Staff Accountant
Company: Children's Home & Aid
Location: Chicago
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
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accommodation by visiting the following page: Children's Home & Aid
invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a
common vision: an equitable world where all children and families
thrive in strong communities. Asa leading child and family service
agency with more than 20 locations across Illinois, our mission is
to advance the well-being of children by investing in families to
disrupt the systemic and multi-generational cycle of racial, social
and economic inequality. Our full-time staff receive competitive
salaries and a generous benefits package, including a paid leave
accrual rate that starts at two weeks annually and grows to more
than five weeks of paid time off each year, -as well as a paid
winter break that occurs the week between Christmas Day and New
Year's Day. We strive to hold ourselves and each other accountable
for fostering an inclusive work culture where we can be our
authentic selves, where we create and have equitable opportunities,
and where our voices are supported and encouraged.The Staff
Accountant performs daily accounting tasks and duties in a
professional and confidential manner. As the Staff Accountant, you
will be responsible for journal entries into the financial software
system, preparing bank reconciliations, reviewing program meal
service reporting, and reviewing early childhood education centers'
monthly billing. The Staff Accountant I has the opportunity to grow
into an elevated Staff Accountant II position, which includes
working closely with the Senior Accountant to complete additional
reports and reconciliation. The Staff Accountant reports to the
Account Manager. What you'll do :
- Enter cash receipts for donations and accounts receivable in
the financial software system.
- Review monthly reports from early childhood education centers
and prepares online billing for meal program.
- Reconcile bank accounts through the financial software system
and prepares reconciling spreadsheets for approval.
- Enter monthly journal entries into financial software system of
those prepared by others in the department.
- Assist in physical inventory.
- Assist in the preparation and follow-up of filings with the
Court of Claims to collect aged accounts receivable from State
Departments.
- Work on special projects assigned by Accounting Manager
requiring research, review and/or recommendations. Who you are:
- Staff Accountant I requires an Associate Degree in Accounting
or closely related field and/or equivalent combination of related
coursework and professional experience. (Equivalent combination
must total two years and include at least high school
diploma/equivalent.)
- Staff Accountant II requires an Associate Degree in Accounting
or equivalent related coursework (Bachelor's Degree preferred),
plus at least one year relevant professional experience including
payroll and balance sheet reconciliation.
- You have an eye for detail and excellent organizational
-skills. -
- Great Plains Dynamics and Management Reporter experience
(preferred). -
- Must be proficient in the use of computer systems including
Excel spreadsheets, Outlook, Microsoft Word, and data systems.
- Schedule : Full-time, hourly; general business hours with some
flexibility for special projects.
- Staff are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and
to submit proof of their vaccination status before their start date
unless they have an agency approved medical or religious exemption.
Staff with an exemption will need to provide proof of weekly
testing.
- Salary: -Range starts at $21.63/hr for Staff Accountant I;
range starts at $24/hr for Staff Accountant II; offers are
commensurate with experience.
- Noncash benefits: Medical/dental/vision insurance, paid time
off plus 11 paid holidays, supplemental insurance options, 401(k)
with match (more benefits details here )
- Winter Break: The agency is closed between Christmas Day and
New Year's Day. This paid break allows staff to spend time with
their families around the holidays without using their accrued time
off balances.You're considering a new position, so no one knows
better than you that where you work matters. We believe that by
building diverse teams of passionate advocates for youth and
families, we can continue to show up for Illinois families, putting
those families at the center of every decision, and strengthening
the communities where we all work, play, and live together. (More
about who we are here. )We invite you to become an active member of
a team that supports, inspires, and challenges each other, and grow
your career in an organization that celebrates emerging leaders and
provides development and training opportunities aligned with your
individual goals and aspirations. If you are looking for an
opportunity to do meaningful work, including raising your voice to
disrupt the status quo, we encourage you to apply today. Review our
agency's blueprint for impact:Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected
Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not
discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or
applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or
disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or
applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation
information of other employees or applicants as a part of their
essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees
or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to
compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response
to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an
investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an
investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the
contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR
60-1.35(c)
Keywords: Children's Home & Aid, Chicago , Staff Accountant, Accounting, Auditing , Chicago, Illinois
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