Senior Accountant - Dallas, United States - The Family Place

Description

Job Details

Job Location
Dallas, TX

Position Type
Full Time

Education Level
4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage
Negligible

Job Shift
Day

Job Category
Accounting

Description


Title:
Senior

Accountant


Position Status:
Full Time


Department:
Administration/Finance


Job Grade:
Exempt (Salaried)


Reports To:
Senior Director of Accounting


Location:
Ann Moody Place


Position Summary:

Leads and performs operational accounting duties to effectively support the mission of The Family Place; duties include a variety of accounting activities related to month-end and year-end closes, account reconciliations, and external audits.

Key Responsibilities:
Leads the month-end and year-end close processes.
Reconciles bank account balances and bank statements as well as the agency's investment portfolio accounts.
Verifies, prepares journal entries and reconciles account receivables, grants receivables, prepaid expenses, pledges, non-government grants, and accrued liabilities.
Ensures accurate financial reporting through timely and well-documented account reconciliations.
Records, maintains, and reconciles the agency's fixed assets activities.
Responsible for grant financial reporting and compliance
Works with Grant Strategy Director and Program Directors regarding grant budgets and reports
Coordinates timely completion of audit schedules and supports year-end audit.
Cross trains and provides technical advice and assistance to other accounting personnel, when necessary.
Back up for accounts payable processing.
Ad hoc reports and duties as necessary


Other Duties:
Attends on-going training sessions, employee meetings, etc.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications


Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field, with a minimum of 15 hours in accounting; three or more years of accounting experience with aptitude to work with a $17 million dollar budget; non-profit experience preferred, but not required.

Knowledge and Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of audit and generally accepted accounting practices and principles.
Knowledge of intermediate to advanced functionality of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook)
Knowledge of grant accounting
Knowledge of fund accounting
Skilled at maintaining accurate financial records and preparing clear and accurate reports for informational, audit and operational use.
Skilled at handling shifting priorities in a deadline driven environment.

ERP
Fund accounting

Must demonstrate/live our organization's guiding principles : Respect, Empathy, Accountability, Communication and Humor.
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