What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Goodwill Southern Los Angeles County?
Job Description
Job Description
STAFF Accountant
Division 700
About Goodwill SOLAC :
Goodwill, Southern Los Angeles County (SOLAC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that transforms donated goods into job training, education, and placement services for individuals with barriers to employment. Goodwill SOLAC serves 22 cities and communities throughout Southern Los Angeles County.
Our skills training, education, job preparation, and placement programs build lives, families, and communities—one job at a time. Placing individuals in productive and competitive employment fills them with the value, joy, and dignity of a paycheck. We believe that putting people to work benefits the individual and the community’s economic vitality through taxes, spending power, real estate values, quality of life, and relief from social services and welfare systems.
Goodwill SOLAC is one of 154 independent Goodwill’s with membership in Goodwill Industries International. Goodwill SOLAC’s campus in Long Beach houses its administrative offices, training programs, processing operations, transportation fleet, LiNKS Sign Language & Interpreting Services, retail store, and e-commerce operations.
Goodwill is a culturally diverse and inclusive organization. We are a proud equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to fair hiring practices and creating a welcoming environment for all team members. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, familial status, or veteran status.
Role Overview :
Under the direct supervision of the VP of Finance and Accounting, the Staff Accountant performs functions pertaining to financial reporting, assists with monitoring and reporting financial results, provides quality control for day-to-day accounting functions, and supports the efforts of the Finance Department.
Exemplary Duties / Responsibilities :
- Maintain the fixed asset and associated depreciation schedules on the FAS Software System; provide monthly detail to the accounting team for General Journal entries; ensure proper recording of new purchases and disposals.
- Develop monthly and year-end financial reporting.
- Prepare and analyze information using spreadsheet reports; verify information.
- Prepare general ledger entries by maintaining records and files and reconciling accounts.
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations.
- Perform monthly accruals, amortization of prepaid expenses, and recording of adjusting and reclassification journal entries, if necessary.
- Process cash receipts.
- Perform other accounting, financial, or administrative tasks as may be required occasionally, quite often, or at short notice - by the VP of Finance and Accounting.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. This position provides support and guidance to accounting clerks.
- Support employee and contract payroll processing.
- Performs other related duties as required and assigned
STAFF ACCOUNTANT QUALIFICATIONS :
Minimum Qualifications :
Preferred Qualifications :
Core Competencies II :
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies :
This job posting should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standard of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as may be required by their supervisor. Goodwill is a culturally diverse and inclusive organization.
