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Accountant III As Needed

Volunteers of America Los Angeles • Los Angeles, CA • 1d ago

Location:Los Angeles, CA

Job ID:4549

Salary:$48.32 - $50.87 Per Hour

Area of Interest:Corporate

Division:Corporate

Shift Type:Day

About Us:

VOALA

Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories

Volunteers of America is a non-profit human services organization committed to serving people in need, strengthening families, and building communities. VOALA provides a variety of social services to Los Angeles area communities such as Head Start programs, Upward Bound college prep programs, veterans- services, homeless shelters, low-income housing program as well as drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Learn more at www.voala.org.

PAY RATE: $48.32 - $50.87 Per Hour

BENEFITS: VOALA offers competitive medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE

The Accountant III (Supervisor), leads assigned accounting staff efforts to provide financial information by preparing reports, maintaining accounting records and general Ledger and analyzing accounts and program expenditures. Oversees accounting services provided to Program Managers and Corporate Leadership. The position requires a combination of oversight duties and -hands-on- accounting work.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Leads assigned Accounting staff, oversees work of subordinate Accountant(s) for accuracy, prior to final submission of reports, filings or analyses; spot checks data entry; provides experience in financial analysis.

Mentors junior accountant(s), leads in the professional development of Accounting Department, both with regards to grant accounting, but also with regards to public accounting in general.

Maintains accounting data for multiple programs (some with multiple grants) while managing varying grant requirements

Prepares journal entries, worksheets, and financial reports using automated as well as hands-on accounting practices following Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Approves AP vouchers and codes expenses and charges

Analyzes general ledger account and program financial situation

Prepares monthly billing and Drawdown

Maintains Accounting controls by following policies and procedures complying with Federal, state and local financial requirement

Corrects errors by posting adjusting entries in Great Plain Accounting software

Prepares monthly, quarterly, yearly closeout reports for funders

Maintains accounts and performs complex balance reconciliation

Provides financial analyses and supports Program budget preparation

Creates program and corporate budgets

Analyzes program budget vs. actual expenditures, and provides those analyses to program management to help them make operational changes

Monitors program actual expenditures and compare to budget and works with program management to align actual expenses to budget

Prepares billings and financial reports to grantor (monthly, quarterly and annually)

Works with Program staff with various levels of accounting knowledge, to provide financial support to assigned programs, and to ensure that accounting policies are followed

Other tasks as assigned

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Maintains accounting data for multiple programs

Provides financial analyses and participating in budget preparation

Preparing billings and financial reports to grantor (monthly, quarterly and annually)

Trains new or junior accountants on management of grant accounting.

Other duties as required and is subject to change at any time.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications

EDUCATION:

Bachelor-s degree

EXPERIENCE:

5 years of general accounting experience

4 years of experience working in public or large publicly funded non-profit organization

1 year of experience leading accounting and/or audit projects and/or staff; coaching and mentoring junior accountants - with demonstrated problem solving experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor-s in finance, business or accounting

Grant and Funder accounting, including preparing for Funder audits Preferred

Strong skill with Great Plain accounting software

Volunteers of America is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This employer participates in E-Verify as required by the federal government and will provide the federal government with your Form 1-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (OHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.

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