Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Accountant

• The Staff Accountant supports the accounting and operations functions of SFI and provides internal/external customer service by fielding accounting related questions as the first level of support in the US headquarters office in Washington, DC.
• Process vendor invoices accurately and promptly, ensuring proper approvals and coding.
• Verify that all expenditures are properly authorized and supported with appropriate documentation.
• Monitor grant expenditures to confirm they are allowable, allocable, and reasonable under Uniform Guidance.
• Maintain detailed documentation and audit trails for all federal award transactions.
• Prepare and process electronic payments, ACH transfers, and check disbursements.
• Record and reconcile incoming payments, including grant reimbursements, donor contributions, and other receivables.
• Prepare and submit invoices to funding agencies and clients in accordance with contract and grant requirements.
• Support month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Perform regular bank reconciliations and ensure all transactions are accurately reflected in accounting records.

Staff Accountant II

Communications

• Written Communications for SFI, PLT, and PLT Canada (70% of role)
• Outline, draft, and edit social media
• Outline, draft, and edit press releases, blogs and articles
• Create and promote campaign sharing toolkits
• Draft, edit, and update webpages in WordPress
• Draft, edit and update emails in Mailchimp
• French translation skills for quick responses on social media, and proofing resources
• Project & Relationship Management (15% of role)
• Lead biweekly social media meetings, proactively sharing agendas, recapping notes and action items
• Share meeting notes and coordinate project deliverables and deadlines with members of the communications team
• Support partner and advertising research
• Support metrics collection and research for factsheet and webpage updates
• Tradeshow support (15%)
• Support for staff attending external conferences, including processing of sponsorship forms and invoices, and coordinating details with the staff attending
• Maintain detailed event timelines, task lists, and checklists to ensure all milestones are met
• Organize and oversee packing, shipping, and receiving of booth materials, promotional items, and equipment
• Maintain accurate inventory of event materials and coordinate replenishment as needed

Staff Accountant II

Communications Coordinator