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Associate Accounting Specialist

Maryland Legal Services Corporation
Baltimore, MD
$50K-$60K a year
Full-time

Primary Responsibilities :

  • Oversee and track activity in MLSC checking accounts, including daily reconciliation of all checking accounts and daily reporting of daily IOLTA Lockbox account activity.
  • Reconcile asset and liability accounts monthly; review activity in operating expense accounts monthly and compare actual expense to budgeted expense.
  • Prepare monthly bank reconciliations.
  • Prepare and enter monthly journal entries.
  • Prepare monthly financial statements.
  • Process and pay vendor invoices and employee expense reimbursement requests, ensuring that all necessary back-up and approvals are present before disbursements are made.

Maintain necessary files for disbursement transactions.

  • Assist in the preparation of the MLSC annual operating budget.
  • Assist in the preparation of necessary reconciliations and documents for MLSC annual Financial Audit.
  • Assist in the preparation of necessary reconciliations and documents for MLSC Legislative Audits, performed approximately every four years as determined by the State.
  • Deposit checks received as necessary, maintaining proper documentation.
  • Track and deposit donations received and send acknowledgement letters to donors.
  • Transfer donations received in the MLSC PayPal account to the Operating bank account.
  • Process 1099s and other tax forms.
  • Assist staff with upstream grant reporting, which may include creation of invoices and expenditure reports.
  • Prepare and send Judicare final disbursement letters to grantees.
  • Assist in annual reporting to the American Bar Association of grantee funding sources.
  • Reconcile and manage unspent funds and encumbered funds.
  • Prepare IOLTA Differential Letters.
  • Reconcile accounting records to the IOLTA database records monthly.
  • Perform other duties and handle projects as self-identified and / or directed by the Finance & Human Resources Director.

Qualifications / Skills :

  • Minimum level of education : Associates of Arts Degree or significant undergraduate course work in accounting.
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in accounting with non-profit experience preferred.
  • Excellent Excel skills required.
  • Experience with / in Microsoft Office 365, Adobe, and databases preferred.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Notary Public preferred or willingness to become a Notary Public.

Salary / Benefits : $50,000-$60,000 salary depending on experience and skills, plus generous benefits package including health, dental, long-term disability, retirement plan and organization-paid parking / transit allowance.

30+ days ago
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