ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

Career Opportunities with Neighborhood House Association

About NHA:

The Neighborhood House Association is a non-profit organization. Head Start positions are funded in whole or in part by money provided through the State and Federal Government. Additionally, some Social Service Program positions may be funded in whole or in part through grant funds. Because positions and salaries may be funded through grants, and State and Federal funds ongoing employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these funds.


Our EEO Policy:

Neighborhood House Association Neighborhood House Association is an equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans). We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. To read more about this, view the EEO is the Law poster and this EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.


Benefits:


Eligible employees receive the following benefits:

• 15 Holidays Days
• 401(K) Retirement 6% Match
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement up $2,500
• 2 Personal Days
• Group Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Agency-Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Live Well Program
• 4 Paid Days Annual Bereavement (Note Total of 5 days of bereavement leave per loss)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSAs)
• Voluntary Benefits: Life and AD&D Accident, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness Insurance
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)


**Medical and dental benefits are provided to regular employees who work a minimum of 30 hours per week.**


Under general supervision, prepares processes, maintains, and verifies accounting documents and records; performs data entry for accounting transactions; and performs related duties as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this position.
• Opens, sorts, copies and distributes incoming invoices;
• Reviews accounts payable invoices for required approvals, accuracy and completeness;
• Generates reviews and edits invoice payment reports;
• Generates checks, attaches documentation and submits for signature and mailing;
• Works with departments and vendors to resolve discrepancies and invoicing problems;
• Makes adjusting journal entries to correct errors identified;
• Reconciles monthly vendor statements;
• Types and data enters manual checks for rush payments;
• Files payment documentation by check number and vendor;
• Prepares year-end accrual entries based upon unpaid invoices;
• Notifies Purchasing Department of open purchase orders to be carried forward into the next fiscal year;
• Creates and updates spreadsheets for Association accounts to monitor and allocate costs;
• Performs monthly reconciliations of assigned account;
• Performs data entry of accounting transactions and data, including journal entries, cash receipts, accounts payable invoices, budget documents and other data;
• Inputs assigned system maintenance tasks, entering new account numbers and cost centers;
• Verifies that certain systems maintenance updates have been processed, researches any failures to update and recommends appropriate corrective action;
• Performs backup work for other department staff, maintaining files, printing and reviewing error reports, answering telephones, researching transactions, pulling information and copying documents;
• Prepares journal entries for routine accounting transactions according to established procedures;
• Participates in a variety of departmental tasks for cross-training purposes;
• Document and records filing;
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge of:
• Association policies, procedures, practices, terminology and codes used in accounts receivables and payable processing;
• Basic practices, documents and terminology used in recording financial transactions and maintaining financial records;
• Bookkeeping and elementary accounting methods and practices;
• Operations of the Association’s automated general ledger system, with particular emphasis on the purchasing and accounts payable elements;
• Standard office practices and procedures.

Ability to:
• Operate a comp