What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accountant position at DAWN Center for Independent Living?
Agency Description: DAWN Center for Independent Living (DAWNcil) is a grassroots, consumer-driven and consumer controlled nonprofit organization promoting self-direction in order to create, expand, and implement equal access opportunities for people with disabilities. DAWNcil seeks a highly motivated, enthusiastic, outgoing self-starter to work within that mission.
Position Description:
The Accountant within the organization will manage all financial transactions, from fixed payments and variable expenses to bank deposits and budgets. Accountant responsibilities include auditing financial documents and procedures, reconciling bank statements and calculating tax payments and returns. Provide the management team with accurate quantitative information on financial position, liquidity and cash flows of the business, while ensuring compliance with all tax regulations.
Essential Duties:
Financial Management:
Reporting:
Payroll:
Compliance:
Non-Essential Duties:
Required Knowledge/Skills/Attributes:
• Knowledge of programs and services, benefits, entitlements and supports available to persons with disabilities, as needed and support for the Independent Living Philosophy;
• Work experience as an accountant, including experience with general ledger functions;
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP);
• Advanced knowledge of accounting and computer software; specifically, QuickBooks and Microsoft Office;
• Self-starter able to work with minimal supervision/direction;
• Professional demeanor and presentation;
• Have strong and effective spoken and written communication skills, with attention to detail and good analytical skills;
• Creative thinker using sound judgment in workload coordination to make decisions and implement activities that impact the organization’s well-being;
• Ability to organize work effectively, establish priorities, and meet or exceed deadlines;
• Strong team player willing to take direction and work with management staff/peers;
• Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables.
Desired Knowledge/Skills/Attributes
• Have an understanding of:
• Strong knowledge of computers/software, internet research, and operation of standard office machinery;
• Ability to travel (day) to satisfy business needs
Education and Experience
• Standard Work Week is 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with a half hour lunch break (37.5 hours), in office, not remote;
• This position may entail the participation in DAWN public outreach and fundraising events as necessary;
• This position at certain monthly, quarterly and annual intervals is output intensive relative to program reporting requirements;
• This position requires day travel from time to time: mileage expense to be reimbursed;
• This position has no required physical elements needing special designation.
Benefits:
Position Description:
The Accountant within the organization will manage all financial transactions, from fixed payments and variable expenses to bank deposits and budgets. Accountant responsibilities include auditing financial documents and procedures, reconciling bank statements and calculating tax payments and returns. Provide the management team with accurate quantitative information on financial position, liquidity and cash flows of the business, while ensuring compliance with all tax regulations.
Essential Duties:
Financial Management:
- Manage all accounting transactions
- Prepare budget forecasts
- Publish financial statements in time
- Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
- Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
- Ensure timely bank payments
- Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
- Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
- Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity
- Audit financial transactions and documents
- Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
- Comply with financial policies and regulations
Reporting:
- Assist in annual budgeting and planning process in conjunction with the Executive Director; monitor progress and changes and prepare financial forecasts; identify and explain variances;
- Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements;
- Effectively communicate and present critical financial matters to the Executive Director;
- Prepare grant reports and Indirect Cost Proposals, as needed;
- Submit monthly Medicaid billing in billing system and Medicaid website, as applicable.
Payroll:
- Process bimonthly payroll;
- Allocate payroll expense in the general ledger to the appropriate programs;
- Act as liaison to payroll provider on all payroll issues;
Compliance:
- Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting;
- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls;
- Research technical accounting issues for compliance;
- Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings;
- Coordinate and lead the annual agency audit process; liaise with external auditors and the Treasurer of the board of directors as necessary;
- Coordinate and lead the financial aspects of grantor audit processes (governmental and private) as determined by said external agencies in accordance with contractual obligations;
Non-Essential Duties:
- Performance of other non-essential assigned duties and tasks
Required Knowledge/Skills/Attributes:
• Knowledge of programs and services, benefits, entitlements and supports available to persons with disabilities, as needed and support for the Independent Living Philosophy;
• Work experience as an accountant, including experience with general ledger functions;
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP);
• Advanced knowledge of accounting and computer software; specifically, QuickBooks and Microsoft Office;
• Self-starter able to work with minimal supervision/direction;
• Professional demeanor and presentation;
• Have strong and effective spoken and written communication skills, with attention to detail and good analytical skills;
• Creative thinker using sound judgment in workload coordination to make decisions and implement activities that impact the organization’s well-being;
• Ability to organize work effectively, establish priorities, and meet or exceed deadlines;
• Strong team player willing to take direction and work with management staff/peers;
• Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables.
Desired Knowledge/Skills/Attributes
• Have an understanding of:
- management concepts and organizational dynamics;
- fiscal concepts and ability to understand a P/L;
- strategic planning concepts and tools;
- business process analysis concepts and tools
• Strong knowledge of computers/software, internet research, and operation of standard office machinery;
• Ability to travel (day) to satisfy business needs
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution, in accounting, finance or relevant degree, Additional certification (CPA or CMA) is a plus;
- 5 years of overall combined accounting and finance experience;
- Preferred previous experience in the social services delivery sector;
- Hands on working knowledge/experience using QuickBooks;
- Experience in coordinating audit activities, budget development and analysis, reporting, and general accounting;
- Experience in grants management as it relates to reporting of government, corporate and foundation grants;
- Ability to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels;
- Previous non-profit experience a big plus
• Standard Work Week is 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with a half hour lunch break (37.5 hours), in office, not remote;
• This position may entail the participation in DAWN public outreach and fundraising events as necessary;
• This position at certain monthly, quarterly and annual intervals is output intensive relative to program reporting requirements;
• This position requires day travel from time to time: mileage expense to be reimbursed;
• This position has no required physical elements needing special designation.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance