Junior Accountant

Kansas Children'S Service League; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pet Insurance

Critical Illness & Accident Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Life Insurance

401(K) & matching offerings

Family Friendly Paid Wellness Leave

Paid Vacation & Wellness Time

Paid Holidays

Employee Wellness Program

Earned Wage Access

Telework Options

Infants at Work Program

Job summary

Kansas Children's Service League is seeking a full-time Junior Accountant in Topeka, KS. The role involves handling day-to-day financial operations, preparing journal entries, and maintaining the general ledger to support program staff and reporting needs.

The position offers a strong benefits package, a Monday–Friday schedule with occasional evenings and weekends, and opportunities to contribute to grant and funding reporting requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or related field.
• 2 years of finance or accounting experience.
• Proficient in MS Excel and other Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

• Assist in day-to-day operations of business office.
• Prepare journal entries, vouchers, post activity to general ledger, and maintain vendor master.
• Perform reconciliation of subsidiary ledgers and financial analysis.
• Track expenses related to funding sources and prepare monthly/quarterly reports as required by the funding source, with analysis of actual to budget variances.
• Provide support to program staff as needed for financial questions.

Skills

Financial analysis

Journal entries

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Business

Tools

MS Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Junior Accountant

Full TM Exempt Full-Time Professional Topeka, KS, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 2047

Salary: $50,000.00 Annually

Kansas Children's Service League is looking to hire a full-time JuniorAccountantin Topeka, KS. This position earns a competitive wage of up to $50,000 annually and works a Monday - Friday schedule with occasional evenings and weekends.

About Kansas Children’s Service League

Stronger families start at Kansas Children's Service League (KCSL). Founded in 1893, KCSL is a statewide, nonprofit agency that serves thousands of Kansas children and families each year. KCSL’s mission is to protect and promote the well-being of children. Our programs work with children and families in the areas of health, safety, and education to succeed and break cycles of neglect, abuse, and trauma. We help both children and parents develop skills for success in their families, schools, and workplaces. KCSL is also the Kansas chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America and Circle of Parents.

As a team member of Kansas Children's Service League, you’ll enjoy the following benefit offerings and more based on selected cafeteria options and employment class:

• Pet Insurance
• Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Life Insurance
• 401(K) & matching offerings
• Family Friendly Paid Wellness Leave
• Paid Vacation & Wellness Time
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Wellness Program
• Earned Wage Access
• Telework Options
• Infants at Work Program

For more details on our benefits, please visit our KCSL Career site.

Expectations for All Employees:

At Kansas Children’s Service League, we protect and promote the well-being of children. In doing so, every employee is responsible for supporting the agency’s mission, vision, and values. This includes actively and regularly demonstrating high-quality customer service, accountability in all aspects of your position, and respecting the differences in our staff, customers, and communities. Expected behaviors and qualities include professionalism and competence, active collaboration, effective communication, initiative and innovation, respect, and goal achievement. Employees are to be able, at any time, to provide basic information about the breadth of customer opportunities available through KCSL and to help customers make connections within the organization. KCSL is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Summary

Assist in handling day-to-day operations of business office. Prepare journal entries, vouchers, post activity to general ledger, and maintain vendor master. Perform reconciliation of subsidiary ledgers and financial analysis. Track expenses related to funding sources and prepare monthly/quarterly reports as required by the funding source, with analysis of actual to budget variances. Provide support to program staff as needed for financial questions.

Essential Job Functions

General Ledger / Financial Analysis

• Prepare journal entries, vouchers, and subsidiary ledger reconciliation.
• Perform financial analysis on various general ledger accounts.
• Assist with audit schedules.
• Act as liaison between program staff and finance.
• Oversee funding sources as assigned.
• Provide reporting as required by grant or funding sources, with analysis of actual to budget variances.

Education & Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, or related field.
• 2 years of finance or accounting experience
• Proficient in MS Excel and other Microsoft Office products (Word, Outlook, Teams, etc.)

Preferred

• Experience with nonprofit accounting and grant management