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Job Description

About The Village:The Village was one of the first agencies in the country to provide homes for neglected children. Today, we continue to achieve our mission to build a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children by providing a full range of behavioral health, early childhood and youth development, substance use treatment and support services for children, adults and families in the Greater Hartford, Connecticut region.

Job Description

About The Village:The Village was one of the first agencies in the country to provide homes for neglected children. Today, we continue to achieve our mission to build a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children by providing a full range of behavioral health, early childhood and youth development, substance use treatment and support services for children, adults and families in the Greater Hartford, Connecticut region.

Named a Connecticut Top Workplace for five consecutive years withnationaldistinction for workplace culture and diversity, equity and inclusion practices, you can be sure youre joining an organization thats just as committed to your success as we are to those we serve.

Starting salary $75,000 commensurate with experience

Job Summary

The Accounting Lead plays a key role within the Finance team, supporting the Assistant Controller in overseeing daily accounting operations. This position is responsible for maintaining the general ledger, preparing financial statements, and ensuring accuracy and compliance across financial processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinates and participates in month-end and year-end close processes, including banking activities, expense reviews, journal entries, account reconciliations, and preparation of accurate financial statements.
• Oversees the administration of the chart of accounts and key financial documents, including the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.
• Contributes to the design and documentation of automated workflows and financial reporting systems.
• Leads the development and implementation of business processes and policies to strengthen internal controls.
• Supports the preparation of monthly and annual financial statements, audits, and compliance or tax filings.
• Monitors and provides oversight of organizational expenses.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams within Finance and across the organization.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.
  
  

Required Experience

EDUCATION

• Bachelors degree in accounting, finance, or related field required.
  
  

Experience

• Experience in accounting or finance field, non-profit preferred.
• Proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables and v lookups.
• Able to function independently while operating effectively within a team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to handle complex and multiple tasks professionally and efficiently.
• Ability to work under deadlines.
• Highly proficient interpersonal and communication skills.
• Exhibits a high level of professionalism, leadership, creative problem-solving, diplomacy, negotiation, and sales skills, and the ability to manage complex projects with minimal supervision.
• Cultural competency to work with diverse student and/or employee population.
  
  

Benefits

As a Village employee, you should feel confident that your health and well-being is one of our highest priorities.

We offer eligible employees and their dependents comprehensive, flexible benefits.

https://thevillage.org/careers/our-benefits/

Keyword: Accounting, Finance, Financial reporting, Year end, Month end

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Civic and Social Organizations

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