What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Specialist position at Eagle Village?
Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Adheres to the policies and procedures of Eagle Village and State of Michigan.
- Adheres to and promote the agency's mission and values in the execution of duties while recognizing and appropriately responding to the cultural differences among those served, as well as, fellow staff members.
- Posts data and makes arithmetic calculations with speed and accuracy.
- Maintains efficient filing and retention of financial documents.
- Works effectively under narrow time limitations to produce accurate results.
- Reconciles various accounts monthly.
- Assists in facilitating a positive working relationship within their Accounting Department team and the other Eagle Village programs.
- Compliant with all agency policies, regulations and laws applicable to carrying out duties and responsibilities.
- Timely completion of all required orientations and training.
- Monitors all daily accounts payable activities, including verification of proper paperwork, coding, transfer to the computer and recording of all invoices and disbursements.
- Processes Payroll (s) for Foster Parent Program and Agency Payroll Processing.
- Maintains and balances petty cash fund.
- Processes all transactions for the residential programs escrow accounts.
- Backs up Accounts Receivable as necessary.
- Collaborates on budget development and analysis of department expenditures, cost per program and report development.
- Bills departments, including medical billing for clients in our care.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES :
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS :
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE :
High School diploma or GED required. Bachelor's degree with a major in Accounting preferred. 2-3 years of experience in non-profit bookkeeping and medical billing preferred. Working knowledge of basic accounting terminology and formats, proficiency in accuracy and spreadsheets, and organizational skills are required.
LANGUAGE SKILLS :
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS :
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to understand and apply basic non-profit GAAP and concepts.
REASONING ABILITY :
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS :
Valid Michigan driver's license and good driving record.
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 is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT :
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
