Accountant

Description

Accountant 

Type: Full-time, Exempt

Location: Seattle, Hybrid 

Salary: $60,000-62,000, DOE

Applicants must reside in WA State to be considered

Join the Crisis Connections team and be a vital part of our mission to connect people in physical, emotional, and financial crisis to helpful resources. Our passion is caring, listening, and empowering people to make positive life choices. Crisis Connections serves all people (in physical, emotional, and financial crisis) with an emphasis on servicing King County residents.

If you want to be part of our mission and have a passion for helping others, we invite you to apply for our Accountant position. 

This is what you will be doing: 

The accountant works with the Director of Finance creating the annual budget format for department managers, prepares payroll and accompanying entries, reconciles bank and credit card statements, prepares AR/AP, general journal entries, account reconciliations, quarterly tax reports, monthly allocations, and monthly financial statements. The accountant works with the Director of Finance preparing for the annual audit and providing information to the auditors during the audit.

Payroll:

· Process twice a month. Review electronic timesheets and make sure correct hours are transferred to the payroll system, and staff are paid correctly and timely.

· Coordinate with HR Department in the input of personnel information in Paylocity.

· Audit Personnel Status Change Notices to ensure accurate input by Human Resources Information Specialist.

· Prepares payroll journal entries and all transactions from Paylocity, and enters them into the accounting software, currently, Sage Business Works.

· Support the HR Information Specialist with benefit reconciliations. 

· Respond to staff with any payroll related questions on a timely basis.

· Review quarterly payroll taxes filings processed by Paylocity Payroll System.

Accounts Receivable:

· Generate monthly and quarterly customer billing invoices for distribution to funders and gather program narrative and statistical reports from various program staff to include in the distribution packet to the funder (based on funder requirements). 

· Provide funder with accurate and timely monthly/quarterly/annual reports as determined in each contract. 

· Post invoices as they are generated. Post payments when received.

· Review accounts receivable with the Director of Finance monthly

· Manage funder requirements when there are new contracts. Update the AR invoice form, update the invoice tracking sheet, work with the contracts manager to add/update any requirements. Update current year SEFA worksheet (Schedule of Expenses for Federal Awards) needed for annual audit.

Accounts Payable:

· Process bills for payment-invoice distribution to approvers, account coding for each invoice, entry into the accounts payable system, generate AP payments (EFT, online bill payment, or physical checks). Distribute checks to signers and then mail out. Generate banking positive pay file for upload into the banking platform.

· Daily management of the accounting email box.

· Review AP aging (if needed) with the Director of Finance monthly.

· Update subcontractor contracts as needed. Assist subcontractors in completing accurate and timely reports and review their invoices before payment.

Taxes:

· Prepare reports to the Washington State Department of Revenue and the City of Seattle (excise tax, annual report, B&O

General Ledger:

· Monthly journal entries such as expensing prepaid amounts, monthly depreciation, office administration expenses (copying costs by department, postage, etc.)

· Account reconciliation (balance sheet accounts).

Month-end closing:

· Verify all revenue and expense entries have been entered.

· Credit card and bank reconciliations are completed.

· General journal entries are completed.

· Monthly fund-raising and administrative expenses allocations completed.

· Financial statements and aging reports completed and sent to the Director of Finance for review.

Banking 

· Scan checks received at the office and enter them into the accounting system.

· Transfer funds as needed to assure accounts balances are sufficient.

· Maintain accurate and up-to-date vendor information in the banking platform

· Review main checking account daily for online deposits, current balance, any account problems

· Reconcile bank statements, working with bank representatives when necessary.

· Provide training and oversight of depositing procedures to Support Services staff.

Requirements

We want to hear from you if you have these qualifications and skills: 

· Five years’ experience as a full-charge bookkeeper

· Accounting degree preferred, but experience can replace education

· Proficient in computerized accounting, Excel

· Able to meet deadlines; be flexible

· Excellent attention to detail and highly accurate work

· Able to work independently with minimal supervision

· Experience with non-profit organizations desired

Thriving employees means a thriving mission:

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion. We encourage everyone at Crisis Connections to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We are dedicated to supporting our employees by offering excellent benefits and career progression opportunities. 

· 100% Employer paid Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

· Employee Referral Bonus

· Generous Paid Time Off & 9 Paid Holidays

· Discount on ORCA transit pass

· Free Parking

Voluntary Benefits

· Short-term and long-term disability 

· Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

· Retirement Plan