Accounting Associate
YouthBuild USA, United States
Job Description
About the Organization
With love and respect, YouthBuild partners with opportunity youth to build the skillsets and mindsets that lead to lifelong learning, livelihood, and leadership. At more than 275 YouthBuild programs across the United States and around the world, students reclaim their education, gain job skills, and become leaders in their communities. To date, YouthBuild has partnered with more than 180,000 young people to dedicate over 50 million hours of service benefitting urban, rural, and tribal communities. YouthBuild strives to create a world where all young people are seen for their potential, and power to transform themselves and their communities.
YouthBuild USA, located in Roxbury, MA, is the support center for the YouthBuild movement. It strengthens YouthBuild programs through technical assistance, leadership development, innovative program enhancements, and advocacy. YouthBuild programs located outside of the United States are supported by YouthBuild USA’s international division, YouthBuild International. For more information about the YouthBuild movement, YouthBuild USA, and YouthBuild International, visit YouthBuild.org.
Job Summary
This is an opportunity for a Staff Accountant with 1-2 years of accounting experience to gain exposure to a wide range of duties. The successful candidate must have clear accounting concepts, be well versed with QuickBooks, detail oriented, comfortable working in a fast-paced deadline-driven work environment, and willing to learn. The position will report directly to the Assistant Controller in a 4-5 people team. The incumbent will learn to see the big picture, conceptualize the flow of data up, down and across streams to access impact to the organization, and has good potential for career growth.
Requirements
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
The statements contained herein describe the scope of the responsibility and essential functions of this position but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned.
- Process bi-weekly payroll and work with HR to manage staffs’ benefits and payroll changes.
- Record weekly cash receipts in QuickBooks.
- Reconcile bank statements, general ledger, and sub-ledgers accounts.
- Analyze and reconcile suspense accounts, post prepaid expense and fixed assets accounts.
- Post monthly recurring Journal Entries.
- Coordinate and perform Month-End and Year-End closing with other members in fiscal team.
- Maintain record retention and ensure substantiation of financial transactions with proper documentation; assist annual audit process.
- Assist the on-going development of policies and procedures and manage other ad-hoc projects.
Skills amp; Knowledge Required
- Must have a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
- 1-2 years of professional accounting experience.
- Strong knowledge of QuickBooks a must; familiarity with other Accounting and ADP payroll systems preferred.
- Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with PowerPoint chart function and other MS Office applications required.
- A quick learner with absolute integrity, flexibility, and self-motivated to get things done timely and diligently.
- Strong organizational, time management skills, ability to work both independently and collaboratively with others.
- Commitment to maintaining the highest level of confidentiality in the work.
- Massachusetts residents preferred.
Benefits
Compensation
YouthBuild USA offers competitive salary and benefits, including health coverage, a 401(k) savings plan, life insurance, and disability benefits. Salary in the low $60k's.
Non-Discrimination Statement
At YouthBuild USA we appreciate the value and richness of different perspectives and experiences. We constantly strive to be a more diverse and inclusive workplace. We work to make you feel welcomed and engaged as a valued member of the team. We provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, YouthBuild USA will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.