Job Summary: The primary responsibilities of the General Accountant Project HOME
(PH) are to ensure the accuracy of the general ledger, perform assigned monthly
close procedures, provide analytical support to management including monthly
account analyses for assigned balance sheet accounts, and audit daily cash
management tasks. Additionally, the General Accountant will act as the primary
auditor of expense reporting.
Essential Duties and
Responsibilities
Monthly Closings:
- Perform assigned monthly close
procedures within the communicated deadline
- Prepare and enter journal entries into
the accounting software (Blackbaud Financial Edge), including maintaining the
auditable electronic support for the journal entry
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations as
assigned and monitor stale dated checks taking action as needed or required.
Book any interest and/or fees as needed. Record any ACH transactions as
needed.
- Maintain schedules (account analysis)
that support assigned general ledger balance sheet accounts which can be
provided to auditors during year-end audit. Monitor expense accounts labeled
miscellaneous for more appropriate coding.
- Record sales, tips and/or revenue
earned by Social Enterprises, Honickman Learning Center and/or Development
including gathering support from their systems to provide sufficient
auditable support for the journal entry.
- Assist in gathering support for certain
intercompany reconciliations between Project HOME and its sister entity, Managed
Entities/Property Management.
- Monitor and respond to general ledger
activity questions, including making journal entry corrections as needed
(Boss Desk ticketing system)
Other Financial Duties:
Daily Cash Management.
- Scan checks to bank and record
deposits at least weekly, if not daily.
- Bring any cash deposits to the bank
directly.
- Reconcile deposit log to Scanned Checks to journal entries made.
- Petty
Cash
- Reconcile petty
cash, prepare petty cash journal entry, and oversee petty cash process
working with Accounting Office Administrator and Petty Cash Officers.
- Fixed Assets
- Maintain fixed asset listings and
related depreciation calculations including additions and disposals.
- Maintain capital projects vs. budget
analyses
- Security Deposits
- Maintain reconciliation and prepare reimbursements
for security deposits (space rentals, tenant rentals)
- Employee
Advances
- Submit deduction
request to Payroll to have employee advances for personal use of business
credit card deducted from employee's paycheck in a timely manner.
- Expense Reporting
- Act as primary liaison between users
of the Project HOME expense reporting system (Chrome River). For business
credit cardholders, ensure cardholders and their supervisors are reporting
expenses and approving expense reports according to published deadlines and
policies.
- Accounts
Receivable
- Assist entity or
program managers in understanding the aging of their accounts receivable and
document action items from each review to follow up with status at next
review.
- KPI
Reporting
- Maintain tracker
for key performance indicators (KPIs) related to major responsibility area or
as assigned.
- Audit
& Tax
- Provide auditors with requested
documents for testing during field work (Fiscal Year-end June 30th).
- Assist auditors with questions during field work.
- Financial Analysis
- Provide financial analysis support to
management, as requested.
Administration and Supervision:
- Communicate possible missed deadlines
to the Accounting Manager in a timely manner.
- Evaluate the processes within the
department for efficiency and effectiveness and make recommendations to the
Accounting Manager for possible improvements.
- Additional duties as assigned by the
Accounting Manager or Controller.
The information contained
herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and
responsibilities of the job. Management may, at its sole discretion, assign or
reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Education
and Experience Minimum Requirements:
Minimum Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel,
including pivot tables, vlookups, sumif and other more advanced formulas
- Strong attention to detail and
eagerness to learn
Preferred Experience
- 1 - 3 years of experience in an Accounting related field; will
consider a recent graduate with accounting internship experience.
- Experience with Accounting software and
intermediate Excel skills
Core Skills:
- Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to multi-task, work efficiently, and meet communicated deadlines
- Ability to work independently as well as in a strong team environment
Project HOME provides
equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment,
without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic
information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local
laws. Project HOME prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.