Accounting Clerk

Accounting Clerk

Department: Administration

Division: Executive

Status: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Salary Range:

$35,530.00 - $43,606.00

Job Code: ACCT/FIN130

Labor Type: Full Time

Position Summary: The Accounting Clerk (AC) can expect to handle communications with vendors, clients, and internal staff, assist with inventory, database, and record maintenance, prepare financial reports, issue checks and makes deposits, and generally ensure that the office operations are running smoothly. You will process or post a variety of accounting transactions such as invoices, payments and expenses in accordance with department procedures. The AC will be responsible for maintaining accounting files, checking and verifying accounting data; enters data into a computerized system to research questions and generate reports. The AC will perform related general clerical duties.

Technical/Functional Expectations:

Data Analysis – Essential Function: Synthesize data, create logical reports and factual performance through historical or trend analysis.

• Quality Service Standards – Essential Function: Create meaningful relationships with all stakeholders within the community to maintain and improve the delivery of quality of services with respect to donorship recognition.
• Reports Preparation - Essential Function: Collect, analyze, and summarize data with regards to financial analyses and prepare reports for users, and other stakeholders.
• Proficient use of Computer Applications – Essential Function: Must possess strong MS Word, Excel skills, and other computer applications to assist in analysis, data collection, and reporting of data to enhance our quality improvement process.
• Volunteerism – Essential Function: Must be able to support the organization’s events and other events where Children in Crisis is the benefiting charity.
• Other duties as required: Job performance requires fulfilling other incidental or related duties as assigned, assisting, and training others, and performing duties of higher level from time to time for development purposes.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Detail Oriented and Time Management: Able to be a skilled multi-tasker with excellent time management skills.
• Regulation Compliance: Able to comply with all company, local, state, and federal financial regulations.
• Verbal Communication: Able to clearly express ideas, information, or concerns with the spoken word; present verbal information in a straightforward manner; ask questions to open channels of communication; listen to understand the perspectives of others. Able to respond appropriately to a vendor, client, and internal request.
• Integrity: Able to demonstrate sound business ethics, show consistency of words and actions; protect confidential information; practice what he or she preaches; do what is right even when no one is watching.
• Self-Control: Able to maintain a composed problem-solving approach when faced with unrealistic expectations, pressing time demands, frustration, or interpersonal conflict.
• Continuous Learning: Able to apply continuous learning principals to own development, seek opportunities to expand knowledge, skills, and abilities; keep up with changes in discipline or technology; identify and change personal behaviors that contribute to problems.
• Sensitivity: Work effectively with and show sensitivity to cultural differences and various socio-economic backgrounds of others.
• Ethics: Adhere to and model principles and values of Agency and System of Care by being strength-based, solution focused, maintaining the highest level of integrity and ethical standards and work collaboratively with staff, partners, stakeholders, and clients in all interactions.
• Develop Relationships: Able to relate to others, building credibility and rapport; relate to others in an honest and straightforward manner; build one-on-one relationships that incorporate cooperation, trust and respect.
• Decision Making: Able to make objective decisions when dealing with emotional or controversial topics; identify and choose between multiple options; understand consequences of potential decisions.
• Planning and Organizing: Able to improve efficiency through planning and organizing; identify specific action steps and plans; anticipate problems and develop contingency plans; detail-oriented; meet deadlines.

Business Experience:

• Relationship-focused, Collaborative Communication Skills: Strong communication skills both written and verbal are required to communicate with various internal and external stakeholders at various levels with regards to accounting functions and programs.
• Excellent Financial Acumen: This is required to provide excellent back-office tasks including answering phones, responding to emails, processing mail, filing, maintaining database, ensuring that records are complete and current, recording information, processing, and filing forms, preparing checks, deposits, budgets, and financial reports, updating ledgers, researching, and resolving discrepancies.
• Excellent Organization and Attention to Detail Skills: This is required to manage multiple priorities while maintaining data integrity of several sources.
• Application Utilization: This is required to contribute knowledge regarding the development of new or amended accounting systems, programs, and procedures.
• Ability to Fundraise: This is required to support the mission and meet the budget.
• Valid Driver’s License: This is required to travel throughout Circuit 1 to attend meetings, conferences, events, etc.

Educational and Experience Requirements:

• High School diploma is required.
• BA/BS- Accounting/Finance or other related field preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of accounting procedures and principles.
• Ethical behavior when dealing with sensitive financial information.
• High level of accuracy and efficiency.
• Must be able to pass a level-II background check (employment, criminal history, driving, personal references, Affidavit of Good Moral Character (Florida).
• Must be able to pass pre-employment requirements (ex. Drug Screen)

Physical Requirements:

• Reading
• Writing
• Listening
• Speaking
• Sitting
• Standing
• Typing

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35,530.00 - $43,606.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person