Staff Accountant - Lifelong Access
Normal, IL 61761
About the Job
Lifelong Access’s mission is to connect families and people with developmental disabilities to their community through a lifetime of meaningful supports. Lifelong Access provides a continuum of services and supports for families, children and adults throughout their lifetime including residential, vocational development, employment, high school transition, mental health services and therapeutic supports. Lifelong Access envisions a community that encourages and accepts all people.
Lifelong Access is seeking a full-time Staff Accountant. In this role, you will perform a variety of tasks, including preparing, tracking, and maintaining financial records to account for the organization’s assets, liabilities and profit and loss. Certain specific areas of focus will be assigned according to experience level along with performing other relative analytical duties in support of the agency’s operations. At Lifelong Access we offer our employees the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, as each of us contributes to the success of our dynamic organization. Come grow with us and let us show you why the employees at Lifelong Access love what they do!
Pay: Salary (Based on Experience)
Job Type: Full-Time – 40 hours/week
Your typical workweek will allow some flexibility in the daytime work schedule, Monday thru Friday.
Primary responsibilities include:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will typically work in an indoor office setting or remotely utilizing a computer and related technology on a frequent basis throughout the work hours. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate while working in the office setting.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job. Requests for reasonable accommodations will be reviewed to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee will have prolonged periods of sitting on a daily basis, and is frequently expected to talk, hear, and possess clear close and distance vision, as well as utilize hands, fingers to reach or feel. Walking short distances within the office setting will be required on a routine basis. Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and use stairs. The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Here are some of the benefits we will offer you:
Lifelong Access is seeking a full-time Staff Accountant. In this role, you will perform a variety of tasks, including preparing, tracking, and maintaining financial records to account for the organization’s assets, liabilities and profit and loss. Certain specific areas of focus will be assigned according to experience level along with performing other relative analytical duties in support of the agency’s operations. At Lifelong Access we offer our employees the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, as each of us contributes to the success of our dynamic organization. Come grow with us and let us show you why the employees at Lifelong Access love what they do!
Pay: Salary (Based on Experience)
Job Type: Full-Time – 40 hours/week
Your typical workweek will allow some flexibility in the daytime work schedule, Monday thru Friday.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records by recording transactions, reconciling bank statements along with other accounts and verifying financial data.
- Manage and reconcile general ledger accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness in accordance with closing books monthly.
- Handle day-to-day bookkeeping tasks including cash receipts via bank’s Remote Deposit Capture machine, online banking/ACH’s/EFT’s or merchant services for the operations and fundraising of the Agency and various accounts receivable functions.
- Contribute to the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, reports and presentations. Ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company policies.
- Assist with internal and external audits by providing necessary account documentation and explanations for financial transactions to the auditors.
- Collect data needed for grants and funders as requested by the grants department.
- Work with the various fundraising team members to ensure donations are recorded accurately and timely and reconciled monthly, on a year-to-date basis and per event.
- Knowledge of and adherence to agency policies and procedures including those requirements of HIPAA.
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or equivalent combination of relative education and experience, including work experience with ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills, analytical skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will typically work in an indoor office setting or remotely utilizing a computer and related technology on a frequent basis throughout the work hours. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate while working in the office setting.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job. Requests for reasonable accommodations will be reviewed to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee will have prolonged periods of sitting on a daily basis, and is frequently expected to talk, hear, and possess clear close and distance vision, as well as utilize hands, fingers to reach or feel. Walking short distances within the office setting will be required on a routine basis. Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and use stairs. The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Here are some of the benefits we will offer you:
- Supportive and positive work environment
- In-depth paid on the job training
- Flexible schedule options
- Comprehensive benefit plans
- Professional development and education assistance opportunities
- Paid time off including vacation, personal time, and holidays
- Generous employee referral bonus program
Powered by JazzHR
Source : Lifelong Access
