Accountant

About the role

The Accountant position involves recording financial activity, reconciling general ledger accounts, preparing internal reports, maintaining multiple schedules for tracking data, and providing support as needed. Essential functions include post weekly journal entries, monthly closing JEs, preparing GL reconciliation schedules, and assisting with financial statement review and research.

Responsibilities

• Post weekly journal entry to allocate construction staff labor to CIP.
• Record Construction in Progress (CIP) accruals for all closing lots, review costs for accuracy, and send reports to construction department.
• Monthly closing JEs for cost of completed homes transferred; reconcile homes closed master worksheet to home sales and cost of homes.
• Monthly closing JEs for cost of completed jobs.
• Prepare GL reconciliation schedules.
• Provide Grant Administrator expenditures for grant reimbursements and update class codes in accounting software for those expenditures.
• Reconciliation of grants expenditures in database to compare to grant income.
• Record and track grants that are recorded as forgivable debt.
• Prepare HOME & CDGB grant billings.
• Update documentation in grant folder to correspond to grant billings.
• Aid in annual homeowner escrow analysis and payment of property taxes.
• Record land acquisitions and maintain land folders.
• Assist CFO with financial statement review and research as needed.
• Maintain clear documentation of procedures.
• Participate in cross-training to provide backup for planned department absences.
• Support as needed to Director of Finance and CFO, including annual audit, special projects, etc.
• Utilize advanced MS Excel & Access to record and reconcile accounting transactions.
• Maintain a clear understanding of GAAP (nonprofit accounting a plus).
• Strong MS Access skills.
• Strong MS Excel and Word skills.
• Ability to work independently but also collaboratively as part of a team.
• Positive personality, attitude, and professionalism.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Accounting or Finance or the equivalent experience, plus three years of related experience.
• Knowledge of cost accounting and/or construction industry is a plus.
• Knowledge of loan servicing is a plus.
• Self-motivated and resourceful.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to check and reconcile work.
• Strong reconciliation and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail is a must.
• Knowledge of GAAP (nonprofit accounting a plus).
• Knowledge of accounting software (preferably Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT).
• Strong MS Access skills.
• Strong MS Excel and Word skills.
• Ability to work 40+ hours/week; evening and weekend hours may be needed on rare occasions.
• Proficient with10-Key.

Qualifications

• Essential functions include post weekly journal entries, monthly closing JEs, preparing GL reconciliation schedules, and assisting with financial statement review and research.
• Flexibility is a must: job tasks may change as duties are assigned to staff members within the department, or as a result of evolving products and services offered by the organization.

Skills

• Knowledge of cost accounting and/or construction industry is a plus.
• Knowledge of loan servicing is a plus.
• Self-motivated and resourceful.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to check and reconcile work.
• Strong reconciliation and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail is a must.
• Knowledge of GAAP (nonprofit accounting a plus).
• Knowledge of accounting software (preferably Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT).
• Strong MS Access skills.
• Strong MS Excel and Word skills.
• Ability to work independently but also collaboratively as part of a team.
• Positive personality, attitude, and professionalism.

Benefits

Flexible schedule; occasional travel required.

Pay

$50,000 - $70,000

Schedule

Night shift, 40+ hours per week; evenings and weekends may be needed on rare occasions.