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Accountant I 

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Job Title:  Accountant I

Employment Status: Full-Time

Job Summary: Under direct supervision, applies principles of accounting to maintain accurate accounting records.  Responsible for handling the account reconciliations, bank reconciliations, and assisting the various Finance staff on various projects.  Assist in preparing financial reports with basic knowledge of accounting principles and practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assist in the preparation of standardized financial reports based on set procedures and schedules.

  • Responsible for collecting bids either him/herself or ensuring that staff complete and submit to fiscal office.Must also complete analysis of all procurements to submit for approval to appropriate individuals.

  • Prepare and input general ledger entries by utilizing set procedures and various accounting systems.

  • Retrieve data from various source systems to perform reconciliation processes.

  • Review and update department procedures and documentation.

  • Perform spreadsheet work to help analyze and distribute requested financial data to internal customers in a clear concise format.

  • Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements for multiple entities, which include performing bank reconciliations, preparing and posting required journal entries, reviewing and reconciling all balance sheet accounts and preparing summaries of significant events and budget variance.

  • Prepare expenditure reports and monitor grant funding.

  • Prepare all required reports for assigned functional units and other entities.

  • Maintain records of all financial documents with appropriate supporting material; update records as necessary

  • Provide support such as schedules, data, information, etc. for the annual budget process.

  • Handle agency year-end asset depreciation.

  • Maintains currency in accounting principles and procedures.

  • Operates standard office equipment and uses required software applications.

  • Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

 
Position Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

  • Finance, fund accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

  • Financial and accounting software applications.

  • Federal and state financial regulations.

  • Microsoft Navision Accounting Software a plus.

Skill in:

  • Operating standard office equipments and using required software applications, including Microsoft Office/Outlook and Navision.

Ability to:

  • Analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections.

  • Meet deadlines, including financial reports to funders on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis as well as government reports.

  • Partner with other functional areas to accomplish objectives.

  • Interpret and apply policies and identify and recommend changes as appropriate.

  • Organize and prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines.

  • Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

  • Work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.

  • Handle stressful situations and provide a high level of customer service in a calm and professional manner.

  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the organization.

Educational/Previous Experience Requirements:

Minimum Degree Required:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Required Disciplines:

  • Accounting, Finance or a relate field)

~or~

  • A minimum of three years of experience working in accounting (preferable in a non-profit setting) or any equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training approved by Human Resources.

Licenses/Certifications:

  • Licenses/Certifications Required at Date of Hire:

  • none

Working Conditions:

Hours:            Normal business hours.  Some additional hours may be required.

Travel required: none

Working Environment:         Climate controlled office environment during normal business hours.

 
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time  
Number of Openings 1  
Location Main Office  
About the Organization ACCESS is dedicated to empowering and enabling individuals, families, and communities to lead informed, productive, culturally sensitive and fulfilling lives.

ACCESS has been serving the community for more than 40 years. Started by a group of volunteers in 1971 out of a storefront in Dearborn's impoverished south end, ACCESS was created to assist the Arab immigrant population adapt to life in the United States.

Today, ACCESS is the largest Arab American human services nonprofit in the United States. With eight locations and more than 100 programs serving metro Detroit, ACCESS offers a wide range of services to a diverse population.

ACCESS continues to honor its Arab American heritage while serving as a nonprofit model of excellence - an organization dedicated to community-building, focused on service to those in need, an advocate for cultural and social entrepreneurship, and the values of community service, health, education and philanthropy.
 

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