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Staff Accountant

Providence, RI

Posted: 09/25/2023 Industry: Accounting and Finance Job Number: 16051

Job Description

Connexion’s mission is to provide "best in class" services to job seekers. We strive to achieve excellence in job placement, staffing, and recruiting services, while treating candidates with the professionalism and respect they deserve.
Title: Staff Accountant
Hiring Organization: Connexion Systems & Engineering
Compensation, Benefits, and Employment Type
  • Duration: Temp-to-perm
  • Pay rate: $26-28/hr
  • Job Location:  Providence RI
  • Job#: bh16051
Staff Accountant

The Staff Accountant supports the Controller in carrying out the responsibilities of the Finance/Accounting Department. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, general ledger accountability, financial reporting, financial grant administration, account analysis, budgeting and other special projects as assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Advocates for the mission of the organization and upholds the agency’s values.

General Accounting
· Maintaining financial reports, records, and general ledger accounts.
· Preparing journal entries, analyses, and account reconciliations and assisting with monthly close processes.
· Contributing to the development and review of annual operating budgets and performance projections.
· Maintaining documentation for accounts payable, purchasing, and treasury and conducting internal audits.
· Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
· Meeting processing and reporting deadlines.
· Responding to information requests, reviewing financial statements, and assisting with audits.
· Cross-trained to provide back-up support for other positions.
· Perform other accounting, financial, or administrative tasks as may be required from time to time – quite often on short notice – by the Controller or the Senior Accountant.


Cash Receipts
· Processing daily cash receipt deposits, coding and recording in accounting system for multiple entities.


Grants Administration
· Assisting the Grant Administrator with coordinating and preparing monthly grant billings and financial reports.
· Records billings on the accounting software and assists in monitoring open receivables and following up on past due accounts.
· Monitors the status of grant funds in accordance with their budget and reports on significant variances as appropriate.


Requirements
Experience and Education:
· Bachelor’s degree in business or accounting and 1+ years’ experience in accounting or related field.
· Experience with grant fiscal management in a non-profit setting is desirable.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Proficient with accounting software, Microsoft Word and Excel spreadsheets.
  • Solid understanding of accounting principles, processes and procedures.
  • Knowledge of all standard office equipment.
  • Well organized, able to prioritize own work and that of the finance team
  • Quick learner interested in expanding knowledge and experience in non-profit, social services, etc., environment.
  • Strong organizational and analytical skills.
  • Creative problem-solver. Able to provide resolutions to a diverse range of problems.
  • Works independently as well as part of the team to accomplish monthly departmental goals.
  • Exceptional customer service skills.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.




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