Staff Accountant

• Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or similar field or equivalent

Minimum of five (5) years' accounting or finance experience required in a comparable position

Minimum of three (3) years' experience in grants accounting

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Strong working knowledge of financial ERP systems - preferably NetSuite and/or other accounting software experience is highly desired

• Working knowledge and application of GAAP and Uniform Guidance Regulations - 2 CFR Part 200

• Working knowledge of preparing journal entries, basic balance sheet account reconciliation and account analysis

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Power Point, Word and Adobe Acrobat

• Processing of all receipts to the accounting system, follow-up with other employees the needed information for the proper coding and classification of each receipt

• Ensure timely booking of journal entries for the monthly closing and associated tasks such as billings and other reports related to receipts

• Process monthly invoice for WIC, reconcile data with the WIC representative and process invoice in the accounting system

• Prepare monthly general ledger reconciliation for the suspense or unallocated account

• Provide requested documents and reports related to receipts to assist other members of the institution in making timely and relevant decisions

• Assess current practices and procedures, and make recommendations for improvements

• Perform ad hoc analysis and projects as assigned

• Working knowledge of processing daily receipts and posting these in the accounting system

• Ability to work as a member of a team and independently, with minimal direction

• Ability to work well under pressure and meet multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines

• Ability to train other team members, explain the work process and work collaboratively with any member of the organization

• Ability to interact in an appropriate, courteous and professional manner

• Demonstrated cooperative behavior and positive-problem solving and conflict resolution skills

• Available to work flexible shifts

• Assist other members of the department with other tasks that may be assigned from time to time to meet monthly and audit reporting requirements and deadlines

Salary: Up to $75,000 per year

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