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Volunteers of America Los Angeles · 3 hours ago

Accountant III As Needed

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$48.32/hr - $50.87/hr

5+ years exp

Volunteers of America Los Angeles is a non-profit human services organization committed to serving people in need. The Accountant III leads accounting staff efforts to provide financial information, prepares reports, maintains accounting records, and oversees accounting services for program managers and corporate leadership.

Non ProfitSocial

Responsibilities

Leads assigned Accounting staff, oversees work of subordinate Accountant(s) for accuracy, prior to final submission of reports, filings or analyses; spot checks data entry; provides experience in financial analysis

Mentors junior accountant(s), leads in the professional development of Accounting Department, both with regards to grant accounting, but also with regards to public accounting in general

Maintains accounting data for multiple programs (some with multiple grants) while managing varying grant requirements

Prepares journal entries, worksheets, and financial reports using automated as well as hands-on accounting practices following Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Approves AP vouchers and codes expenses and charges

Analyzes general ledger account and program financial situation

Prepares monthly billing and Drawdown

Maintains Accounting controls by following policies and procedures complying with Federal, state and local financial requirement

Corrects errors by posting adjusting entries in Great Plain Accounting software

Prepares monthly, quarterly, yearly closeout reports for funders

Maintains accounts and performs complex balance reconciliation

Provides financial analyses and supports Program budget preparation

Creates program and corporate budgets

Analyzes program budget vs. actual expenditures, and provides those analyses to program management to help them make operational changes

Monitors program actual expenditures and compare to budget and works with program management to align actual expenses to budget

Prepares billings and financial reports to grantor (monthly, quarterly and annually)

Works with Program staff with various levels of accounting knowledge, to provide financial support to assigned programs, and to ensure that accounting policies are followed

Other tasks as assigned

Maintains accounting data for multiple programs

Provides financial analyses and participating in budget preparation

Preparing billings and financial reports to grantor (monthly, quarterly and annually)

Trains new or junior accountants on management of grant accounting

Other duties as required and is subject to change at any time

Qualification

General accounting experienceGrant accountingGreat Plain accounting softwareFinancial analysisBudget preparationCoachingPublic accounting experienceMentoringProblem solving

Required

Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications

Bachelor's degree

5 years of general accounting experience

4 years of experience working in public or large publicly funded non-profit organization

1 year of experience leading accounting and/or audit projects and/or staff; coaching and mentoring junior accountants – with demonstrated problem solving experience