What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Spectrum Generations?
Job Description
Job Description
Spectrum Generations, Central Maine's Area Agency on Aging, is seeking an enthusiastic and proactive professional to join our team as a Staff Accountant. In this key role, you will work closely with the management team to support our mission of enhancing the lives of older and disabled adults in our community.
If you are someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and values accountability, innovation, and integrity, we encourage you to apply and help us make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.
Join us in empowering and supporting older and disabled adults across Central Maine.
PURPOSE
The Staff Accountant performs accounting and other related routine duties and project work of the Finance Department under the direction of the Controller. Pay is commensurate upon experience.
Duties may include :
- All aspects of processing bi-weekly Payroll for employees of Spectrum Generations. Producing Payroll Reports, recording payroll cash out, and preparing journal entries.
- All aspects of processing bi-weekly Accounts Payable, including obtaining approvals, purchase requisitions, receipts, & coding, reconciling credit card statements, data entry, and sending checks. We use SAP Concur, an automated AP software system.
- Working with HR on various Benefits Reconciliations and reporting.
- Preparing General Ledger journal entries and performing GL account reconciliations.
- Preparing Depreciation schedules and related Journal Entries.
- Assisting with preparing all necessary period-end closing journal entries, submitting to Controller for approval, then entering into accounting software system (currently, Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics).
- Maintaining subsidiary account schedules (e.g., building maintenance, payroll, municipal funding, donations, and taxes, etc.)
- Preparing, reconciling, and paying Sales and Use Taxes and Service Provider Taxes.
- Preparing financial data required for Municipal Donations and Grants RFPs.
- Complying with specific requirements of all funding streams, including reporting and Cash Receipts processing.
- Assisting Controller with agency’s Independent Audit, including schedules and documents’ preparation throughout the fiscal year and by providing explanations of transactions and procedures and supporting materials whenever requested.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :
Education / Training / Experience :
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
Normal office environment in a modern facility, with excellent working conditions. Light physical demands including standing, walking, some lifting of 25 pounds or less; prolonged sitting; bending; working at a computer for long periods of time.
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the company reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the job, or to require that additional or different tasks be performed when circumstances indicate.
Spectrum Generations provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
