Accounting Assistant (Part Time)

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson; Catholic Point (AR); On-site; USD 24,796 - 34,440; Part time

Job summary

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson in Parsippany, NJ is seeking an Accounting Assistant for a 22-hour part-time role (Mon–Fri: 8:30am–4:30pm, 3 days a week). This hourly non-exempt position supports daily bookkeeping and program accounting tasks within the agency.

The candidate should have an accounting degree (minimum) and at least one year of bookkeeping experience, plus knowledge of office machines and computer use.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting (Undergraduate Accounting Major - Minimum).
• Minimum of one year experience in bookkeeping.
• Knowledge of office machines, aptitude to work with computers, and capacity to be trained to take on program's funds accounting responsibilities.
• Basic knowledge of accounting. Keen to learn.

Responsibilities

• Handle daily and routine bookkeeping tasks on manual and computerized systems.
• Process program vouchers, cash disbursements, and credit cards.
• Maintain consumer and program accounting files, records and journals.
• Process invoices, accounts receivable/payable, and related reports.
• Maintain confidentiality of agency documents; cooperate with administration and staff during inspections.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Bookkeeping

Office machines

Willingness to learn

Education

Degree in Accounting

Job description

Title

Accounting Assistant

Location

Parsippany, NJ

Hours

22 hours part-time (Monday through Friday: 8:30am – 4:30pm, 3 days a week)

This is an hourly non-exempt position.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting (Undergraduate Accounting Major - Minimum)
• Minimum of one year experience in bookkeeping.
• Knowledge of office machines, aptitude to work with computers, and capacity to be trained to take on program's funds accounting responsibilities.
• Basic knowledge of accounting. Keen to learn.

Personal Characteristics

Exceptional organizational skills and teamwork attitude, friendly, courteous, professional.

Working Conditions

Office environment and program locations.

Physical Demands

Talking, answering telephones, ability to operate computers and office machines.

Summary of Job

This position handles daily and routine bookkeeping tasks on both manual and computerized systems; processing of program vouchers, program cash disbursements, program credit cards, maintains consumer and program accounting files, records and related journals and reports, processing of invoices, cash disbursements, accounts receivable, accounts payable, maintains accounting files, records and related journals and reports. This position also handles documents that are confidential to the operations of the agency. This person must maintain the highest level of confidentiality. The employee will cooperate with the agency's administration and/or Division staff in any inspection or investigation.