Accountant - Joliet, IL
1 day ago
Job description
Position Summary
The Accountant is responsible for performing general budget accounting and maintaining daily accounting procedures for Job Corps operations.
Essential Functions
- Designs spreadsheets for analyzing basic financial reports.
- Prepares necessary monthly journal entries.
- Works with Accounting Clerk in processing vendor invoices for timely payment.
- Processes staff expense reports for reimbursement.
- Assists with processing and reconciling student payroll.
- Ensures that proper timekeeping and payroll processing occurs for center staff.
- Performs routine finance, banking, and procurement functions as directed by management.
- Assists in quarterly physical inventory counts.
- Performs monthly financial statement analysis.
- Ensures that petty cash is reconciled properly.
- Provide information as requested to corporate finance team.
- Prepares budget to actual reports for review by center and corporate financial management.
- Ensures no manipulation of student data.
- Corresponds with vendors and other creditors in relation to invoices.
- Accurately prepares month end accrual entries.
- Coordinates monthly accounting activity with Director of Finance & Administration as well as corporate financial management.
- Maintains confidentiality of financial data.
- Performs thorough review of financial activity and statements.
- Ensures that financial policies are followed and recommends changes to center procedures not outlined in corporate policy or procedures.
- Ensures that proper internal controls in relation to accounting are followed by all staff.
- Participate in department meetings and all mandated PRH and Strategix training.
- Maintain accountability of staff, students, and property and adhere to safety practices.
- Promote a harassment-free environment.
- Utilize information systems and handle student data in strict adherence to Job Corps and Strategix policies to protect student's personally identifiable information (PII) and reduce network security threats.
- Adhere to and model Strategix servant leadership culture values: Honor Others, Inspire Vision, Choose Integrity, People First, Balance Focus with Flexibility, Serve with Humility, and Innovate and Disrupt.
We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Requirements
Qualifications and Experience
Minimum
Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or Business Administration. Two years' relevant accounting work experience. Knowledge of GAAP. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and conflict resolution. Ability to analyze data accurately. Excellent math and organizational skills. Information technology proficiency including MS Office.
Preferred
Experience working with youth and/or government contracting.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may be requested to perform other reasonable related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and other management as required. The company reserves the right to revise or change job duties as business requirements dictate with or without notice. It is mutually agreed that the job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. It is also understood that the company reserves the right to change work schedules as required, including overtime.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer, hand-held learning device and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision capabilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to outdoor weather conditions ranging from cool in Winter to extreme heat in the Summer and Fall months, and occasional poor air quality. The noise level can vary from moderate to loud.
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