Senior Staff Accountant

Job Description: Senior Staff Accountant

Avalon Housing (Avalon) is a non-profit supportive housing provider created in 1992 as a long-term solution to homelessness. Avalon is a service provider, real estate developer, and property manager. Avalon owns and operates apartments at sites throughout Washtenaw County, in addition to providing housing alternatives with affordable housing partners and in the private landlord market. We work with adults and families who have experienced or are currently experiencing homelessness.

Our Finance Department is committed to timely, accurate, and responsible financial management. We serve directors, staff, board members, and clients to ensure that all financial matters are managed with care, integrity, and consistency within the best interests of Avalon Housing, clients, and the community. The department provides its service to more than 10 legal entities that are parts of our operation to deliver our mission.

The Senior Staff Accountant supports Avalon Housing by providing a wide range of financial/accounting services as a part of the finance department. This position requires both technical and managerial skills. In addition to expertise in accounting and corporate finance, a candidate must possess very strong technology skills to be successful in Avalon's fast and growing environment.

In addition to a competitive salary, here are some of the key benefits that Avalon staff receive:

Paid Time OffPaid time off includes three weeks of vacation time plus additional sick and personal time allowances. There is also an extra paid holiday every month!

Medical Benefits:

Full-time employees can select from three comprehensive medical insurance plans, including coverage options for your family. Plus, Avalon covers dental and vision insurance - with no per-payroll premium contribution!!

Life and Disability Plans:

Employees working 16 or more hours per week receive life insurance and short-term disability coverage-Avalon covers the full cost of the premiums.

403(b) Retirement PlanAvalon sponsors a 403(b) retirement plan through Vanguard, available to all employees.

Primary Responsibilities:

Financial & Management Reporting

• Preparation of monthly internal management reports and external financial reports submitted to partner agencies
• Preparation and analysis for metrics supporting the monthly department dashboard
• Preparation and presentation of ad hoc financial reports for operating partners

Rental Assistance

• Collaborate across Avalon departments to determine proper tenant payments for rental assistance
• Prepare check requests and general ledger entries for client rental assistance
• Monthly review of grant spending, including client-level analysis with Outreach Department

Payroll

• Assist in review and preparation of bi-weekly payroll process requirements
• Ensure timely documentation of timesheet and work effort reporting
• Cash flow management for bi-weekly payroll and benefits payments
• Monitor and maintain employee cost allocations for payroll

Bookkeeping

• Preparation of non-recurring journal entries in a complex, multi-owner government-regulated accounting environment
• Conduct timely reconciliation of real estate development transactions
• Review and approval of journal entries prepared by Finance Department colleagues

Accounts Payable & Receivable and Cash Management

• General oversight of Accounts Payable and Receivable functions
• Preparation of weekly cash status report for management review and approval
• Assist with preparation and issuance of IRS Forms 1099 and 5500
• Prepare invoices and accrual entries for various grants and contract billings

Financial Controls & Risk Management

• Partner with the Accounting Manager to evaluate enterprise risks related to Avalon's business environment, and the development and oversight appropriate risk mitigating practices

Administrative/Other

• Participate in other duties as assigned

The statements in this description represent typical elements, criteria and general work performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the job.

Desired Qualifications & Experience

Education and Certification

• Bachelor's degree or higher in accounting or finance or related discipline
• Active CPA license is preferred, but not required

Knowledge and Experience

• At least 4 years of bookkeeping or general ledger accounting experience
• Broad knowledge of corporate accounting, including payroll, and cash management
• Experience in both non-profit and for-profit accounting
• Advanced skills in Excel, MS Word and Adobe

Attributes

• Strong desire to integrate into an environment with an aligned professional team
• Self-starting drive to effectively identify and evaluate problems, develop appropriate solutions, and work collaboratively with other departments to implement
• Flexibility to keep up in rapidly changing business environment, driven in part by factors beyond our local environment
• Results-driven, self-motivated personality to work with high data integrity in an environment with little direct oversight
• Articulate communicator with a strong customer-service focus

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to sit for long periods of time, occasionally drive a vehicle, communicate with other persons by talking and hearing, required to lift and carry items weighing up to 10 pounds, and to operate computer hardware systems.

A valid driver's license and reliable transportation is required.

Job Title: Senior Staff Accountant

Reports to: Director of Finance and Administration

Department: Finance and Administration

Location: Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Schedule: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.

This is not a remote job.

Onboarding 90-day period requires being onsite. A candidate who

demonstrated competence to work effectively outside of the office and flexibility to step in as needed will be offered a hybrid working arrangement.

Status: Full-time, Salaried Exempt

Starting Salary: $67,500

Benefits: Health insurance, dental & vision, 403(b), vacation and additional holidays,

Life / AD&D / Short and term Disability plan, Employee Assistance & Wellness

programs

Avalon Housing is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks applicants from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as historically marginalized groups. This includes but is not limited to lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, people who identify as transgender or non-binary, people living with disabilities or mental health conditions, and with lived experience with homelessness or recovery from a substance use disorder.