What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant. position at The Salvation Army Southern California?
Department: Finance
Position Title: Staff Accountant
Supervisor: Accounting Manager
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Pay rate from $22 - $26 an hour.
Job Summary
Perform accounting functions including recording journal entries, reconciling accounts, maintaining vendor information, and respond to internal and external inquiries. Assist supervisor in other finance duties as needed.
Essential Functions
The position requires sitting; climbing and/or balancing; stooping, kneeling, bending,
stretching, crouching and/or crawling; standing; walking; manual dexterity and eye-hand
coordination; use of vision; driving a vehicle; pushing/pulling/lifting/carrying 25-50
pounds and occasionally more than 50 pounds; travelling by airplane.
Communication Demands
The position requires talking to co-workers, clients, vendors; requires written
communication to and from co-workers, clients, vendor; talking on the telephones;
requires responding to written or verbal requests of co-workers, clients, and vendors;
requires training/giving verbal and written instructions; requires receiving verbal and
written instructions; requires writing/composing written language; requires reading;
requires visiting/working at other worksites; requires communication via the latest
technologies
Skills/Technical Knowledge
Position Title: Staff Accountant
Supervisor: Accounting Manager
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Pay rate from $22 - $26 an hour.
Job Summary
Perform accounting functions including recording journal entries, reconciling accounts, maintaining vendor information, and respond to internal and external inquiries. Assist supervisor in other finance duties as needed.
Essential Functions
- Record journal entries.
- Perform assigned account reconciliations and other monthly closings procedures including clearing internal company transactions.
- Assist Corps Officers and/or Department Heads in all finance matters as needed.
- Setup and maintain customers and vendors.
- Work directly with department heads and funding agencies in relation to billing revenue and collecting receivables on a timely basis.
- Assist accounting manager and controller with internal & external audits schedules and other requests as needed.
- Maintains knowledge of acceptable accounting practices and procedures
- Ensure internal controls are in place and maintained.
The position requires sitting; climbing and/or balancing; stooping, kneeling, bending,
stretching, crouching and/or crawling; standing; walking; manual dexterity and eye-hand
coordination; use of vision; driving a vehicle; pushing/pulling/lifting/carrying 25-50
pounds and occasionally more than 50 pounds; travelling by airplane.
Communication Demands
The position requires talking to co-workers, clients, vendors; requires written
communication to and from co-workers, clients, vendor; talking on the telephones;
requires responding to written or verbal requests of co-workers, clients, and vendors;
requires training/giving verbal and written instructions; requires receiving verbal and
written instructions; requires writing/composing written language; requires reading;
requires visiting/working at other worksites; requires communication via the latest
technologies
Skills/Technical Knowledge
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a year equivalent work experience in related filed.
- Proficient in Excel and other office applications
- Valid Hawaii driver’s license
- Travel off-island as necessary.
Salary : $22 - $26