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Staff Accountant

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Sacramento, CA, USA
Full-time

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Staff Accountant is responsible for providing broad support to the areas of Finance and Operations.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Review accounts payable reports to ensure proper coding, totals, authorization and documentation.  Work in conjunction with staff to correct errors with paperwork or within 3rd party software.
  • Prepare accounts payable import from 3rd party software and import into accounting software.  Review entries and correct errors.
  • Reconcile monthly credit card activity and vendor statements. Work in conjunction with staff to resolve and obtain missing items.
  • Assist with weekly deposits including copying, scanning, coding, researching account numbers and creating envelopes to send to campaign processor.
  • Manage the AR Email including troubleshooting issues, researching and responding to partners.
  • Prepare tax letters upon request from donors.
  • Manage the Nonprofit Portal Email including troubleshooting issues, researching and responding to agencies.
  • Update donor and agency contact, designation, payment and/or banking records in Andar, including contact and follow up if information is incorrect.
  • Prep and import monthly and quarterly agency payout invoices into accounting software.
  • Review and approve Positive Pay daily on bank website.  Research and resolve unknown items.
  • Prepare, file and follow up with all fraud activity.
  • Serve as UPS Conference Room Liaison.  Work with outside agencies on reservation, contract, payment, and day of use items including set up.
  • Manage Customer Service Email including troubleshooting issues, researching and responding to emails.
  • Process office incoming mail daily and distribute accordingly to staff.
  • Process Returned Mail to determine the reason for the return.  Troubleshoot and resolve issue.
  • Maintain files for department, including regular filing and maintenance of Finance Room.
  • Manage deadline and cleaning schedules, including updating signage and regular emails to designated staff.
  • Manage supplies for kitchen and supply room.  Including daily restocking and acting as liaison with vendors.
  • Assist with gathering items related to contracts/grants checklist.
  • Assist with annual audit.
  • Assist in annual budget process.
  • Participate actively and positively in department and organization team meetings.
  • Serve as backup when Finance & Operations Manager is out of office.
Educational Background: 
Completion of the 12th grade or equivalent
Skills/Experience: 
  • 3+ years of accounting experience and related functions
  • Experience using QuickBooks
  • Experience using Donor Management software a plus

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

  • Accurately type 45 wpm
  • Excellent English communication skills, verbal and written, including the ability to communicate well in a variety of settings with a variety of stakeholders
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, time management, and problem-solving abilities
  • Knowledge of current office practices, procedures and safe work practices
  • Able to react, organize and prioritize within a high pressure, fast paced environment
  • Outstanding work ethic and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done
  • Ability to work independently with a high attention to detail
  • High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel and Word)

TYPICAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

  • Communicate with staff, volunteers, donors, agencies, companies and other customers by telephone, email, and in face-to-face, one-to-one or group settings
  • Use telephone, laptop, computer, monitor, mouse, keyboard, printer/copier, calculator and standard office equipment
  • Sit at a desk for extended periods of time
  • File and retrieve documents from a manual filing cabinet
  • Lift and move objects up to 40 pounds such as large binders, boxes, books and small office equipment
  • Have sufficient finger/hand coordination and dexterity to operate and adjust office equipment such as telephone, computer, printer/copier and calculator
Job Function: 

Organization Info

United Way Worldwide

Overview
Headquarters: 
Alexandria, VA, United States
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1934
About Us
Mission: 

United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.

United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community. We win by living United. By forging unlikely partnerships. By finding new solutions to old problems. By mobilizing the best resources. And by inspiring individuals to join the fight against their community's most daunting social crises.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Aug 7 2018
Active Until: 
Sep 7 2018
Hiring Organization: 
United Way Worldwide
industry: 
Nonprofit