Bookkeeper

Entry Level Accounting Role

Salary: 40,000

JOB SUMMARY

Reporting to the Senior Manager, the Junior Accountant is a support professional for the Accounting Department. The Junior Accountant is responsible for maintaining fixed assets, creating journal vouchers, preparing bank reconciliations, billing support, audit support and special projects. The Junior Accountant is required to maintain high ethical standards as he/she manages agency, funder, and consumer funds.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Owns all accounting, bookkeeping, audits and financial analysis functions as assigned by the Senior

2. Assists the program director in analyzing financial information to make the best decisions for the program and the By helping the program reach its financial goals, the program can meet its goal of serving people in need.

3. Assist in preparing accurate financial statements for the program monthly. Junior Accountant, along with the Program Accountants and Director, will use the financial statements to make decisions for the

4. Develop, maintain, and enhance internal controls within the assigned programs and

5. Assist the Senior Manager with various accruals and general ledger account reconciliations as required for the annual financial statement audit, single audit, Louisiana Auditors Agreed Upon Procedures.

6. Special Projects. Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Non-essential)

• Maintain a neat and clean desk and office space
• Pick up departmental mail from the second floor

KEY CONTACTS

• Partner with the Program Accountants

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

This position requires knowledge, skills, and abilities equivalent to:

• Holds or is actively working on, a Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university specializing in accounting, management, finance or business. Additional experience may be substituted for degree.

• 1 year experience with an accounting firm or other

• Strong professional ethics which include approaching others in a tactful manner; reacting well under pressure; treating others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepting responsibility for own actions; following through on commitments.

• Strong working knowledge of the Agency's fund accounting software as well as Microsoft Office products - Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. Should be able to create pivot tables and lookup tables in Excel.

• Ability to work some flexible hours is required. Specifically during year end audit, forecast and budget

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Must be able to pass a criminal history investigation

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Works in normal office environment interacting with staff, candidates, and.outside vendors. May be subjected to multiple interruptions throughout the workday.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear, or carry light training materials and/or equipment.
• Visual acuity necessary to operate computers, audiovisual and other digital equipment

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT

The above is intended to describe content of and requirements of the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. VOASELA, Inc. reserves the right to change, add or delete at any time from this job description to meet the needs of the organization.