Staff Accountant.

Salvation Army Western Territory; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Salvation Army Western Territory is seeking a Staff Accountant to perform routine accounting functions, record journal entries, maintain vendor information, and respond to inquiries. This role will support the supervisor in finance duties as needed.

The position requires collaboration with corps officers, department heads, and funding agencies, with a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal controls and audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or one year of equivalent work experience in related field.
• Proficient in Excel and other Office applications.
• Valid Hawaii driver's license.
• Travel off-island as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Record journal entries.
• Perform assigned account reconciliations and other monthly closings procedures including clearing internal company transactions.
• Assist Corps Officers and/or Department Heads in all finance matters as needed.
• Setup and maintain customers and vendors.
• Work with department heads and funding agencies in relation to billing revenue and collecting receivables on a timely basis.
• Assist accounting manager and controller with internal & external audits schedules and other requests as needed.
• Maintain knowledge of acceptable accounting practices and procedures.
• Ensure internal controls are in place and maintained.

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

Excel

Office applications

Job description

Staff Accountant

Perform accounting functions including recording journal entries, reconciling accounts, maintaining vendor information, and respond to internal and external inquiries. Assist supervisor in other finance duties as needed.

Essential Functions:

• Record journal entries.
• Perform assigned account reconciliations and other monthly closings procedures including clearing internal company transactions.
• Assist Corps Officers and/or Department Heads in all finance matters as needed.
• Setup and maintain customers and vendors.
• Work directly with department heads and funding agencies in relation to billing revenue and collecting receivables on a timely basis.
• Assist accounting manager and controller with internal & external audits schedules and other requests as needed.
• Maintains knowledge of acceptable accounting practices and procedures
• Ensure internal controls are in place and maintained.

Physical Demands:

The position requires sitting; climbing and/or balancing; stooping, kneeling, bending, stretching, crouching and/or crawling; standing; walking; manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination; use of vision; driving a vehicle; pushing/pulling/lifting/carrying 25-50 pounds and occasionally more than 50 pounds; travelling by airplane.

Communication Demands:

The position requires talking to co-workers, clients, vendors; requires written communication to and from co-workers, clients, vendor; talking on the telephones; requires responding to written or verbal requests of co-workers, clients, and vendors; requires training/giving verbal and written instructions; requires receiving verbal and written instructions; requires writing/composing written language; requires reading; requires visiting/working at other worksites; requires communication via the latest technologies

Skills/Technical Knowledge:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a year equivalent work experience in related filed.
• Proficient in Excel and other office applications
• Valid Hawaii driver's license
• Travel off-island as necessary.

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