Established in May 1991, Jonathan's Place provides a safe, loving home and specialized services to children who have been victims of abuse, abandonment or neglect. Please visit our website, jpkids.org for information about our agency. You will also find a fillable application form there if you don't have a resume form to upload.
Jonathan's Place is accepting applications for a Staff Accountant in our Accounting Department. This position is responsible for accounting, financial reporting and analysis, for government grants, including cost reimbursement and/or fee for service contracts.
Position Summary: The Staff Accountant is responsible for grant management, general ledger accounting and financial analysis.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able toperformthefollowingsatisfactorily.Otherdutiesmaybeassigned.Reasonableaccommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
GrantManagement
· Ensure grant-related services are recorded and tracked appropriately in accounting systems. Maintain all supporting documentation.
· Updateand maintaingrantmanagementmodel foraccounting,managementreporting,and audit purposes. Reconcile to General Ledger.
· Evaluateeligibilityforreimbursementbasedoncontracttermsandapprovedbudgets.
· Prepareandsubmitrequestsforreimbursementpergrantor’spublishedschedule.
· Preparemanagementreportsandparticipateingrantreviewsperestablishedschedule.
· Participateingrantapplications,budgetrevisions,andprogramauditsasneeded.
AccountsReceivable
· Monitorfee-for-serviceactivity,reportandresolvediscrepancies.
· Ensuretransactionsarerecordedaccuratelyinthegeneralledger.
· Preparemanagementreportsandrelatedanalysisbyestablisheddeadlines.
Month-EndProcessing
· Prepareandenterbiweeklypayrolljournalentries.
· Prepareandenterclosingjournalentriesintoaccountingsystem.
· Record receivable payments to general ledger.
· Record recurringexpendituresforrent,bankfees,andmerchantfees.
· Reconcile monthly investmentaccountactivity and record associated journal entries.
· Record journal entries for monthly depreciation and prepaid expenses.
· Prepare reconciliation for restricted assets and record journal entry as needed.
· Reconcile GLaccounts and bank reconciliation asassigned,reviewwithCFO.
· Assistwithpreparationofmonthlyfinancialpackage.
Other Responsibilities
· Prepareanddistributemanagementreports(departmentalbudgetversusactualreports).
· Maintainrecordsforaudit.
· Assistwithyear-endduties,includingpreparingandrecordingaccruals and assisting with annual independent audit.
· Documentprocesses(deskprocedures).
· Crosstrainwithdepartmentalstaffonallprimaryfunctions.
· OtherdutiesmaybeassignedbytheChiefFinancialOfficer.
Competencies:Toperformthejobsuccessfully,anindividualshoulddemonstratethefollowing:
Accounting-Demonstratesknowledgeofgenerallyacceptedaccountingprinciples.Workswithahigh degree of accuracy.
GrantManagement–Demonstratesfamiliaritywith2CFR200UniformGuidanceforFederalAwards and Uniform Grant Management Standards (UGMS).
PlanningandOrganization-Integrateschanges smoothly. Plansforadditionalresources. Prioritizes and plans work activities. Sets goals and objectives. Uses time efficiently. Works in an organized manner.
Problem Solving and Initiative - Identifies and communicates problems, together with proposed solutions, in a timely manner. Resolves problems in early stages. Gathers and analyzes information skillfully. Works well in group problem solving situations.
Qualifications:Toperformthisjobsuccessfully,anindividualmustbeabletoperformeachessential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience:
· Bachelor’sdegreeorhigherinaccountingorrelatedfield.
· 3-5yearsofrecentandrelevantworkexperience.
· Nonprofitaccountingexperienceaplus.
· Excellentcommunicationandinterpersonalskills.
· Abilitytospeakwithself-confidence.
· Abilitytoproduceprofessionalcorrespondenceandpresentations.
· Abilitytoidentifyandplanlong-andshort-termgoals.
ComputerSkills:
· DemonstrateknowledgeofcomputerprogramsanddatabasesincludingMicrosoftOffice(Excel, Word, Outlook).
· FamiliaritywithFinancialEdgeNXTaplus.
· Mustmaintainacurrentdrivers’licenseandfavorabledrivingrecordasconditionofemployment.
· Mustprovideproofofcurrentvehicleinsurance.
SupervisoryResponsibilities:None.
WorkEnvironment:Theworkenvironmentcharacteristicsdescribedherearerepresentativeofthose an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodationsmaybemadetoenableindividualswithdisabilitiestoperformtheessentialfunctions.
· Moderatenoiselevels.
PhysicalDemands:Thephysicaldemandsdescribedherearerepresentativeofthosethatmustbe met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· Standing,sitting,walking,talking,hearing,reachingwithhands/arms.
· Closeanddistancevision.
· Abilitytousea computer.
· Abilitytoliftatleast20 pounds.
· Maintainaworkingtelephoneorotherreliablemeansofcommunication.
· Musthaveown transportation.
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position.Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. This position does require random drug testing.