to improve the operational efficiency and revenue generation capacity of the public media system. CDP currently provides more than 230 NPR and PBS public media organizations (PMO’s) with outsourced marketing, data analytics, fundraising, and technology services. These services help PMO’s raise more net income, grow their donor files faster, lower their fundraising costs, and free up development talent allowing stations to better focus on local engagement. Since its inception, CDP has delivered more than $1 billion in membership revenue for local PMO’s participating in its services and has become the most widely adopted Public Media service in the history of public broadcasting.
Just as CDP is committed to supporting public media organizations around the country, we are equally committed to supporting each of our team in their own professional development.
For more information visit www.cdpcommunity.org
Role Summary:
The Staff Accountant role at CDP offers a valuable opportunity to build accounting skills through hands-on experience and guidance from an experienced Finance team. With a primary focus on accounts payable and employee expense reporting, the selected candidate will gain exposure to the full accounting cycle, including billing, cash activity, reconciliations, month-end close, and audit support. Working with colleagues across departments, this person will learn how accounting connects to day-to-day business operations and develop broader responsibilities as their skills and experience grow. This role reports sits on the CDP Finance team and reports to the Senior Accountant.
Primary Responsibilities:
Accounts Payable:
• Own and manage the Accounts Payable inbox and ensure invoices are processed accurately and timely.
• Create and maintain vendor records, including new CDP employees when applicable, and collect required documentation such as W-9s and ACH/remittance information.
• Maintain accurate vendor payment methods and remittance contacts, including ACH, credit card, and check information.
• Maintain the current-year 1099 vendor/contractor listing and support annual 1099 preparation and processing.
• Enter vendor invoices into Sage Intacct and route invoices to the appropriate CDP reviewer and approver.
• Monitor Accounts Payable workflows and follow up with reviewers/approvers regarding outstanding invoices or approvals.
• Communicate with vendors and CDP employees regarding missing invoices, out-of-pocket invoices, payment documentation, and other billing-related questions.
• Access vendor portals and retrieve recurring or monthly invoices as needed.
• Maintain a working understanding of general ledger expense accounts and appropriate P&L classifications.
• Support monthly P&L reviews to identify missing expenses and potential accruals.
• Maintain a working understanding of prepaid expense accounts and related balance sheet activity.
• Support the review and reconciliation of prepaid expenses at month-end.
• Support the monthly out-of-pocket (OOP) expense process.
Expense Reports & Corporate Credit Cards:
• Support the monthly employee expense report process, including Expensify and corporate credit card activity, and verify that the vendor is populated on each expense when the system supports it.
• Support employee onboarding and offboarding in Expensify and corporate credit card systems, including account setup, access changes, and coordination of card activation or cancellation as directed.
• Prepare and distribute monthly reminders to all staff regarding timely expense submission and approval.
• Follow up with employees and approvers regarding outstanding or incomplete expense reports.
• Perform the initial review of expense reports for accuracy, completeness, and appropriate supporting documentation. Route reports to the Manager for additional review, particularly during the first year; thereafter, follow review requirements and dollar thresholds established by Finance leadership.
• Provide basic Expensify support and troubleshooting to employees when appropriate.
• Assist with monthly corporate credit card reconciliations, including Visa, American Express, and Expensify activity.
Bank Statements and Reconciliation Support:
• Provide bank statements and supporting documentation for monthly bank reconciliations. The Manager retains responsibility for preparing and reviewing bank reconciliations to maintain segregation of duties.
• Research bank transactions and provide documentation to the Manager to help resolve reconciling items.
• Maintain organized and accurate bank statement folders by account, month, and year.
• Immediately escalate suspicious, unusual, or unidentified bank transactions to Finance leadership.
Other Duties:
• Support ad hoc Finance and Accounting projects as needed.
• Maintain organized, current, and accurate files and folders within the internal Finance drive.
• Assist with expense and financial analysis when appropriate.
• Support the year-end financial statement audit and related documentation requests.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting procedures, workflows, policies, and internal controls, and assist with documenting approved changes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other CDP departments as needed.
Note: Responsibilities may evolve based on Finance team needs, business priorities, and the employee’s demonstrated experience and development.
Preferred Qualifications:
• 1-5 years of experience in accounts payable and employee expense reporting
Accounts Receivable & Billing:
• Assist with preparing and issuing client invoices through Sage Intacct accurately and timely, and serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day billing inquiries.
• Prepare, save, and maintain supporting invoice backup and PDF documentation when applicable.
• Maintain current station Accounts Receivable contacts and applicable CDP contacts copied on invoices.
• Maintain and update monthly and quarterly invoice-upload templates.
• Assist with updating the MSB billing tracker for MSB, PS, and CRM services as needed. The Manager retains responsibility for reconciling the tracker to client agreements to confirm billing completeness and accuracy.
– Update recurring invoicing information by station and product/service.
– Add new MSB stations and update assigned Client Services representatives when applicable.
– Maintain accurate license and email allotment information by station.
• Monitor billing-related email, respond to routine questions, and collaborate with Station Finance and other internal teams. Escalate discrepancies, agreement questions, and unresolved issues to the Manager.
• Assist with distributing Accounts Receivable aging statements to stations and supporting follow-up when appropriate.
Month-End Close:
• Support completion of the monthly Finance close checklist and PS close checklist.
• Prepare draft journal entries for prepaid expenses, accruals, and other assigned accounts.
• Assist with preparing monthly OOP journal entries and station-level allocations.
• Collaborate with MMT on station breakouts and supporting documentation when needed.
• Assist with monthly account reconciliations for corporate cards, prepaid expenses, accruals, and other assigned balance sheet accounts; provide supporting documentation for bank reconciliations performed by the Manager.
Systems and Experience:
• Experience with Sage Intacct, Bank of America CashPro, and Expensify is a plus.
Educational Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
Commitment to Inclusion
We strongly encourage individuals from historically marginalized and underrepresented groups to apply, even if you don’t meet every qualification. We value diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and commitment to public service. All CDP people have unique talents and experiences that create our company culture where we can all thrive and bring our whole selves to work each day.
Successful candidates will identify easily with a set of character attributes, as listed below:
• DEI mindset : You embrace and demonstrate a diversity and inclusion mindset and role model these behaviors for the organization.
• A Communicator: You possess strong communication skills and have great customer service skills; you like people and want to help.
• A Critical Thinker : You regularly look for ways to find efficiencies, innovate, and make improvements where you can.
• Process Oriented: You’re able to understand, work in, create, and improve processes.
• A Collaborator: You’re a team player willing to help where needed; a relationship builder whose can-do attitude inspires others; you actively share your job knowledge with team members.
• Someone Who Seeks to Learn : You are eager to listen, study, and learn new things quickly; you are resourceful and are open to regularly accepting and growing from feedback.
• Enterprising : You have proven success working in a fast-paced and changing environment; you have a strong work ethic and are excited to add value to the organization and its mission.
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CDP provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with a disability in completing job application procedures. Please notify CDP Human Resources in advance so necessary arrangements can be made. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accomodations@cdpcommunity.org .