Job Title: Junior Staff Accountant
Location: Flexible: Washington, DC or Remote
Start Date: Immediately
Reports to: Manager, Grants, and Payroll
Verra is a global leader helping to tackle the world’s most intractable environmental and social challenges. As a mission-driven non-profit organization, Verra is committed to helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve livelihoods, and protect natural resources across the private and public sectors. We support climate action and sustainable development with standards, tools, and programs that credibly, transparently, and robustly assess environmental and social impacts and enable funding for sustaining and scaling up projects that verifiably deliver these benefits. We work in any arena where we see a need for clear standards, a role for market-based mechanisms, and an opportunity to generate significant environmental and social value.
Verra manages a portfolio of standards, including the:
- Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)-- the world’s leading carbon crediting program, with more than 1600 registered projects in 80 countries, and accounting for two-thirds of all voluntary carbon market transaction volume.
- Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta)-- a flexible framework for assessing and reporting on the sustainable development benefits of project-based activities.
- Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards-- to identify projects that simultaneously address climate change, support local communities and smallholders, and conserve biodiversity.
- Plastic Waste Reduction Program-- to enable robust impact assessment of new or scaled-up waste recovery and recycling projects around the globe.
With the rapid growth in carbon markets driving a new wave of innovative new approaches, Verra is seeking a Junior Staff Accountant to process semi-monthly payroll, review contracts, and enter purchase orders.
A day with Verra’s collaborative Finance team might include…
- Collaborating closely with the Grants and Payroll Manager to support the organization's financial needs
- Reviewing consultant contracts
- Preparing purchase orders
- Processing payroll
- Responding to staff inquiries by email
Specific functions you will be responsible for…
- Reviewing consultant contracts
- Managing contract process in Suite CRM
- Creating purchase orders in Unanet for consultants
- Prepare monthly purchase order report
- Collaborate with department admins to manage consultant budgets
- Managing the full cycle of payroll processing semi-monthly in Paychex
- Processing any payroll changes necessary each pay period and set up new U.S. hires in Paychex
- Set up U.S. and global new hires in Unanet
- Download and review the payroll journal and other reports generated in Paychex for accuracy
- Download and review Paychex quarterly reports
- Complete payroll state tax registrations
- Maintain knowledge of federal, state, and local tax laws and regulations, and stay current on changes.
- Review timesheets and assist with employee leave questions
- Train new hires on Unanet timekeeping
- Providing audit support for annual and grant-specific audits
- Prepare various payroll reports
- Additional tasks as needed
You bring with you…
- Solid communication skills, both written and verbal, with proficiency in English
- An associate or bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field or relevant work experience
- At least 3 years of experience in multi-state payroll, purchasing, and contract management
- Strong time management, attention to detail, accuracy, analytical and interpersonal skills
- Experience handling confidential and sensitive information
- Ability to work in a self-directed manner and takes pride in their work
- Intermediate Excel skills
- Experience with Unanet or similar accounting software
- Experience using Paychex or similar payroll service
- Experience using Suite CRM preferred
In this role, you will grow and expand your expertise by…
- Developing, implementing, and improving department policies and efficiencies.
- Mastering Verra’s financial procedures
- Preparing reports for the Grants and Payroll Manager
- Assisting with the annual audit and assisting with grant-specific audits
You will know you are successful, if…
- Payroll processing is error-free.
- You are considered a trusted and valuable resource on the Finance team.
- Staff members come to you with questions.
- You provide excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders
- You work seamlessly with other Verra teams to deliver high-quality work products
- You can take on additional finance tasks over time
You will join a team…
- From diverse locations and backgrounds, including carbon market experts, project developers, consultants, climate negotiators, researchers, auditors, and more.
- Committed to driving finance at scale to projects and programs that advance climate action and sustainable development through high-quality standards and programs.
- That embodies the values Verra has established for itself, which include Teamwork, Results, Integrity, Balance, and Exploration.
Compensation at Verra
To help us attract and retain top talent, Verra pays employees competitively to the market. In return, we expect each employee to, at a minimum:
- Meet expectations in terms of work effort and performance;
- Take the initiative to build the skills and knowledge needed to do their job effectively; and
- Embody Verra’s values.
For this position, the salary range is USD $58,200 - $65,391, depending on experience.
We will recognize employees who go beyond expected performance with salary increases and/or promotions, but the bar for earning those rewards is high.
Salary is one component of Verra’s total compensation package, which also includes:
- Health, vision and dental care, and life insurance;
- Verra contributions to each employee’s retirement plan;
- Verra contributions as required by national labor laws in countries where staff are located;
- Paid Time Off (PTO), comprising 22-30 days plus ten floating holidays, sabbatical after five years of service, and other leave allowances; and
- Funds to support professional development.
How to Apply
To apply, please send us the following:
- Cover letter (not to exceed one page)
- Resume/CV (not to exceed two pages)
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Verra provides equal opportunity for all job applicants and employees and is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination. We conduct our recruitment and hiring without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.