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Staff Accountant

St. Barnabas Senior Services (SBSS), Pasadena, CA, United States


OUR MISSION: St. Barnabas Senior Services (SBSS)
is to empower a diverse community of older adults to Live Well, Feel Well and Age Well in the community with dignity and respect.

JOB SUMMARY
The Staff Accountant will provide support to the Director of Finance/Controller to ensure that all financial and accounting functions are completed in a timely manner with a very high degree of accuracy. The Staff Accountant is responsible for managing all of the agency’s accounting functions.

Salary
$70,000 - $95,000 annually (Exempt)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Assists in developing and maintaining adequate internal controls and alerts the Director of Finance/Controller of possible deficiencies or areas of improvement.

Establishes a month end accounting calendar to ensure proper end of month closing activities.

Assists in the month end close process.

Records payroll journal entries and adjusting/reclassification journal entries.

Prepares the monthly billing to various Government agencies and Foundations.

Tracks and monitors expenses and proper expense allocations across multiple Government and Foundation grants.

Prepares annual 1099-MISC.

Prepares daily deposits of donor contributions including cash, checks, creditcardsand EFT’s;posting of daily deposits to the general ledger;maintaining cash receipt files.

Processes semi-monthly Payroll and all Payroll related transactions.

Reconciles all bank, creditcard, and investment accounts on a monthly basis.

Reconciles donor database with accounting database.

Assists with annual independent audit and other state and local program reviews/audits.

Participates in special finance/accounting projects as assigned by the Director of Finance.

Maintains the chart of accounts, accounting files, records, and documentation.

Back up for the Director of Finance in their absence, which includes but not limited to handling vendor inquiries, bankinquiresand other inquiries from various funding sources.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in accounting.

Two to Three years accounting experience preferred in a nonprofit organization.

Knowledge of GAAP for non-profit organizations and best practices in non-profit accounting.

Proficiencywith Sage,Quickbooks, or other fund accounting software.

Proficiencyin Microsoft Office with advanced knowledge of Excel including vlookupsand pivot tables.

TECHNICAL AND PERFORMANCE SKILLS

Excellent organizational, problem-solving, time management, projectmanagementand communication skills.

Consistently makes decisions in keeping with organizational values, supervisor’s direction and common sense.

Sets high standards of performance for self and assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks.

Maintains confidentiality and earns others’ trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions.

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