Accounting Supervisor

Are you a finance professional who wants your work to have a meaningful impact? We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Accounting Supervisor to lead Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable operations for Trade Central Store in support of our mission-driven work. In this role, you'll do more than manage financial processes-you'll help ensure the integrity, transparency, and stewardship of resources that directly support our programs and community initiatives. By leading a small team and overseeing daily and month-end accounting activities, you'll play a vital role in keeping our operations strong, accountable, and effective. We're looking for someone who brings both technical expertise and a sense of purpose-someone who takes pride in accuracy, values collaboration, and is motivated by contributing to an organization that makes a difference.

Central Territory Headquarters LI

Compensation Range: $64,934 to $81,168/annually, based on experience.

Job Objective:

The Accounting Supervisor is the primary overseer of AP & AR functions for the Trade Central. Responsible for assisting the AP & AR clerks with accurate and timely maintenance and processing of accounting transactions, bank reconciliations, journal entries & other duties as required.

Duties:

This job description is not all inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential duties of the position. Other duties, responsibilities and tasks may be assigned.

Essential Functions:

• Reconciliation of assigned balance sheet accounts


• Review & approve vendor, customer and item set-up


• Supervision of AR & AP personnel


• Research/resolve vendor payment statuses


• Research/resolve customer payment statuses


• Prepare & review of monthly journal entries as needed


• Assist in monthly reporting package preparation for Trade Council


• Manage day-to-day accounting operations and ensure that there is a backup in place for every critical operation.


• Run daily POS and sales routines. Compile results and share with management.


• Monitor credit card charges, payment discrepancies, refunds, returns and miscellaneous charges.


• Maintain and update general ledger and sales journals for the end of the month.


• Monitor employees so that all documents in the finance section are scanned and filed in a timely manner. Maintain an orderly financial filing system.

Offsite:

• Assist with packing/unpacking merchandise for off-site events. Attend offsite events.


• Travel to off-site events, set-up, operate, inventory and pack up off site store.


• Other assigned duties as needed

Other:

• Work year-end inventory.

Minimum Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the minimal knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for this position.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Business Administration or equivalent

experience.

Experience:

Three-Four years' experience in a similar finance role; Experience in a non-profit environment preferred but not required.

Financial reporting analysis experience preferred.

Skills:

Ability to speak read and write English in a manner that is sufficient for effective communication with supervisors, employees, beneficiaries and customers; and to perform the requirements of this job.

Supervisory Responsibility:

Billing Specialist/Store Clerk and Accounts Receivable/Inventory Specialist

Travel:

As needed five-six times per year. Must possess a valid IL driver's license and successfully pass a motor vehicle report.

Physical Requirements:

• Physical requirements include:


• Good speaking, hearing and vision ability, and excellent manual dexterity.


• Lifting, pulling and pushing materials up to 25 pounds


• Requires bending, squatting and walking


• May stand for extended periods

Working Conditions:

The noise level in the office work environment is usually quiet. Work is performed in a typical office environment. Full-time position may require some weekend and evening work and travel

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minority/Female/Veterans/Disabled.