OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIY
The Staff Accountant performs routine to moderately complex accounting tasks related to one or more accounting functions and plays a role in maintaining accurate financial records ensuring compliance with accounting standards.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assists with the accounts payable invoice cycle including expense coding, payments, accruals and account reconciliations.
- Reviews invoices and ensures proper coding and approval in the electronic accounts payable system.
- Ensures properly coded/approved invoices are batched over to our accounting system.
- Assists Accounts Payable Supervisor with payment batches, annual 1099 filings, and other duties as assigned.
- Conducts review and analysis of general ledger account, journal entries, bank reconciliations, and analysis for the budget to actual variances.
- Supports monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, ensuring accuracy of reconciliations, accruals, and journal entries in accordance with GAAP.
- Ensures compliance with internal control processes and requirements.
- Performs other general accounting and administrative functions for the Senior Accountant as needed, including but not limited to, spreadsheet reporting and analysis, and other ad hoc requests.
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor of Science in Accounting or related field, or equivalent experience
- Three years of related experience in an accounting environment (non-profit experience preferred)
- Good understanding of accounting fundamentals and concepts
- Good organizational skills and ability to prioritize in order to meet deadlines
- Ability to problem solve and think both creatively and logically
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (word and excel)
- Good communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to clearly communicate to others
- Ability to complete work in a timely, accurate and thorough manner requiring minimal oversight.
- Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to interact and collaborate with diverse groups of people.
- Applicants must have general knowledge of GAAP and be proficient with spreadsheets, word processing and accounting guidelines
- Practicing Catholic preferred
