Staff Accountant

Volunteers-of-Americ; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Volunteers of America Los Angeles is seeking a Staff Accountant I to initiate and complete the monthly close, manage budgets for multiple programs, and ensure accurate recording of transactions, including accounts payable and general ledger entries.

You will prepare journal entries, financial reports, and analyses, support audits, and assist with billing and grant drawdown while maintaining GAAP-compliant controls.

Qualifications

• Must pass fingerprint clearance and background check.
• Ability to perform under emotional stress and conflicts dealing with difficult, uncooperative clients.
• Bachelor’s Degree or combination of five years relevant coursework and experience.
• Minimum of three years accounting experience; or two years in a large, publicly funded non-profit organization.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining accounting data for multiple programs (some with multiple grants).
• Preparing journal entries, worksheets and financial reports following GAAP.
• Providing financial analyses and participating in budget preparation.
• Preparing monthly billing and grant drawdown.
• Maintaining accounting controls by following policies and GAAP.
• Assist with reports to Funders.
• Other duties as assigned by Director of Strategic Finance.

Skills

GAAP

Budget analysis

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Great Plains SAP

Job description

Career Opportunities with Volunteers of America Los Angeles

A great place to work.

Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories

Volunteers of America is a non-profit human services organization committed to serving people in need, strengthening families, and building communities. VOALA provides a variety of social services to Los Angeles area communities such as Head Start programs, Upward Bound college prep programs, veterans’ services, homeless shelters, low-income housing program as well as drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Learn more atwww.voala.org .

PAY RATE: $68944.54- $72573.20 Per Year
BENEFITS: VOALA offers competitive medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE

The Staff Accountant I initiates and completes the month end close for assigned programs, managing and analyzing the budgets of specified program funds, providing regular reports. Ensures all transactions for assigned programs are recorded accurately, including all accounts payable and general ledger entries, making adjustment as needed.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintaining accounting data for multiple programs (some with multiple grants) while managing varying grant requirements (data entry, file maintenance)
• Preparing journal entries, worksheets and financial reports using automated as well as hands-on accounting practices following GAAP
• Providing financial analyses and participating in budget preparation
• Assist with audits as required, preparing documents and reports
• Prepare monthly billing and grant drawdown
• Maintain accounting controls, as required by VOALA, grantor requirements and GAAP
• Assist with preparation of reports to Funders
• Other duties as assigned by Director of Strategic Finance

ESSENTIAL ABILITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Ability to work and deal with difficult, uncooperative, and potentially aggressive clients as VOALA serves the neediest of the needy in our programs, which may include clients with homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, recently released from incarceration, and other challenges.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• An essential function of this position requires incumbents to report to the office.
• Maintaining accounting data for multiple programs (some with multiple grants) while managing varying grant requirements
• Preparing journal entries, worksheets and financial reports using automated as well as hands-on accounting practices following GAAP
• Providing financial analysis and participating in budget preparation
• Preparing monthly billing to program funders
• Maintaining accounting controls by following policies and procedures complying Federal, State and Local financial requirement
• Correct errors by posting adjusting entries
• Prepare monthly reports for Program Managers. Assist withy quarterly, yearly closeout reports for funders
• Other duties as required and may be subject to change

MANDATED REPORTER

As service providers to the underprivileged and vulnerable in our community, all employees are considered Mandated Reporters, and must report any instance of physical or sexual abuse to proper authorities.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications
• Ability to perform under circumstances of possible emotional stress and conflicts dealing with difficult, uncooperative, and potentially aggressive clients as VOALA serves the neediest of the needy in our programs which may include clients with homelessness, mental-illness, substance abuse, recently released from incarceration and other challenges.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s DegreeOr A combination of five years relevant coursework and experience

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of three years of accounting experience
• OR, Two years of accounting experience in a in a large, publicly funded non-profit organization
• OR , If the candidate has an Associate’s Degree or less, five years of accounting experience).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in Accounting or Business
• Federal grant reporting and fund accounting
• Audit background is a plus
• Great Plain – SAP

Volunteers of America is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This employer participates in E-Verify as required by the federal government and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.