Accountant Intern

POSITION DESCRIPTION

I. Position: Accountant Temp

II. Reports To: Controller/CFO

III. Essential Functions of the Job:

• Assists with the overall processes of the accounting department to ensure timely and accurate monthly financial statements are produced for the Finance Committee and Board of Directors.

• Assists with monthly journal entries and other steps needed to prepare the agency monthly financial reports.

• Assist with the analysis of balance sheet and profit and loss accounts.

• Assist with departmental spending reports for grant related reporting.

• Assist with daily electronic bank deposits and monthly bank deposits.

• Perform accounts payable duties including allocating and vouching invoices.

• Assist with the accounts receivable function of the accounting department including creating manual and electronic billings, reconciling receivables and assisting internal customers with invoice tracking.

• Assists with the audit process of agency including maintenance of records for review during annual agency financial audit and any other compliance audits or reviews. As well as, assistance with the determination of depreciation rates to apply to capital assets.

• Assist with all areas of accounting related to outside accounting services.

• Responsible for a variety of tasks associated with the operation of the accounting department and Independence First as a whole.

IV. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field is required. Life experience may be substituted in lieu of, in full or part of academic requirements.

• A minimum of two years of accounting related experience is preferred. Auditing experience is a plus.

• Strong analytical skills including ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and personnel policies and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, executives and other employees of the organization.

• Ability and flexibility to deal with pressure, deadlines and highly confidential information.

• Detail oriented and organizational skills. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of governmental laws and technical information furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule format.

• Multiple funder/grant and non-profit accounting experience preferred.

• Competencies needed include ethical conduct, strategic thinking, leadership, decision making, communication proficiency, and public speaking.

• Knowledge and ability to use computers, office equipment, and accounting software.

• Transportationally mobile or able to arrange own transportation