Accountant-RSW

Career Systems Development Corporation•Roswell, NM

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About The Position

The Accountant performs professional accounting duties for Roswell Job Corps, including monitoring general ledger accounts, preparing and reviewing journal entries, maintaining financial records and systems, supporting payroll and accounts payable, and preparing financial reports. The role assists with budgeting, provides accounting and inventory guidance to the bookkeeper, and fills in for the Finance Manager when needed. The Accountant follows applicable Department of Labor, Career Systems Development, and Center policies and procedures, maintains confidentiality, and helps ensure the health, safety, and well-being of students and staff. The position also includes maintaining assigned equipment and work areas and carrying out other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in accounting.
At least one year of work-related experience.
Sound working knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
Good organizational skills and ability to work with detailed information.
Excellent math skills and ability to make arithmetic computations rapidly and accurately.
Proficiency using a personal computer and working knowledge of software applications such as MS Excel, MS Word, and Outlook.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including technical communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Two or more years of work-related experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare journal entries for assigned accounts according to the established schedule.
Maintain the Imprest Fund according to established policies and procedures.
Review trial balances to locate, identify, and resolve input and accounting errors.
Maintain Center records, ledgers, and journals to determine the Center’s financial status.
Transmit payroll hours to the Corporate Payroll Department, maintain other payroll data, and back up the bookkeeper when needed.
Maintain the Student Government Association checking account and reports.
Analyze general ledger accounts by reviewing entries, comparing transactions, resolving open items, and interpreting trends or deviations; perform special analyses as needed.
Train the bookkeeper in account coding and inventory controls.
Maintain inventory systems established by the Finance Manager and conduct quarterly inventories.
Fill in for the Finance Manager during their absence.
Prepare required reports, including the 1034 billing voucher and 2110 financial report.
Make weekly bank deposits.
Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
Prepare petty cash and check requests as needed.
Prepare accounts payable vouchers and respond to corporate inquiries.
Compile Imprest and petty cash reimbursements.
Frequently review the open PO report and update and maintain the accounts payable tracker spreadsheet.
Assist with budgeting and hold quarterly meetings with Department Managers.
Follow Department of Labor Policy Requirement Handbook (PRH), Career Systems Development policies and procedures, and Center Operating Procedures.
Maintain confidentiality and promptly report significant events or situations through approved channels to support student and staff well-being and required reporting.
Keep equipment and assigned work areas clean and maintained according to Center, CSD, and DOL standards; conduct quarterly property counts, submit property relocation and maintenance requests as needed, and possibly serve as a property custodian.
Perform other duties as assigned.