What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Accountant position at Easterseals Massachusetts?
JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT
About Easterseals Massachusetts
Easterseals Massachusetts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that children and adults with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work, and play. When you join ESMA, you become part of a mission‑driven team making a meaningful and immediate impact in communities across the Commonwealth.
Position Overview
Easterseals Massachusetts is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Junior Accountant to support daily accounting operations for both Easterseals Massachusetts and our eSMART Services clients. The Junior Accountant plays a key role in accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, and general accounting, while also providing backup support for critical cash functions and assisting with reconciliations, journal entries, and audit preparation in partnership with the Finance team.
Essential Functions
Accounts Payable
We actively engage with our staff, volunteers, partners, and the broader community to promote understanding, empathy, and collaboration. Collectively, we are changing the way the world defines and views disability, making profound and positive differences in people’s lives every day. By beginning with our own workforce, we demonstrate our commitment throughout the commonwealth.
Together, we can create a workplace where everyone thrives by ensuring all feel empowered and valued.
Easterseals Massachusetts is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. We base all employment decisions on each individual’s capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetics, or any other legally protected characteristic.
About Easterseals Massachusetts
Easterseals Massachusetts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that children and adults with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work, and play. When you join ESMA, you become part of a mission‑driven team making a meaningful and immediate impact in communities across the Commonwealth.
Position Overview
Easterseals Massachusetts is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Junior Accountant to support daily accounting operations for both Easterseals Massachusetts and our eSMART Services clients. The Junior Accountant plays a key role in accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, and general accounting, while also providing backup support for critical cash functions and assisting with reconciliations, journal entries, and audit preparation in partnership with the Finance team.
Essential Functions
Accounts Payable
- Assist with processing, coding, and entering vendor invoices into the accounting system
- Maintain accurate vendor records and resolve invoice or payment discrepancies
- Support check runs and ensure timely vendor payments
- Serve as backup for AMEX and other credit card reconciliations, working closely with Purchasing
- Prepare vendor and related general ledger reconciliations as needed
- Maintain organized and accurate invoice documentation and files
- Assist with billing, daily bank deposits, invoicing, and cash application
- Enter and maintain customer data in the accounting system
- Support online customer billing systems and payment vouchers
- Assist with research and resolution of billing and A/R discrepancies
- Serve as backup for wire transfers, bank deposits, and daily cash reporting
- Assist the AVP of Finance with:
- Monthly account reconciliations
- Journal entries
- Audit preparation
- Coordination and monitoring of financial functions
- Provide backup support for the Alternative Finance Loan Program
- Provide administrative support to the AVP of Finance and the Chief Financial Officer as needed
- Perform other related duties as assigned
- Associate degree in Accounting or related field (Bachelor’s degree preferred)
- 1–3 years of accounting, AP/AR, or bookkeeping experience
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Working knowledge of accounting software and Microsoft Excel
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach
- Experience in nonprofit or multi-entity environments is a plus
We actively engage with our staff, volunteers, partners, and the broader community to promote understanding, empathy, and collaboration. Collectively, we are changing the way the world defines and views disability, making profound and positive differences in people’s lives every day. By beginning with our own workforce, we demonstrate our commitment throughout the commonwealth.
Together, we can create a workplace where everyone thrives by ensuring all feel empowered and valued.
Easterseals Massachusetts is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. We base all employment decisions on each individual’s capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetics, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Salary : $29 - $31