Bookkeeper

Bookkeeper

Key Role: The Bookkeeper is responsible for the day-to-day bookkeeping tasks in the Finance Department and provides administrative and clerical support to the Finance Department.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processes and posts all contributions and other deposits to financial systems
• Assists with accounts payable and accounts receivable functions
• Processes and posts all bills and payables for payment to accounting system
• Prepares signed checks for mailing or hand delivery
• Oversee and maintain the integration systems for credit card reconciliations. Distributes credit card expense reports to cardholders and keeps cardholders accountable to submission deadlines established by the Department
• Processes and posts payroll to financial systems
• Oversees the integration of financial systems, ensures wages are allocated to the appropriate classes, posts any necessary adjusting entries, and supports ongoing system improvements. Maintains vendor files
• Assists the Accounting service with the reconciliations, reporting, annual fiscal audit Form 990, and other finance responsibilities as needed
• Assists with other tasks as needed by the Finance Department

Key Goals:

• Cash and checks received are posted and deposited in a timely manner
• All payables are accurate and paid on time
• Banking and payroll transactions are timely and accurate
• All other transactions are processed accurately and in a timely manner

If you enjoy handling detailed, routine, and repetitive tasks, are professional and trustworthy with sensitive information, able to work independently with attention to detail, this job may just be for you.

Qualifications: Proficiency with the QuickBooks accounting system and Microsoft Excel; 2 years of bookkeeping experience is a plus, preferably in the non-profit industry.

Full-time 40-hrs weekly; FLSA nonexempt; reports administratively to the Chief Operations Officer, and functionally to the Finance Management Associate; needs to have an understanding that Urban Youth Impact is a faith-based organization.