What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accountant position at Families in Transition?
Description
The Accountant is responsible for maintaining financial records and reports, performing account reconciliations, assisting with budget, audit, and close processes.
Essential Functions:
- Accounts Receivable
- Depositing and recording donations per Resource Development, daily
- Depositing rent checks
- Accounts Payable
- Entering and coding invoices into Avid for approval
- Complete weekly check runs, including pulling bill registers for approval by senior accountant
- Prepare journal entries, maintain general ledger accounts, and perform account reconciliations.
- Assist with month-end and year-end close process.
- Record general journal entries as needed.
- Reconcile the monthly inter-company accounts.
- Assist with annual audits.
- Assist other accounting staff as needed.
- Assist Chief Financial Officer as needed.
- Credit Card reconciliations:
- Getting receipts and back up for credit card statements
- Matching receipts to the statements
- Preparing journal entry to record transaction.
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
Minimum Requirements (Education/Experience/Certificates/Licenses):
- Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
- 5 year’s accounting and finance experience, non-profit experience a plus.
- Strong analytical capabilities with discernment, ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced team with changing priorities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly with Excel. Sage Intacct and AVID experience a plus.
- Good problem solving and time management skills.
- Strong overall communication skills and attention to detail is required.