What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bookkeeper position at DePaul?
Overview
This position supports the organization’s daily financial activities, including recording deposits, tracking customer payments, preparing journal entries, and assisting with budgets and reports. The position also helps with lease records, account reconciliations, and provides general support to the accounting team and Financial Case Managers to keep financial information accurate and up to date.
Why work for DePaul?
- Make a positive difference in someone's life
- Supportive work environment
- We value diversity
- Opportunity for professional development and career advancement
- Excellent benefits and competitive wages
- Pay range for this position is $21.50-$23.40/hour based on experience
Responsibilities
- Handle the recording of daily banking activity for company bank accounts
- Deposit cash and checks and post to customer accounts and GL
- Monitor customer AR balances
- Handle entering of customer ACH and credit card accounts into EPAY system
- Respond to requests of information from internal and external sources as needed.
- Prepare monthly reoccurring journal entries for review and approval with all necessary back-up
- Analyze monthly investment statement and prepare corresponding journal entry.
- Assist accountant in GL reconciliations and follow up of issues identified.
- Maintain rent leasing schedule, review monthly rent lease AP batch, obtain signatures on renewal rent leases and maintain current copies
- Assist in distribution of monthly financial statements and support to internal and external sources.
- Setup of Budget Templates, CFR Work papers and other spreadsheets as needed.
- Perform data entry as requested, including.
- Entering budget information on an annual basis,
- Entering CFT, CBR data and preparing backup and support needed
- Assist the Financial Case Managers with clerical functions relating to resident financial files as requested.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED with a minimum of five (5) years of bookkeeping experience. (Associate’s degree in accounting is preferred)
- Knowledge of Excel and excellent organizational skills are a must. (Knowledge of Great Plains preferred)
Work Environment
This is a 20 hour/week position.
Benefits
This position is eligible for 403B with Employer Match, robust Employee Assistant Program, Staff Recognition Program, and Employee Discount Program.
DePaul is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. All employment is decided based on qualification, merit and program need.
Salary : $21 - $23