Responsibility Summary
The Accountant is responsible for assisting CFO with financial duties for the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center including but not limited to Monthly Accounting and Reporting, Benefit Accounting and Administration, Accounts Payable, and Payroll Processing.
Primary Responsibilities:
Accounts Payable – Receive/coordinate weekly bills and route for approvals. Input all invoices and EFT’s into financial software, generate checks and initiate bank drafts, maintain filing system, research past due balances and discrepancies with vendors, and prepare and file annual 1099’s. Ensure all bills and credit card payments are made timely.
Payroll – Responsible for bi-weekly payroll processing. Maintain payroll information by collecting, calculating and analyzing timesheet data in ADP system and following policies, procedures and reporting changes as needed. Assist with requests for employment verification, garnishments, and termination calculations.
General Ledger maintenance – Assist with monthly accounting close.
Specific tasks: review accuracy of selected balance sheet accounts and prepare/update schedules, reconciliations, and journal entries for review by CFO.
Bank Reconciliations – daily/weekly cash balance updates and full monthly reconciliation of bank accounts in financial software.
Benefits – Assist HR as needed with employee benefits including PTO, 401(k), Medical, Dental, Flexible Spending and all other benefits. Prepare a monthly reconciliation of cafeteria and PTO balances.
Assist CFO as needed in annual budget and annual audit preparation. Also assist with government audits as needed.
Serve as back-up for HR Generalist and Grants Accountant as needed.
Discretion
The Accountant has a low-level range of discretion and independent decision-making.
Supervisory Responsibilities
The Accountant has no supervisory responsibilities.
Relationships
The Accountant works closely with the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Operations Officer, the Grants Accountant, and HR Generalist.
Qualifications
A Bachelor’s Degree is required with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Accounting. Must have good oral and written communication skills. Proficiency in accounting systems, particularly Blackbaud Financial Edge, with knowledge of ADP Workforce Now preferred. Strong organizational skills a must.
Job Type: Full-time
Experience:
ADP Workforce Now: 1 year (Preferred)
Blackbaud/ Financial Edge: 1 year (Preferred)
Accounting: 5 years (Required)
Education:
Bachelor’s (Required)
Work authorization:
United States (Required)
Work Location:
One location
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