Function:
The Staff Accountant position will report to the Controller and will be part of the Fiscal Team headed by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The Staff Accountant will be part of the team to prepare and maintain financial records, to track the organization’s assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liabilities, and other related duties as required. This position requires efficient, effective communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to provide information to the Fiscal Team.
Qualifications:
Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with at least three (3) years of progressive experience working in a non-profit organization with state and federal funding sources.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs general cost accounting and other related duties for the organization.
- Work with the Controller in preparing monthly balance sheets, income statements, and profit and loss statements and serve as a backup if needed.
- Helps to maintain the general ledger.
- Keypunch general ledger entries, post, and file accurately.
- Assist the Fiscal Team as needed in coding invoices, setting up new accounts, reconciling accounts, and closing the monthly books and serve as a backup if needed.
- Assists the Controller in reconciling bank accounts at least monthly, verifying deposits, addressing inquiries from banks, and serving as a backup if needed.
- Assist the Fiscal Team as needed in reconciling cash disbursement accounts, payroll, customer accounts, and other financial accounts; manage accounts receivable collections and serve as a backup if needed.
- Serve as backup to verify and/or complete payment of invoices associated with accounts payable and ensures payments are charged to the appropriate accounts if needed.
- Assist the Fiscal Team as needed to provide outside auditors and monitors with assistance; gathers necessary account information and documents to perform an annual audit.
- Serve as backup to provide accurate benefit enrollment/changes of all employees in the payroll system
- Transmit employer and employee contributions and/or loan payments to the retirement plan.
- Transmit direct deposit payroll, stipend/travel, vendor payments, and payroll taxes after approval.
- Prepare and File tax forms with federal, state, and local government agencies including W-2s, 1099s, sales and use tax refund reports, etc.
- Serve as a backup in managing the purchasing and invoicing system.
- Upload ACH payments and electronic files to a secured banking system
- Serve as backup to the Accounting and Payroll Technician
- Maintains knowledge of acceptable accounting practices and procedures.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining professional networks.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Performance Dimensions:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Knowledge of general financial accounting and cost accounting.
- Understanding of and the ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.
- Ability to correctly prepare tax reports.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software, and accounting software.
Physical, Mental and/or Visual Demands
- May be required to lift, carry, push or pull up to 25 pounds.
- Frequently requires sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, kneeling, and reaching.
- Mental and visual concentration is required for preparing and analyzing data using a computer.
