Senior Accountant

Nhs-of-Los-Angeles-County; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

Paid Time Off

Matching 401K

Job summary

Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County seeks a Senior Accountant to join its Neighborhood Programs. The role focuses on accounting, billing for leases, grants, and contracts, and heavy general ledger work to support construction and program costs.

The successful candidate will have a bachelor's degree in accounting or related field and 7+ years of accounting experience, preferably in nonprofit environments. Strong Excel skills and analytic abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration or finance.
• Seven or more years of accounting experience, preferably in nonprofit accounting.
• Experience with grants and contracts billing.
• Experience with general ledger, month-end close, and internal audits.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Apply cash receipts on a daily basis and reconcile discrepancies.
• Work with other departments for timely recording and billing on revenue items (leases, grants billing, contract billing).
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly rent roll on leases and distribute monthly invoices.
• Prepare summary cash receipt reports and distribute to senior management.
• Prepare program-specific summary reports as directed.
• Complete month-end closing and supporting schedules for assigned accounts.
• Perform financial analysis as needed and assist with ad-hoc projects.
• Provide backup support and cross-train with team members.

Skills

Advanced accounting principles

Excel: Pivot Table & VLOOKUP

Data analysis

Auditing

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration or finance

Tools

Excel

Job description

Description

Nonprofit community developer and affordable home builder seeks a highly motivated individual and experienced Senior Accountant to join their Neighborhood Programs. Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County (NHS) serves as a catalyst for local residents, business and government representatives to work together to build stronger neighborhoods, improve the quality of life for low to moderate income families and revitalize communities into neighborhoods of choice.

Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration or finance is required since this role conducts assigned internal audits and special accounting studies assigned by the Chie Financial Officer, analyzes various general ledger and subsidiary activities to understand account activity or prepare spreadsheets; prepares reports of findings and recommendations. The Senior Accountant implements a wide variety of accounting concepts related to capital projects; confers with appropriate departments regarding projects; records construction and labor costs in detail and summary forms; maintains accounting records. This role also collects and compiles information for assigned studies and prepares summaries, ad hoc reports and recommendations, as appropriate; assists in the development of accounting systems, procedures, policies and manuals, and perform related work as required.
In addition to routine accounting tasks (i.e., general ledger bookkeeping, reconciling, month-end closing), this role will have a heavy emphasis on billing, working with grants and contracts, and applying receipts. Under the direction of the Chief Financial Officer, the Senior Accountant will be responsible for the following tasks:

Requirements

• Applying cash receipts on a daily basis, and reconciling discrepancies
• Working with other departments for timely recording and billing on all revenue items (i.e., leases, grants billing, contract billing, etc.)
• Preparing bank reconciliation on a monthly basis
• Preparing monthly rent roll on leases, and distributing monthly rent invoice
• Preparing summary cash receipt reports, and distributing them to senior management on a weekly or as needed basis
• Preparing program-specific summary reports as directed
• Completing month-end closing and supporting schedules for assigned accounts
• Performing financial analysis on an as-needed basisAssisting the department with ad-hoc and special projects
• Knowledgeable on other team members’ desks and ability to provide backup support when needed

Knowledge of:

• Advanced accounting principles, practices and methods
• Proficient in Excel (Pivot Table, V-lookup etc.)
• Methods and techniques of financial analysis and research procedures
• Methods and techniques of auditing
• Data processing as it relates to financial and fiscal record keeping and reporting
• Modern office procedures, methods and equipment including computers and related software
• Seven (7)+ years of experience in accounting, and preferably non-profit accounting

Ability to:

• Stay organized and follow policies and procedures to provide balance and structure to the role and the department
• Detailed oriented
• Able to make arithmetic computations quickly and accurately, and perform statistical and financial analysis
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Classify fiscal documents and transactions
• Gather, organize and analyze financial information and arrive at sound conclusions
• Prepare clear and concise reports and other materials
• Financial and fiscal practices and record keeping
• Identify problems, define and recommend alternative solutions and implement appropriate solutions
• Establish and maintain effective relationships
• Operate a variety of office equipment including computers and applicable software applications
• Ability to work independently

Benefits:

• Medical Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• Matching 401K

Salary: $75,000 - $90,000 per year DOE