What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at AMERICAN GI FORUM NATIONA?
ABOUT THE COMPANY
American GI Forum - National Veterans Outreach Program is a nonprofit organization. Our mission is to establish and maintain a comprehensive community service agency with a diversified funding source serving the needs of Veterans, their families, and other individuals of the community who are in need. Our goal is to establish innovative programs of service for the contemporary needs, through an expansion and growth policy that will seek complimentary services that will generate self-sustaining mechanisms for the organization.
SUMMARY
The Staff Accountant II is a professional position expected to perform at a high level of responsibility. It is a “hands-on” working position requiring performance of personally assigned duties with minimal supervision. Must be proficient in the knowledge of understanding accounting principles. The Staff Accountant II will be verifying, preparing, and submitting invoices to grantors/customers and vendors as applicable, reconciling bi-weekly credit card statements, retain all receipts and code for posting to general ledgers. Preparing and entering journal entries. Prepares end of the month schedules on the assigned accounts payable, receivable & other liability accounts of responsibility. Requires commitment to the financial safeguards of the organization.
JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
NOTE: These job duties are not all-encompassing of the responsibilities and duties (or other terms) that are required of the employee and may change at any time with or without notice.
- Preparing and making bank deposits, as well as preparing statements for review. Ensure cash receipts are posted to the correct invoice.
- Auditing purchase orders and invoices.
- Maintaining accurate records, including journals, ledgers, receipts, and invoices.
- Ensuring compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
- Facilitate and complete monthly close procedures.
- Analyzes revenues and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately monthly.
- Prepare monthly account reconciliations.
- Assist with analyzing financial statements monthly and report on variances.
- Reconcile monthly inventories, and materials analysis as directed.
- Oversee the filing for the department, electronically and paper.
- Ensure proper payments to all subcontractors and major suppliers.
- Serve as backup to approve expense transactions to ensure accuracy and complete journal entries.
- Review and process project related contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders and other various agreements as required.
- Review projects for accurate revenue recognition and provide project analysis and recommendations based on findings.
- Assist in developing for review an allocation of expenses in accordance with the approved Cost Allocation Plan and/or an Indirect Cost Rate.
- Confidentiality of client information, donors, team members and the AGIF-NVOP. Such information is to be disclosed on a need-to-know basis only.
- Responsible for being sensitive to the needs of program participants and must always treat clients with respect and professional care.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is highly preferred
- At least three years of experience in performing direct accounts payable and other accounting tasks.
- Must have access to reliable transportation
- Must always have a current Texas driver’s license
- Must always have applicable automobile liability insurance
- All personnel of the organization must be bondable
- Must pass drug testing and background check
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
- Problem solving
- Comfortable running variance analysis
- Comfortable collaborating with others to run month end closes and expense reports.
- Computer literate
- Professional and productive demeanor, as well as ensuring that actions are supportive of others.
TRAVEL
Primarily local during business day although some out-of-area travel may be expected via airline or automobile based on the discretion of management.
BENEFITS
- Retirement Program
- 6% Employer matching
- $500 monthly allowance company-provided for:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- 12 hours (monthly) of PTO (after completed probationary period)
- Employer provided life insurance
- 5% salary increase after completing probationary period
- 14 paid holidays
- Quarterly cell phone stipend (subject to completion of 30 day)
It is the policy of the Company to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that protects applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training classification and other aspects of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, (including pregnancy), disability, age, national origin and genetics. It’s also the policy of the Company to hire individuals solely upon the basis of their qualifications and ability to do the job to be filled. The American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program (NVOP) is committed to assuring equal opportunity and equal access to services, programs and activities for individuals with disabilities. It is the policy of NVOP to provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with disabilities to enable such individual to perform the essential functions of the position for which the individual is applying and for which the individual is employed. Additionally, it is the policy of the NVOP to provide reasonable accommodation for religious observers. The policy applies to all employment practices and actions. It includes, but is not limited to, recruitment, job application process, examination and testing, hiring, training, disciplinary actions, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement, classification, transfer, reassignment and promotions.
Salary : $60,197