Bookkeeper (CPA)

Camp Fire Heartland

Kansas City, MO

Camp Fire Heartland provides programs for young people including Afterschool, In-School, Camp/Club, and Summer Day Camp. In Camp Fire, children and youth find a safe, fun, and inclusive environment– a place where they form lasting relationships, develop a sense of belonging and make positive contributions to their community. Camp Fire youth have life-enhancing experiences and develop assets essential to their futures.

For nearly a decade, Camp Fire Heartland served as a department of Camp Fire’s National Headquarters, also located in Kansas City. In April of 2020, Camp Fire Heartland became an independent non-profit and council of the larger Camp Fire network. The organization has experienced considerable growth in the past 4 years and expects to continue expansion at a fast pace. This position is newly created and will require innovation, flexibility, creativity, and a strong commitment to youth development.

Job duties:

General:

· Collect, code, and get proper approval on all AP invoices; enter invoices into accounting program

· Download monthly credit card reports and import into accounting program

· Participate in the bill payment process by matching checks with invoices, assuring checks are signed, and delivery/mailing of payments

· Responsible for the processing, balancing, and recording of all daily cash receipts and lockbox deposits

· Enter recurring credit card donations and process all credit card payments

· Maintain and reconcile petty cash funds

· Calculate monthly finance charges in accounting program

· Print and email monthly customer statements

· Create month end journal entries (selective), and enter journal entries in accounting program

· Processes invoices for grant reimbursements.

· Assists program directors in all financial expenditures.

· Completes budget and financial analysis for program funds.

HR:

· Maintain employees in payroll system and accounting program

· Manage bi-weekly payroll and import into accounting program

· Process all new employee offer letters/background screenings

· Conduct annual employee/board/volunteer background checks

· Responsible for the verification of the completion of all new hire paperwork

· Maintain personnel files

Afterschool:

· Develop organizational systems to ensure all attendance is collected and entered into the student attendance database at least weekly.

· Enters student information in the 21st Century portal for grant reporting.

· Ensure all grant documentation is collected, entered in database, and proper stored.

· Determine programming options that ensure consistent student attendance.

· Manage child care subsidy process including application and billing.

· Organize and balance long-term goals while prioritizing daily tasks in a fast-paced environment.

· Be able to focus for extended periods of time reading/understanding rules and regulations, creating written narratives and/or managerial plans, entering data and conducting data analysis, and managing budgets.

· Be able to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priority.

· Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Qualifications

• QuickBooks online experience.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, ability to follow up on multiple issues, and deadline-driven.
• High proficiency in Excel. Strong knowledge of other Microsoft Office products is required.
• Ensures the timely and accurate reporting of all financial information.
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• Highly motivated individual eager to learn and take on new challenges.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and professionalism.
• Recording transactions such as expenses and sales revenue
• Processing payments to utilities and vendors, and other expenses.
• Identifying and correcting any errors that occur due to data entry.

Camp Fire is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, condition, or any other group protected by law.

Job Type: Part-Time

Salary: $35/hr - Non-negotiable

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

Benefits:

• Professional development assistance

Experience level:

• 5 years

Physical setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Bookkeeping: 5 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Kansas City, MO 64108 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Kansas City, MO 64108: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person