Staff Accountant

*Title: *Staff Accountant *Department:* Accounting *Hours:* 40 hours per week (flexible to meet program and client needs) *Job Summary:* Staff Accountant reports directly to the V.
P.
of Finance and is responsible for providing financial, administrative, and clerical services.
Performs all responsibilities promptly, accurately, and efficiently in accordance with policies, procedures, and accounting functions.
*Essential Functions:* · Maintains a complete and systematic set of records for specific grant financial transactions and reporting based on each grant requirements.
· Setup new grants in accounting system, reporting systems, and grant tracking tools.
· Prepare internal grant reports as requested by the V.
P.
of Finance.
· Work with program staff to identify and certify compliance and financial issues.
· Prepares periodic grant financial reports, invoices and payment requests.
· Prepares monthly reclassification and allocation entries in QuickBooks.
· Assist in data entry.
· Assist in preparing various annual state compliance reports.
*Qualifications: *To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
*Minimum Education and Experience:* BA in Finance or Accounting and/or two years relevant experience.
Two years’ experience with QuickBooks.
*Preferred Education and Experience:* BA in Accounting and three (3) years’ experience in a non-profit agency and experience in non-profit grant or contract compliance.
*Other: * * Proficient in Microsoft Office Excel and experience with QuickBooks accounting systems.
* Working knowledge of federal and state grant rule and regulation compliance would be helpful- not required.
*Skills*: · Ability to work effectively with volunteers, outside grant funders and coworkers.
· Thorough understanding of the organization’s Vision, Mission and CREED.
· Highly developed interpersonal skills and effective in working objectively with a diverse group of people.
· Team player willing to accept and promote organizational goals and function with minimal supervision.
· Detail oriented and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
· Ability to make decisions based on education, preparation and experience, which reflect consistency with organization philosophy, policies and procedures.
· Flexibility and efficient time management with the ability to prioritize workload.
*Language Skills*: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents.
Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing to various levels throughout the organization.
*Mathematical Skills: *Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area and volume.
*Reasoning Ability*: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
*Physical Demands: *The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and frequently required to stand and walk.
The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger; handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by the job include ability to adjust focus.
*Work Environment: *The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate with a high level of activity.
*Job Type*: Full-time *Work Schedule*: · 8-hour shift * Day shift * Weekends as needed.
*Work location:* · In-person Job Type: Full-time Pay: $23.
00 - $26.
00 per hour Benefits: * Dental insurance * Employee discount * Health insurance * Life insurance * Paid sick time * Paid time off * Vision insurance Experience level: * 2 years Physical setting: * Office Schedule: * 8 hour shift * Monday to Friday Work Location: In person