Accounting Assistant

Role and Responsibilities

• Manages and monitors organizations’ general ledger.
• Oversees all contracts and grants through the Agency, including the GAAP treatment of those contracts and grants both state and federal.
• Compiles and posts all monthly journal entries to facilitate the month-end close.
• Review and prepare monthly financial statements.
• Conducts account analysis and reconciles balance sheet accounts at month-end.  
• Deliver and report out financial information to other departments. 
• Maintain weekly cash flow report.
• Serves as backup to AP/Payroll Specialist
• Assist with the submission of monthly billing invoices and collecting supporting data.
• Assists in the collection and the preparation of audit data, budgeting, and related data entry into the accounting software.
• Assist the CFO in preparing, reviewing, and distributing monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual financial reports for grants.
• Other general accounting duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Must be able to successfully pass background checks and drug screen.
• Minimum associate degree in accounting or a related field, bachelor’s preferred.
• Minimum one year of accounting related experience preferred.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Working knowledge of QuickBooks and Excel
• Strong analytical skills are needed to post figures to ledgers and documents, reconcile balance amounts, and resolve miscalculations.