Senior Accountant

Bay Area Legal Services; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 64,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated nonprofit law firm committed to serving the Tampa Bay community. As a Sr. Accountant, you will play a vital role in managing grant-related financial activities, ensuring compliance, and supporting legal services for low-income clients. This position offers an opportunity to apply your accounting expertise in a meaningful way, contributing to the mission of preserving dignity and hope for those in need. You will be part of a collaborative team, focused on making a positive impact in the community while enjoying a supportive work environment. If you are detail-oriented and passionate about nonprofit work, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Disability insurance

Qualifications

• 3+ years of general accounting experience required.
• Experience with grant funding and non-profits preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor grant budgets and ensure compliance with guidelines.
• Prepare financial reports and manage employee expense requests.

Skills

General Accounting Principles

Time Management

Organizational Skills

Analytical Skills

Project Management Skills

Business Writing

Stress Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job description

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Bay Area Legal Services is a nonprofit law firm serving the Tampa Bay area for over 50 years.

We assist low-income residents, veterans, seniors, children, domestic violence survivors, and

many more.

Our Mission: Providing the highest quality legal counsel by:

• Assisting individuals and nonprofit groups with limited access to legal services
• Resolving the legal problems of our clients
• Preserving the independence, hope, and dignity of those we serve.

Position Title: Sr. Accountant-2 (Full-Time) Office Location: Tampa, FL

Position Summary: This role is responsible for financial aspects of the Corporation with the

primary focus being grant related activities. Monitors performance against grant budgets,

supporting assigned grant staff and ensuring timely expenditure of grant funds in compliance

with applicable guidelines and budget deadlines. Communicates concerns about over/under

performance in a timely manner. Maintains reconciliations of grant actuals to budget and

ensures grants and related transactions are in compliance with all required grant governing

bodies (i.e. state, federal, local etc.). Prepares financial reporting as required by each grant.

Coordinates with external parties for any monitoring activities by the funders (audits). Provides

periodic reviews of proposed grant budgets as needed. Also, responsible for general accounting

support including generating monthly grant invoices and reports, reviewing/processing

employee expense reports, bank deposits, travel advance tracking, and purchase orders. The Sr.

Accountant will support all staff who are facilitating or directly providing legal services to low income clients.

Applicants seeking employment with us should understand and share our commitment to the

BALS’ mission and vision.

Illustrative Duties:

• Grant Maintenance and Reconciliation

• Post grant related entries into financial system (ie, receivables, revenue, costs, etc) and ensure accurate recording of both revenue and expense.
• Maintain reconciliations of grant actuals to budget
• Prepare financial reporting as required by each grant and provide documentation if needed for reimbursement-based grants
• Coordinate with other staff and prepare and update budgets as needed

• Grant Monitoring and Compliance

• Ensure grants and transactions are in compliance with private, local, state and federal fund requirements as well as billing, journal entries and financial grant reporting
• Ensure validity and accuracy for payroll allocations to ensure payroll is allocated as stipulated in grant agreements and to ensure individual staff are not over or under allocated
• Monitor and report on performance against grant budgets to concerned parties and coordinate with staff to support timely expenditure of grant funds in compliance with applicable guidelines and budget deadlines
• Timely communication of concerns regarding over or under performance against

grant targets to appropriate parties

• Coordinate with external parties for any monitoring activities by the funders
• Provide and/or review proposed grant budgets as requested
• Compiles periodic and year end reports as required for audits etc.
• Processes all employee expense request, and ensures compliance with company policies when issuing payments.
• Prepares/processes deposits and notifies Controller of funds received/deposited.
• Prepares deposits and records in the Clients Trust cash receipt log accordingly.
• Prepares clients trust checks as requested by the client's attorney.
• Responsible for tracking and reviewing purchase order requests and assigning PO# once approved for the purchase of miscellaneous supplies such as copy paper, stationary, office supplies, business cards, computer equipment etc.
• Keeps a log of all travel authorizations and processes/tracks advances for all staff.
• Prepares monthly invoicing / reporting for various grants.
• Responsible for ordering Operations Team supplies
• Maintains files for correspondence, vendor files, and other fiscal documents.
• Assist with audits/audit inquiries
• Perform other non-grant related activities as needed
• Provide back up for other team roles/functions as needed
• Other tasks as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business plus a minimum of 3 years of general accounting experience
• Working knowledge of all aspects of generally accepted accounting principles
• Experience with Microsoft Office Intermediate level of Excel, Basic level of Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• High degree of ethics
• Excellent Time Management and Organizational Skills,
• Excellent written, verbal and proof-reading skills.
• Very detailed and deadline oriented.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and complete most tasks independently.
• Ability to work in and contribute effectively to a team environment
• Project Management Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Business writing skills
• Stress management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with non-profits
• Experience working with grant funding

Compensation:

• Starting salary $64,800/yr., or higher based on experience level.

How to Apply:

• Send Resume and Cover Letter (including why this position is of interest to you) to [e-mail] and state how you learned about the role.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for

employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,

national origin, disability or veteran status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations

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