Staff Accountant

Duties and Responsibilities

• Financial Analysis & Reporting
• Prepares and monitors organizational and program budgets.
• Provides timely, accurate and useful reporting of monthly financial results verses budget and versus prior year to the Controller and COO.
• Analyzes monthly financial performance.
• Prepares accurate supporting schedules for annual financial year-end audits.
• Prepares periodic financial, grant, fund and administrative reports.
• Coordinates monthly and year-end close.
• Finance Operations
• Maintains and respects confidentiality of information.
• Manages Anybill/Paypool (accounts payable automated platform). This includes setting up vendors, users, approval routes, importing invoices for payment processing, reviewing and approving invoices to assure correct GL coding and managing voided checks.
• Help maintain Sage Intaact (accounting software) by creating vendors, customers and employee files for check/invoice processing.
• Generates invoices and processes manual checks in Sage Intaact when necessary (i.e., garnishments, payroll, field trips, etc.).
• Reconciles AppleTree Institute and AppleTree Early Learning PCS monthly credit card transactions for all credit card holders in Expensify.
• Prepares supporting schedules for specific general ledger accounts; analyzes and reconciles specified balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis. (i.e., Intercompany Cross Billing for ATI and AELPCS).
• Generates monthly invoices for Consultant Billing and keeps track of payments received and overdue.
• Generates 1099 and 1096 forms at the end of the calendar year.
• Acts as the primary point of contact for AppleTree’s financial auditors in preparation of the annual financial statements.

Requirements

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum of three or more years experience in accounting or other related business area.
• Demonstrated understanding of accounting practices and principles
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Work, Google Apps.
• Proactive problem solving skills.
• Effective time management skills, self- motivated, critical attention to detail and deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated, high initiative and able to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasked and fast paced environment with firm deadlines.
• Experience with budget preparation and budgetary control
• Experience with Sage Intaact-Accounting software, Anybill/Paypool, Expensify is a plus.

Disclaimer

The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of a Staff Accountant.