Junior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

The Safer Foundation is a social service provider to individuals with arrest and conviction records. Through a full range of services, including case management, educational instruction and advocacy, we focus on preparing individuals for the world of work by helping them find and keep productive and meaningful employment.

General Summary :

The Staff Junior Accountant- is responsible for maintaining financial reports, records and general ledgers, and performing general bookkeeping. The Staff Accountant is also responsible for executing general office duties, accruals, reversals, monitoring fixed assets, reconciling AR & notes payable accounts, maintaining Safer Housing LLC ledger accounts and payments of goods and services necessary for the basic operation of the Accounting Function overall performance.

Performance Results Description

The Position is properly performed when all essential duties and responsibilities are executed by following the Safer Values.

Exceeding Expectations, Communication and Collaboration, Integrity and Evidence Based Innovation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Stakeholder Interface and Service

• Provide auditors with information needed in a timely fashion.
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential, which, if disclosed, might have significant internal / external effect to the organization.
• Consult with operational managers throughout the organization to resolve financial and logistical questions.
• Provide recommendation on system changes and upgrades to improve the processes of the organization.
• Assist Accounting Manager to monitor both the management (internal) and contract (external) budgets to ensure adherence. Modifies budget when required to ensure spend out on contracts and grants.
• Maintain and update a detail fixed asset schedule, and calculating depreciation
• Perform general ledger account reconciliations accurately and in a timely manner.
• Maintain and reconcile various consultants’ schedules
• Serve as backup to other members of the Finance Department team as needed.
• Accurately allocate, utilizing the cost allocation plan, all Safer expenditures in order to bill out contract revenue on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Assist Accounting Manager and coordinate funder / annual audits.
• Accruals and reversal
• Other duties may be assigned

Stakeholder Outreach and Recruitment

Tracking, Document, and Reporting

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Education and Experience :

Safer Foundation is a drug-free workplace.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action / Minorities / Females / Veterans

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