Staff Accountant at Volunteers of America Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CA

Job description

• The Staff Accountant I initiates and completes the month end close for assigned programs, managing and analyzing the budgets of specified program funds, providing regular reports. Ensures all transactions for assigned programs are recorded accurately, including all accounts payable and general ledger entries, making adjustment as needed.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining accounting data for multiple programs (some with multiple grants) while managing varying grant requirements (data entry, file maintenance)
• Preparing journal entries, worksheets and financial reports using automated as well as hands-on accounting practices following GAAP
• Providing financial analyses and participating in budget preparation
• Assist with audits as required, preparing documents and reports
• Prepare monthly billing and grant drawdown
• Maintain accounting controls, as required by VOALA, grantor requirements and GAAP
• Assist with preparation of reports to Funders
• Other duties as assigned by Director of Strategic Finance
• An essential function of this position requires incumbents to report to the office.
• Maintaining accounting data for multiple programs (some with multiple grants) while managing varying grant requirements
• Preparing journal entries, worksheets and financial reports using automated as well as hands-on accounting practices following GAAP
• Providing financial analysis and participating in budget preparation
• Preparing monthly billing to program funders
• Maintaining accounting controls by following policies and procedures complying Federal, State and Local financial requirement
• Correct errors by posting adjusting entries
• Prepare monthly reports for Program Managers. Assist withy quarterly, yearly closeout reports for funders
• Other duties as required and may be subject to change

Requirements

• Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications
• Ability to perform under circumstances of possible emotional stress and conflicts dealing with difficult, uncooperative, and potentially aggressive clients as VOALA serves the neediest of the needy in our programs which may include clients with homelessness, mental-illness, substance abuse, recently released from incarceration and other challenges.
• Bachelor’s Degree Or A combination of five years relevant coursework and experience
• Minimum of three years of accounting experience
• OR, Two years of accounting experience in a in a large, publicly funded non-profit organization
• OR, If the candidate has an Associate’s Degree or less, five years of accounting experience).
• Degree in Accounting or Business
• Federal grant reporting and fund accounting
• Audit background is a plus
• Non-Profit experience
• Great Plain – SAP

Skills

Required

• Accounting
• GAAP
• Data entry
• File maintenance
• Financial analysis
• Budget preparation
• Audit assistance
• Grant drawdown
• Accounting controls
• Reporting

Preferred

• Federal grant reporting
• Fund accounting
• Audit background
• Non-profit experience
• Great Plain – SAP