The mission at Make-A-Wish America is to grant the wish of every child diagnosed with a critical illness. The Accounting Specialist I is a key contributor to the mission by working directly with our chapter offices to support their accounts payable business functions, allowing them to focus on the wish granting processes.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Process invoices for the National Office and Chapters, ensuring they are coded correctly and have appropriate approvals.
- Process purchase orders, assign PO numbers to departments, code and enter into Financial Edge. Maintain purchase order tracking records.
- Administer P-Card program including processing all P-Card requests, monitoring available credit, ensuring all required back-up documentation for all charges is obtained (itemized receipts, reports, etc.).
- Perform Financial Edge uploads for P-Cards, distributions and other accounts.
- Ensures the proper maintenance of the accounting file system including scanning accounts receivable, cash receipts, manual entries and other related revenue files.
- Assist in recording and reconciling monthly prepaid expenses.
- Process mail for electronic deposits.
- Follow guidelines and procedures in order to be GAAP compliant.
- Performs other job related duties, as assigned.
Educational Background:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
Skills/Experience:
- Exhibits exceptional customer service skills; ability to work professionally with employees, chapters, and all levels of staff.
- Strong organizational skills with ability to multi-task and handle deadline pressures. Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information.
- Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication.
- Strong problem-solving skills necessary to answer chapter questions and concerns in the area of accounts receivable and accounts payable.
- Ability to manage large volumes of data entry on an ongoing basis.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in general business or accounting preferred
- Minimum 2 -3 years of experience in accounting and/or bookkeeping field OR Accounting Degree
- Ability to 10-key by touch
- Experience working with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel and Word. Financial Edge experience required
- Working knowledge of nonprofit organizations is a plus
Working Conditions
- Work in an office environment.
- Typically work a traditional Monday – Friday work week
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Aug 3 2018
Active Until:
Sep 3 2018
Hiring Organization:
Make-A-Wish America
industry:
Nonprofit