Join our team today! At Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, we are dedicated to empowering Youth, fostering hope, and creating brighter futures. Our mission is to be advocates, educators, coaches, and role models for the Youth we serve. We strongly believe that every young individual deserves a chance to thrive and reach their full potential.

As one of the Top 100 Places to Work in Chicago according to the Chicago Tribune for the past nine consecutive years, Mercy Home prides itself on prioritizing the growth and well-being of our team. We provide comprehensive training as well as ongoing professional development opportunities throughout your time here. Mercy Home for Boys & Girls is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to Diversity and Inclusion.

If you're passionate, driven, and dedicated to making the world a better place, then we want you on our team. The committed workers at Mercy Home provide healing, guidance, and opportunity to young men and women in need.

PURPOSE OF POSITION: To insure that all accounts payable and accounts receivable and related functions are completed in a timely and accurate manner. To assist the Controller by performing account analyses and executing certain banking related functions such as the processing of non-donation checks and electronic funds transfers. To assist with certain aspects of the year-end audit as requested by the CFO and any other projects deemed necessary by the Controller or CFO.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Five years of experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, account analyses, and general journal entry.
• Strong Excel skills are preferred.
• Accounting experience required.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics or other accounting software required.
• Knowledge of ADP system preferred.
• Have a general understanding of the Agency business and budget to properly code or question the coding of certain payroll expenditures.
• Ability to perform analyses of data and present the information in an effective manner.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as accrued but unused vacation, prorations and allocations.
• Excellent time management, organizational and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to handle sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.
• Proficiency with MS Office products including Word, Excel, and Outlook, as well as the ability to become proficient in other software packages and programs as necessary.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Maturity and sensitivity to cultural and individual differences.
• Ability to maintain professional demeanor while exercising judgment and discretion in work.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Commitment to the mission, values, and goals of the Agency.
• Be able, occasionally, to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Prepare vouchers and process AP checks on a weekly basis.
• Review AP edit reports weekly.
• Prepare and process ACH payments, as needed.
• Prepare bank deposits, both manual and electronic, for non-direct mail contributions and record in the cash receipts journal.
• Prepare bank deposits for Mission Press and record in the accounting software.
• Enter journal entries in Dynamics and produce reports, as needed.
• Record monthly expenses from the Mission Press Inter-company billings.

• Post receipts to the Mission Press accounts receivable ledger.
• Prepare and process annuity and donation EFT’s.
• Reconcile with Advancement for recording and issuing annuity checks monthly.
• Facilitate audits by providing requested reports and documentation to auditors.
• Balance deposits from Mercy Beaucoup resale shop and remit monthly sales taxes.
• Understand the Agency business and budget to properly code and/or question the coding of expenditures.
• Complete monthly Infogroup reconciliation and journal entry.
• File vouchers, check copies and batch reports weekly.
• Maintain vendor filing system.
• Complete assigned monthly account reconciliations.
• Complete projects as assigned by the CFO or Controller.