Staff Accountant

GHJ Search and Staffing serves as the recruitment division of GHJ, a prominent national accounting and advisory firm. Our team provides qualified Accounting and Finance professionals on a temporary and permanent basis across a broad range of industries. GHJ’s relationship with our Global Advisory and Accounting Network provides the resources needed to better understand client’s needs, attract a higher caliber of candidates and assess candidate potential.
We have partnered with a growing non-profit organization who is seeking a Staff Accountant to join their accounting and finance team. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in accounting principles, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic and mission-driven environment.

Responsibilities:

• Manage complete and accurate full-cycle accounts payable records, including accurate and timely coding, entering and processing of weekly AP invoices and check requests.
• Perform review of AP invoices and check requests to ensure compliance with policy and procedures (including retaining of W-9 and consultant contracts). Process weekly ACH transactions. Check distribution, mailing and filing.
• Process void checks and re-issues. Monitor, void and/or replace stale dated checks, as needed and keep outstanding balance current
• Download monthly bank reports and statements and perform 10+ bank reconciliations
• Download monthly investment statements and perform reconciliations
• Perform other general ledger month-end close activities, including preparation of various journal entries
• Responsible for monthly various report saving process

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related area
• Minimum 3 years Accounting experience, ideally a Staff Accountant with AP experience
• Accounting Experience Detail:
• Bank reconciliations (required) & Investment Statements (strongly preferred)
• Journal entries (required)
• Accounts Payable (required)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) is essential

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