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**POSITION FILLED**

Job Announcement: Senior Accountant

Overview and Purpose

Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC) is based in Gainesville, Florida, and was founded by renowned sea turtle expert Dr. Archie Carr.  STC is the oldest and one of the most accomplished sea turtle conservation organizations in the world.  STC is hiring a Senior Accountant to assist the STC Controller in managing and accounting for projects in the US, Costa Rica, Panama, and the Caribbean.

Duties and Responsibilities

This position is full time, based in our Gainesville, Florida office.  Accounting tasks will be many and varied, under the direct supervision of the Controller.  They will include:

• General Ledger
• Accounts Payable
• Grant administration of the Sea Turtle License Plate grant program
• Grant administration of the NFWF Lighting and Predation grant programs
• Grant reporting to Foundations
• Sorting and coding reports from Costa Rica and Panama
• Managing gift shop sales reports
• Preparation of 990 schedules and documents
• Payroll
• Human resource tasks
• Bank statement and investment reconciliation
• Board reports
• Budgeting
• The senior accountant should possess the ability to work with and support the many members of our conservation team.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in Accounting or Finance.
• Experience with non-profit accounting, grant or contract management preferred.
• Organized and detail-oriented with the ability to simultaneously handle and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Skilled with MS Office (Word, Excel).
• Skilled with general accounting software programs such as DacEasy or Peachtree.
• Strong conservation ethic desired.
• Position requires US citizenship.
• Non-Smoker

Salary and Benefits

• Starting salary will be commensurate with experience (Range $55,000 – $65,000)
• Fully paid employee health and dental insurance.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick days.
• Retirement plan initiated after 12 months employment.
• Work in a flexible, yet highly motivated non-profit environment with a close-knit team of professionals committed to sea turtle conservation.

Applications will be accepted until a candidate is selected.  Apply by submitting your cover letter and resume to the Controller, Pat McCloskey, at pat@conserveturtles.org.

**POSITION FILLED**

Overview and Purpose
Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC) is based in Gainesville, Florida, and was founded by renowned sea turtle expert Dr. Archie Carr.  STC is the oldest and one of the most accomplished sea turtle conservation organizations in the world. STC is hiring a Lighting Project Specialist to work on our Sea Turtle Lighting Project. This person will work as part of our lighting team implementing sea turtle lighting retrofits on beachfront properties in Florida, assisting with educational workshops, and coordinating dune planting projects to help further reduce lighting impacts to nesting turtles. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has funded STC’s lighting project as part of its investment toward mitigating the impacts to sea turtles caused by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The project’s goal is to increase sea turtle survivorship by reducing hatchling disorientation caused by lighting. The project works with private property owners to retrofit problematic beachfront lighting to sea turtle friendly alternatives using the best available technology.

Duties and Responsibilities
The primary responsibilities of this position will be implementing sea turtle lighting retrofits and dune planting projects in the south west Florida peninsula. The position will involve collection of night-time photos and lighting measurements; contract negotiations with property owners and managers; developing exterior lighting plans; communicating with property owners and lighting distributors; and data entry, management, analysis and mapping using Access, Excel and ArcGIS Online. Travel to the south west Florida peninsula and other parts of the state over 3 to 5 day periods will be required. Duties also will include coordinating travel logistics; tracking the progression of multiple projects in various stages; and conducting lighting workshops developed for code enforcement and building professionals. The position will require flexible work hours, occasionally at night and on the weekends. The Lighting Project Specialist will be based in Gainesville and work directly under the Lighting Project Manager as part of a four-person team of lighting specialists.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in wildlife conservation, policy, management, communications or similar field.
• Experience with contract management, grant development and/or environmental regulation preferred.
• Organized and detail-oriented with the ability to simultaneously handle and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Motivated professional with an ability to work closely with others, learn new skills and follow leadership directives.
• Skilled with MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
• and familiar with ArcGIS software.
• Passionate about the conservation of threatened and endangered species.
• Training will be made available to the right candidate to boost knowledge about sea turtle lighting options and to improve skills in using ArcGIS.
• Position requires US citizenship.

Salary and Benefits

• Starting salary will be commensurate with experience (Range $35,000 – $40,000)
• Fully paid employee health and dental insurance.
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation days.
• Retirement plan initiated after 12 months of employment.
• Work in a flexible, yet highly motivated non-profit environment with a close-knit team of professionals committed to sea turtle conservation.

Applications will be accepted until a candidate is selected. A start date prior to the end of 2019 is preferred. Apply by submitting your cover letter and résumé to the Project Manager at Rachel@conserveturtles.org.