The Accountant is a key member of the finance team and collaborates with staff throughout the organization, ensuring coordination and compliance with the day-to-day financial activities. The Accountant is responsible for processing disbursement transactions and the recording of such transactions in the respective financial ledgers; as well as reconciling the ledger activity across the business programs. This position works closely with the Director of Finance in the design, development, and implementation of new processes and internal controls in connection with various business activities.
Essential Job Functions:
Financial Transactional Processing: Accounts Payable
• Process invoices and other disbursement requests through the payable system. This includes reviewing documentation, coding, and approvals on a weekly basis.
• Process system interfaces resulting in the transfer of financial information from various sub-ledger systems to the general ledger (i.e. payroll, centers expense reporting, grants, etc.)
• File vendor copies and Accounts Payable reports.
• Maintain records for unpaid A/P invoices; create new vendor files; and save W-9’s on the accounting system.
• Reconcile and process annual 1099s for contractors.
• Reconcile credit cards transactions, resolve discrepancies, and manage support documentation for grants reconciliation.
General Ledger Accounting and Reporting
• Prepare monthly cash receipts and deposit reporting.
• Prepare monthly journal entries and accounts reconciliation for a fast-paced organization (expense allocations for diverse funding sources, prepaids and accruals allocations, etc.)
• Review monthly credit cards and bank reconciliations transactions.
• Assist reconciling general ledger with respective subledgers for month-end and annual audit reconciliations.
Financial Transactional Processing: Payroll
• Understand bi-weekly payroll process of external service provider
• Reconcile disbursement transactions with payroll benefit service providers.
• Reconcile payroll deductions with the Director of Finance for accuracy.
• Process manual payroll checks as needed.
• Review employee time sheets and leave reports with the Director of Finance.
• Review and reconcile Flex Time Off with the payroll system.
Other Specific Duties
• Participate in the development and monitoring of internal systems and controls.
• Maintain compliance with federal grant management requirements (OMB Uniform Guidance).
Required Position Qualifications I Certifications I Licenses
• Minimum High School Diploma
• At least three years of accounting experience
• Skilled with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Teams
• Demonstrated customer service orientation
• Flexible and a self-starter; able to multitask while also being highly detail-oriented
• Clearance of CBI and Central Registry check and post-employment physical
Desired Qualifications I Skills I Licenses I Certifications
• Nonprofit experience
• Experience with Sage Intaact and Paylocity
• Bilingual or basic understanding of Spanish