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

Job description

• Accountant I: Provides financial information by preparing reports, maintaining accounting records and general Ledger and analyzing accounts and program expenditures.

Responsibilities

• Approves AP vouchers and codes expenses and charges
• Analyzes general ledger account and program financial situation
• Provides financial analyses, participates in budget preparation
• Prepares documentation for internal and external audit
• Prepares monthly billing and Drawdown
• Maintains Accounting controls by following policies and procedures complying with Federal, state and local financial requirement
• Corrects errors by posting adjusting entries in Great Plain Accounting software
• Prepares monthly, quarterly, yearly closeout reports for funders
• Maintains simple accounts and balance reconciliation
• Other duties as required
• An essential function of this position requires incumbents to report to the office.
• Approves AP vouchers and codes expenses and charges
• Analyzes general ledger account and program financial situation, participates in budget preparation, assist internal and external audit
• Prepares monthly billing and Drawdown
• Maintains Accounting controls by following policies and procedures complying with Federal, state and local financial requirement
• 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
• 3 years of Accounting/Bookkeeping experience.
• Bachelor’s in finance, business or accounting
• Accounting experience in federal grant reporting and grant management preferred
• Experience working in public and/or non-profit organization preferred
• Great Plain accounting software

Skills

Required

• Accounting
• Bookkeeping
• General ledger analysis
• Financial reporting
• Budget preparation
• Audit preparation
• Billing and drawdown
• Accounting controls
• Great Plains Accounting software

Preferred

• Federal grant reporting
• Grant management