Accountant (9355)

The Salvation Army; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Salvation Army in Oklahoma City, OK is seeking a full-time accounting professional in Finance. The role focuses on accounts payable/receivable, ledgers, and routine financial reporting to support daily operations.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and at least two years of double-entry accounting experience, preferably with Great Plains. This position demands accuracy, reliability, and a detail-oriented approach to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration or related field.
• Two years progressively responsible experience in double-entry computerized accounting.
• Experience with Great Plains accounting is preferred.
• Equivalent combination of training and experience acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and processes invoices, checks, check requests, and deposits with accuracy.
• Posts and tracks payments to ledgers and communicates balances to staff.
• Records cash receipts and prepares daily cash reports and entries.
• Assists in preparing financial reports and spreadsheets for accuracy.
• Verifies codes and batches, and enters data for checks and invoices.
• Reconciles accounts and researches discrepancies to ensure accuracy.
• Performs data entry for bookkeeping and reporting purposes.
• Maintains files of accounts payable/receivable and journal adjustments.

Skills

Double-entry bookkeeping

Accounts payable/receivable

Data entry

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field

Tools

Great Plains

Job description

Job Location: AOK-Divisional HQ - Oklahoma City, OK 73116

Position Type: Full Time Regular

Education Level: Bachelor's Degree

Salary Range: $16.00 - $22.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage: Minimal

Job Shift: Day

Job Category: Finance

Accounting Responsibilities (85%)

• Prepares and processes one or more of the following financial documents: invoices, checks, check requests, and deposits; reviews and verifies the same for accuracy and completeness.
• Posts and tracks payments to ledgers; tracks balances of the same; ensures appropriate staff remain aware of account balances.
• Receives, records, and posts cash receipts; prepares daily tabulations and reports of cash receipts; distributes receipts to proper funds; makes daily entries into cash receipts ledger.
• Assists in preparing and reviewing various financial and statistical reports and spreadsheets for accuracy and completeness; may prepare schedule of errors.
• Verifies accurate code numbers to financial documents and batches totals; keypunches information into the computer to generate checks, invoices, reports, spreadsheets, and financial documents.
• Researches and reconciles accounts to ensure financial documents, correspondence, invoices, payments, spreadsheets, etc. are accurate.
• Performs data entry of financial information to prepare spreadsheet and general ledger programs for bookkeeping and reporting purposes.
• Maintains accurate and complete files of accounts payable reports, accounts receivable reports, and general journal adjustment reports.

Other Responsibilities (15%)

• Assists supervisors in various areas of accounting and finance as needed.
• Assist with the Division Consolidation throughout the year.
• Receives and processes in-going and out-going mail in an accurate and timely manner.
• Provides clerical support for special projects or to relieve other clerical positions as needed.
• Assists in the mail room, kitchen and receptionist relief as scheduled.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to meet attendance and work performance requirements.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language.
• Ability to keypunch information into a computer.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations.
• Ability to sort and file documents alphabetically and numerically.
• Ability to operate various general office equipment including a telephone, computer, fax machine and adding machine.
• Ability to work well under the pressure of deadlines.
• Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail with constant breaks in concentration associated with answering phones.
• Duties are usually performed seated. Sitting may be relieved by brief or occasional periods of standing or walking.
• Limited amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting, and carrying light objects (less than 25 lbs.) 5-10% of work time.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in a normal office environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

Qualifications: Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Business Administration or a related field,
• and Two years progressively responsible experience performing double-entry computerized accounting work with Great Plains accounting experience preferred.
• Or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Certifications/Licenses

• May require valid State Driver’s License

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled