A healthy community begins at home. REACH provides quality affordable housing and opportunities for individuals, families, and communities to thrive.

Job Description

Title: Corporate Accountant Department: Fiscal

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Reports to: Audit & Accounting Manager

Flex Status: Flexible Effective: April 25, 2023

Salary Range: $56,139 – $74,339

REACH is an equal opportunity employer that strives to create a

diverse workforce and an inclusive culture.

REACH believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore, this job description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications, and job scope, but not limit the employee nor the organization to just the work identified. It is our expectation that each employee will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors. 

All REACH staff share a commitment to anti-racism; the identification and elimination of racism by actively changing oppressive systems, structures, policies, and attitudes so that historic and future harm can be eliminated for communities of color.

Position Summary: 

This position will cover daily accounting transactions, journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting. The Corporate Accountant assists in annual corporate audits, payroll reconciliations, and Housing Development support. 

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities:

Supports Audit and Accounting Manager (60%)

• Conducts account analysis and reconciliations with emphasis on payroll GL accounts reconciliations: Salaries Payable, Employee Benefits Payable (Medical, Dental, HSA, FSA, Other Deductions), Accrued Vacations.

• Prepares and posts journal entries for quarterly payroll adjustments.

• Prepares and posts payroll allocations for subsidiary properties on a semi-monthly basis.

• Assists with month-end and year-end closings and audits.
• Assists with Housing Development Receivable GL account reconciliations and with maintaining accounting files for Housing Development projects.

Supports Accounting Manager (20%)

• Prepares and posts journal entries, including transactions for subsidiary properties and cash receipts.
• Assists with credit card processing as needed.

Supports Controller and CFO on Housing Development Accounting (20%)

General

• Assists with Fiscal projects and performs other related duties as assigned.

• Ability to practice cultural humility when interacting with co-workers and clients of diverse ethnic, religious, political, and cultural backgrounds and sexual or gender identities, treating everyone with respect and dignity.

REACH employees are expected and required to behave in a courteous and collaborative manner in doing REACH business and dealing with other staff, residents, and all contacts inside and outside the organization. Profanity, derogatory and abusive language will not be tolerated.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Possess strong knowledge of accounting and financial principles and practices, mathematical, and analytical skills. 
• Working knowledge of MS Office, intermediate Excel skills: Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP.
• Working knowledge of Smartphone technology including phone calls, email, calendar, and text.
• Strong interpersonal (verbal and written) communication skills; ability to communicate in an effective and concise manner.

• Positive outlook. Flexibility and willingness to perform other tasks as assigned.

Scope & Accountability:

• Operates from established and well-known procedures and practices.
• Decisions are made within established organization guidelines.
• Performs majority of duties independently with minimal supervision but must be comfortable with working in a team-oriented environment.
• Position involves a high degree of complexity in dealing with recurring work situations with many variations from the norm. Supervisor reviews work.

Supervisory Responsibility:

direction may be provided to co-workers and supervisors.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree specializing in accounting or related field preferred.
• Minimum three years equivalent level experience, preferably in a similar setting. 
• Housing Development/Construction Accounting experience preferred.
• Yardi experience. Job Cost module is a plus. 

Work Environment and Physical Demands

The work environment and 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 stand, walk, use hands, and reach with hands and arms; and readily and effectively communicate. The employee must lift and/or move up to 25pounds on a regular basis and 50 pounds on an irregular basis. Vision abilities required by this job include ability to effectively see within an officework environment, which may include long term computer exposure, and to adjust focus accordingly.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people in this role. They are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of staff in this role. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. The job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified disabled individuals. REACH may modify or interpret this job description.

This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. REACH is an at-will employer; you retain the right to resign, with or without notice or cause. REACH reserves the same right in respect to termination.