Accounting Assistant

Buckner International; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckner International is seeking an Accounting Assistant in Dallas, TX for a hybrid full-time role within the Financial Services department. You will handle cash deposits, payables, journal entries, and month-end close tasks with accuracy.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of related accounting experience, strong English communication, and excellent organizational skills. The position supports regional operations and requires attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Requires solid understanding of accounting principles and practices.
• 3–5 years of related experience preferred.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English clearly.
• Strong communication skills for interactions with vendors and donors.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Enter cash deposits daily and reconcile with bank records.
• Enter accounts payable invoices and process payments.
• Review invoices for documentation and approve for payment.
• Assist with weekly check runs and EFT processing.
• Resolve campus coding/dates/issues and pre-empt problems.
• Prepare and distribute checks/EFT notices.
• Maintain outstanding checks listing and coordinate with campuses.
• Assist with expense reimbursements and care payments.
• Input journal entries and assist monthly close.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

PaperSave

Job description

Buckner International Location:

Location: Dallas, TX – Hybrid

Address: 12377 Merit Drive, Suite 900 Dallas TX 75201

Job Schedule : Full-Time

We are seeking an Accounting Assistant to perform various accounting and related duties within the Financial Services department.

What you’ll do:

• Timely and accurately input cash deposit entries daily and reconcile to bank records weekly to ensure all deposits have been entered into the general ledger.

• Timely and accurately input accounts payable invoices for the Financial Services department for payment.

• Review invoices for appropriate documentation and approve them for payment within the payable system daily.

• Assist with the weekly check run including, but not limited to:

• Ensuring all invoices have been approved for payment.

• Resolving issues with the campus (e.g., coding, missing documentation, incorrect dates, etc.).

• Creating review files to identify potential issues pre-processing.

• Assisting with the printing of the checks and EFT notices.

• Preparing checks/EFT notices for mailing and distributing/mailing them.

• Timely and accurately update outstanding checks listing monthly. Weekly work with the campuses to resolve items on the listing and send out letters when appropriate.

• Assist with expense reimbursement reports and foster care family payments and timely and accurately process them for payment in accordance with established guidelines.

• Timely and accurately input wire transactions each week.

• Assist with administration of PaperSave including, but not limited to:

• Setting up and training new users

• Responding and initial troubleshooting of user issues

• Escalating issues to PaperSave when necessary

• Tracking and following up on issues escalated to PaperSave to resolution

• Timely and accurately input journal entries and regional checks.

• Assist with the completion of manual journal entries and file uploads during the monthly close process.

What you’ll bring:

• Requires in-depth understanding of a comprehensive field of knowledge. Knowledge normally associated with work experience in the field of accounting. Involves ability to define problems, draw conclusions and make decisions dealing with abstract variables. Related college coursework preferred. High School Diploma (or G.E.D.) required. Prior related training and experience is required.
• Minimum 3-5 years prior related experience required.
• Requires proficient ability to speak, read and write English.
• Requires ability to communicate clearly and make oneself understood effectively in face-to-face interactions; articulate with accuracy to communicate using the telephone.
• Requires organizational skills needed to provide attention to detail and maintain routines.
• Requires excellent professional writing skills needed to compose inter-office correspondence and correspondence to donors, vendors, and a variety of other individuals, groups, and business entities

*The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.*

About Buckner International:

Since 1879 Buckner has been transforming lives through hands-on ministry, serving the most vulnerable from the beginning to the ending of life.

Buckner is one of the oldest and most unique faith-based social service organizations of its kind, serving hundreds of thousands of people each year in the United States and around the world.

Learn more about our programs and ministry at buckner.org.

Buckner is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Buckner is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law).

You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Buckner.