Accountant Payroll

Description

Accountant I, Payroll Specialist

Anchorage, AK

Description

SUMMARY: This Accountant I Payroll Specialists, are administrative professionals responsible for maintaining payroll systems and processing paychecks according to schedule and in the correct amount. Their duties include consolidating timesheet information and entering data into payroll databases, calculating paycheck amounts and distributing funds to employee accounts. The position will play an active part in the Finance Team’s work during the organization’s annual financial audit process. The ideal candidate for this position will support the organization’s long-term sustainability by displaying attention to detail in the accounting cycle and ensuring transparent, proactive engagement with employees, vendors, and stakeholders while completing financial operations.

Boys & Girls Club Mission: To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

Boys & Girls Club Vision: To provide a world-class Club Experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who enters our doors with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship, and living a healthy lifestyle.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America Pillars: Through targeted and meaningful programs, Clubs are working to provide a world-class Club experience that ensures success is within reach of every young person. All members are on track to achieve our priority outcomes:

• Academic Success – Graduating from high school ready for college, trade school, military, or employment
• Character & Leadership – Being an engaged citizen who is involved in the community, registering to vote, and modeling strong character
• Healthy Lifestyles – Adopting a nutritious diet, practicing healthy lifestyle choices, and making a lifelong commitment to fitness

Boys & Girls Clubs – Alaska Pillars:

• Provide DEI-centric, best-in-class child services & youth programming.
• Provide high-quality integrated, educational, athletic, behavioral, job skill development programming.
• Develop financial and funding models that ensure long-term sustainability.
• Hire and develop the highest skilled, qualified, and diverse workforce.
• Ensure proper administrative, staff and board, infrastructure/internal operations are in place to support BGC Alaska’s growth and development.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Daily Operations

• Collecting daily, weekly, and monthly employee timesheets.
• Processing employee work hours.
• Processing employee benefits and deductions.
• Processing employee compensation checks using payroll software.
• Ensuring taxes comply with company and state regulations.
• Scheduling electronic payments and handing out paychecks.
• Preparing payroll reports.
• Distributing payment statements.

Requirements

Requirements

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

If you meet most qualifications, have diverse range of lived experiences, and a passion for serving Alaska’s youth, you are welcome to apply. 

Experience using payroll processing software, Paylocity experience a plus.

Advanced education associate degree or higher preferred

Experience with non-profit organizations, preferred.

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

Proficiency with Microsoft Excel spreadsheets is required: pivot tables, VLOOKUP, formulas, and basic formatting

Ability to work well with Team, other Departments, Managers, and Directors

Ability to work independently

Ability to achieve and maintain first aid and CPR certification

Must pass a name-based and fingerprint criminal records background check

BENEFITS

Professional Development & Tuition Assistance

Advancement Opportunities

Paid Time Off

Eleven Paid Holidays

Employee Assistance Plan

Retirement Benefits

Comprehensive Health Insurance Benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical & Dependent Care)

Employer Sponsored Disability Insurance

Employer Sponsored Life & AD&D Insurance

Voluntary Life, Accident, & Critical Illnes