Accounting Clerk
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Accounts Payable and Receivable
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Open, route, and/or respond to incoming accounting mail
- Verify and enter all invoices/expenditures into accounting software
- Ensure that expenditures are charged and coded to appropriate accounts
- Ensure timely disbursements of funds, processes payments on a weekly basis
- Prepare daily attendance reports and reconcile to daily deposits
- Interact with guests, vendors and other BTG staff to resolve outstanding issues
- Make copies of all checks, complete deposit slips and make bank deposits
- Reconcile donor contributions with the fundraising database and accounting system
- Administers petty cash fund
- Performs such other duties as may be assigned
- Record and maintain financial transactions, ensuring accuracy and adherence to accounting standards
- Post cash receipts to appropriate general ledger accounts and verify details of transactions
- Assist in month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes by analyzing financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital, and prepare balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports to summarize current and projected company financial position
- Complete established internal reconciliations
- Compile information and prepare spreadsheets to assist Accounting Supervisor with internal and external statement preparations
- Assist the Accounting Supervisor, and external auditors at year end by providing explanations of supporting materials and procedures, and preparing any other necessary data
- Assist the Accounting Supervisor with the fiscal year budget process
- Provide backup support to others in the accounting department, prepare and maintain various periodic reports and perform other general administrative duties
- Conduct account research and analysis
- Support the preparation of Form 990 and other nonprofit compliance reports
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associate degree is a plus
- 2+ years related accounting experience
- Advanced skill level in Microsoft Excel and Office applications required
- Accounting software experience required. Previous exposure to NetSuite software is a plus
- Requires up-to-date knowledge of accounting policies, law, and guidelines
- Excellent organizational and mathematical skills; detail oriented
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including grammar and punctuation
- Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with integrity
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships, strong interpersonal skills
- Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations
- Ability to understand and interpret instruction to work effectively and efficiently with minimal supervision
- Ability to work under deadline and handle several multi-faceted projects simultaneously
- Assures Monday through Friday coverage during normal business hours
- Occasional evening, weekend and/or holiday work may be required to meet departmental deadlines or to provide staff support for special events
- Continuous communication and/or interaction with directors, staff, volunteers, and vendors requiring courtesy, discretion, and confidentiality