Accountant II

Plaza De La Raza Child Development Services Inc • CA

306d • $33 - $36

About The Position

Plaza de la Raza Child Development Services, Inc. (Plaza) is a comprehensive early childhood education program with a focus on school readiness for children zero to five years of age. Developmentally appropriate services are provided for children from low-income families, zero to five years of age. Plaza de la Raza currently serves over 700 children and their families. Under general supervision this position performs varied professional accounting work related to the preparation and analysis of financial and accounting statements, the coordination of data required for internal and external audit, monthly, quarterly, and annual statutory and program reports, and provides research and accounting data analyses for management and provides guidance to management and departmental representatives given questions or problems.

Requirements

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• Two years of general professional accounting and budgeting experience.
• Experience with the Paylocity payroll system is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Head Start/Early Head Start financial requirements.
• Familiarity with MIP and Microix accounting software.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software.

Responsibilities

• Provides analysis, design and improvement of management information systems, financial analysis, and financial control reporting.
• Assists in the preparation of annual financial plans and the organization budgets.
• Monitors monthly forms for compliance and accuracy.
• Prepares periodic financial reports for submission to Office of Head Start, the Grantee and State.
• Verifies that all transactions are properly supported, including local share contributions, and are classified and recorded according to acceptable accounting standards and government regulations payroll for all staff every payroll period and prepares payroll tax returns.
• Reviews requests, initiates paperwork, processes forms, posts to journals and files documentation for purchase orders and cash disbursements, taking advantage of discounts and avoids late penalties.
• Receives and reviews documentation for accuracy and posts to journals for all cash receipts and cash disbursements.
• Maintains petty cash fund balance, documents disbursement, initiates request for fund replenishment.
• Maintains, posts, reconciles, and files cash receipts and disbursements ledger, payroll journals, employee vacation and sick leave journals, employee vacation and sick leave accruals, bank reconciliations, monthly financial files, monthly cancelled checks, certificate of deposit card file and check voucher filing system.
• Analyzes and reports upon the sources of variance in revenues and expenditures.
• Conducts evaluation of revenue and expenditure trends for programs.
• Prepares cash flow statements to depict organization’s position.
• Updates Chart of Accounts to reconcile actual charges to accounting system.
• When necessary, presents financial statement to the board of directors and parent committee.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health Care: Medical (Kaiser), Dental (Guardian), Vision (Guardian), Long Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Accident and Hospital Coverages.
• Financial: 401(k) Plan.
• Paid Time Off: Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Bereavement Leave and Jury Duty.
• Work/Life Solutions: Life Assistance Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree