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Fred Finch Youth Center

Staff Accountant

Fred Finch Youth Center, Oakland, California, United States, 94616

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Fred Finch Youth & Family Services is a great place to work. Year after year, our employees make the difference in helping those with mental health issues. Our team is currently looking for a

Staff Accountant , whether you are just starting your career or a seasoned professional, you’ll be able to find the right position to help others.

Pay/Benefits at a Glance

Pay range is between $33.69 and $43 per hour. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.

21 PTO Days per year

9 Nationally Observed Holidays

401k matching up to 6%

Up to $10,000 in the Degree Assistance Program

Affordable monthly health care premiums

To learn more about our full benefits package, click here

Our Culture and Mission We envision Fred Finch as a healing-centered organization where our diverse staff at all levels feels at home. We are committed to creating an environment where employees can thrive, grow, and explore opportunities. Together, we actively work on diversity within our organization and the communities we serve.

Fred Finch Youth & Family Services partners with individuals and communities to provide culturally responsive services that cultivate mental and physical resilience and wellness.

What You Will Do The Staff Accountant will report to either a Senior Accountant or Assistant Controller, Chief Financial Officer or designee, and is a key member of the finance/accounting team providing general accounting support. The position is characterized by a high degree of responsibility, accountability, attention to detail and discretion. The primary responsibility of the position is to support banking and treasury functions, cash flow tracking and reporting, general accounting, revenue recovery including cost allocation, grantors and funders billings/invoicing and all associated accounting transactions, and general ledger, balance sheet, and ERP/Payroll financial systems reconciliation for the Agency. Also, the Staff Accountant is responsible for developing and maintaining financial reporting, and budget to actual reconciliation for assigned areas of responsibilities and serves as the backup for Payroll and Accounts Payable functions, and provides support for various projects and Finance-wide support as needed.

Qualifications Knowledge of:

Theory, principles and best practices of accounting and auditing along with their application to nonprofit and governmental accounting and budgeting.

Conduct legislative, regulatory, and policies governing the accounting, budgeting, and financial operations of nonprofits or governmental organizations including FASB’s Generally

Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statements, Interpretations, and Technical Bulletins; and interpret and apply relevant principles, laws, rules, regulations and procedures.

Concepts, systems and terminology of accounting and automated accounting and budgeting systems, software and spreadsheet applications.

Office management practices and procedures, including recordkeeping systems.

Principles and practices of serving as lead accountant for a major area of responsibility.

Research, audit, analyze, and evaluate complex financial and statistical data and prepare financial statements, management financial reports, narrative reports and presentations.

Strong analytical skills to research concepts and methodologies to identify, analyze and evaluate complex problems and propose solutions.

Prepare, maintain and reconcile a variety of complex accounting, banking, and financial records, documents and reports and develop financial feasibility and cost allocation models.

Communicate effectively verbally and in writing with co-workers, subordinates, management, Board and Committee members, vendors/service providers, and the public and others contacted in the course of work.

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Exercise prudent independent judgment.

Use various computer applications and software in support of accounting activities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, Auditing or a closely related field OR

Possession of successful completion of sixty (60) semester units or ninety (90) quarter units of college, of which twenty (20) semester units or twenty-seven (27) quarter units must be in accounting and/or auditing; and two (2) years of which must be at the entry accountant level (i.e. Accountant I, Junior Accountant, etc.).

Experience

One (1) year of professional experience performing full-scope accounting or auditing work.

Fred Finch Youth & Family Services (FF) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. FF does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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