What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Associate position at Charter Impact?
This position has the ability to work hybrid/remote, except for initial new hire training and occasional on-site training, departmental meetings, and teambuilding.
About the Company:
About the Company:
- Charter Impact empowers mission-driven organizations to achieve their goals through personalized support in finance, operations, and business management.
- We accomplish this through enthusiastic collaboration within our team and with our clients to support their communities.
- We are growing on a national scale and are continuously seeking qualified candidates to join us. Ideal candidates will be highly motivated professionals who are committed to supporting the team in an environment of growth and change.
Position Summary:
- The Accounting Associate is a level-one accounting role designed to introduce team members to the non-profit and charter school accounting field.
- Depending on training, experience, and knowledge level, the areas of responsibility include recording financial transactions, cash maintenance, participating in month-end close, and providing accounts payable support as needed.
- This position reports to an Accounting Manager and provides ongoing career growth opportunities with experiential training and development.
Cash Maintenance:
- Prepare weekly bank reconciliations and cash position reports.
- Record cash receipts in the general ledger.
- Assist with journal entries and review of other monthly transactions as needed.
Month-End Closing:
- Follow-up with clients on backup requests.
- Follow-up with appropriate entities on outstanding revenues.
- Perform month-end close procedures and print financial statements.
- Enter and post journal entries, including accruals as assigned by Staff/Senior Accountant.
- Review and code credit/debit card transactions.
- Prepare various schedules for balance sheet support including amortization and fixed asset schedules.
Other Duties:
- Assist the Staff Accountant in completing grant compliance reports and budget-to-actual variance reports for assigned clients.
- Be a resource for clients when questions arise regarding banking, reporting, and other accounting matters.
- Assist in the resolution of inquiries from clients, governmental agencies, and auditors.
- Assist in special projects and year-end audit schedule preparation.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Accounting Manager.
- Serve as a backup to review AP entries when invoices volume increases.
Qualifications:
- Generally, any combination of education that would provide the required knowledge and skills for successful performance would qualify.
A typical method of demonstrating these requirements would be:
- Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or
- Associate degree/Accounting certification with 2-3 years of relevant accounting experience
- Non-profit experience is a plus
- License: A CPA license or CPA-eligibility is a plus.
Knowledge of:
- Purposes, methods, and practices of financial and accounting record-keeping.
- Intermediate Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) skills, advanced Excel skills are a plus.
- Proper and effective use of English grammar and communication skills (oral and written).
Candidates must also have the ability to:
- Maintain, encourage and participate in a close and highly collaborative team environment with clients and Charter Impact staff.
- Adapt quickly to change.
- Learn the appropriate rules, regulations, and technical procedures specifically related to processing payroll for non-profit organizations and charter schools.
- Understand and carry out directions in an independent manner.
- Perform arithmetic calculations accurately and rapidly.
- Prepare a variety of accurate financial reports and summaries.
- Identify and correct errors in mathematical computations and financial documents.
Experience with the following is a plus:
- Abila Non-Profit Accounting (formerly Sage MIP).
Typical Physical Demands: (with or without accommodation as needed to perform essential job functions)
- Read numbers, reports, and documents on computer terminals.
- Use the telephone and other communication devices.
- Lift up to 20 pounds (Light).
- Prolonged standing, some bending, stooping and stretching.
Typical Mental Demands:
Ability to give, receive, and analyze information, formulate work plans, prepare written materials, and articulate goals and action plans.
Working Conditions:
- Charter Impact focuses as much on employee satisfaction as client satisfaction.
- Our belief is that if our staff is supported, challenged, and inspired to do what they love, it will reflect outward to our clients.
This position will be required to:
- Work indoors in a standard office environment.
- Work outside of normal workdays and office hours to meet deadlines.
- Directly communicate and interact with clients, parents, students, and the public.
- Travel may be required for professional development events and to client locations.
Compensation:
- Salary is commensurate with experience.
- A standard benefits package is included.
Application Details:
- Submit both cover letter, resume, and salary requirement.
- Be sure to include an explanation as to why you are interested in the position.
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