Accounting Assistant

About Community Housing Network

Community Housing Network (CHN) is a nonprofit organization committed to providing homes for people in need through proven strategies of homeless prevention, housing assistance, affordable housing development, community education, advocacy, and referrals. Since 2001, CHN has served as the leading housing resource nonprofit organization in southeast Michigan and serves thousands of families and individuals annually who are facing homelessness, people with disabilities, low-income households, and other vulnerable Michigan residents. 

Community Housing Network is building thriving communities and overcoming homelessness and housing instability through a work environment dedicated to empowering a work/life balance success through our Core Values: Inclusion, Integrity, Innovation and Passion. 

Community Housing Network provides excellent employment opportunities with competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefit package. All full-time employees enjoy a rich package of benefits including:

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
• 401k
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Voluntary Products: Short Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident
• Generous Vacation and Medical Leave Time

Community Housing Network is an equal-opportunity employer recognized by the Detroit Free Press as a Top 100 Workplace and honored as a Crain’s Cool Place to Work. 

Accounting Assistant

Department: Accounting

Employment Status Classification: Part-Time Hourly; Non-Exempt

Job Description Summary:

The Accounting Assistant is a key member of Community Housing Network’s accounting team. This position is responsible for assisting with the day-to-day accounting operations and monthly closing process.

Essential Functions: 

• Update workpapers on a monthly basis
• Create monthly financial report templates in Financial Edge NXT
• Generate recurring journal entries
• Run monthly financial reports
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations
• Preparation of journal entries, workpapers and account reconciliations
• Backup for accounts payable 
• Assist with preparation for audits
• Record monthly bank activity
• Support of other departments with financial requests
• Other accounting related duties as assigned

Qualifications and Skills:

• Associate’s degree in accounting or equivalent experience
• A team player, with a willingness to learn, grow and cross train within the accounting department
• Must be detail oriented and organized
• A willingness to learn, grow and cross train within the accounting department
• Strong computer skills; proficiency in MS Office Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience with Blackbaud/Financial Edge is a plus

Agency Expectations:

• Commitment to confidentiality, integrity, and adherence to organizational values.
• Adhere to agency policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate exceptional communication and organizational skills.
• Maintain a positive and respectful attitude.
• Demonstrate flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload.
• Consistently report to work on time and prepared to perform duties of position.
• Proactively and effectively communicate the knowledge gained from education/trainings/conferences to others in the organization through the use of presentations, emails, and conversations.
• Execute all duties within the framework of Housing First and trauma-informed care principles.
• Prioritize cultural understanding, respect, resilience, adaptability, conflict resolution, and resourcefulness.
• Upholds organizations core values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, passion and vision within our organization and the people we serve.
• Have a strong work ethic that equally prioritizes the needs of participants and the needs of the organization.
• Display effective leadership skills to gain and maintain credibility, trust, and respect of all employees.

Travel:

No travel is required for this position.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

This position reports in office and from home, based on department needs. Primary functions of this job are sedentary.

Disclaimer:

This job description describes the general nature of the duties and requirements of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list or to limit the supervisor’s ability to modify work assignments as appropriate. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.