Accounting Specialist

Mission Housing Development Corporation•San Francisco, CA

35d•$29 - $34•Onsite

About The Position

The Accounting Specialist plays an integral and important supporting role in MHDC’s accounting and finance team. This position supports MHDC employees and assists with corporate AP, corporate AR and corporate bank and credit card transactions.

Requirements

BA in accounting or finance from an accredited institution or commensurate professional, related experience.
Two years’ experience in a professional accounting environment.
Technologically savvy. MS Office proficiency, especially Excel.
Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills.
One year NetSuite or other ERP experience.
Ability to adapt to new systems readily.
Effective time management skills, organization skills and attention to detail.
Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines.
Experience in a non-profit and/or real estate organization.
Ability to handle multiple and/or shifting priorities.
Experience exercising tact and diplomacy and maintaining confidentiality.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively to accomplish position and department goals.

Responsibilities

Applies Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to all functions.
Coordinates with Accounting Manager and Controller to resolve issues in a timely manner.
Supports monthly closing by completing tasks timely and accurately.
Performs other duties as considered appropriate and consistent with the mission of Mission Housing, including working at occasional community-building activities, programs and events (i.e., annual on-property community activities, Carnaval, Sunday Streets, fundraisers, etc.) – as needed or assigned, during or outside regular business hours.
Assists with preparation of monthly property invoices for revenue and reimbursable charges.
Assists with posting, depositing and filing property payments, donations and fundraising checks.
Files customer documents.
Sets up new vendor accounts; obtains and files relevant documentation for MHDC use.
Reviews check requests for complete and accurate information.
Assists with fulfilling MHDC check requests weekly as directed, timely and accurately.
Responds to staff inquiries regarding vendor bills and payments.
Replies to vendor inquiries regarding their bills and payments.
Prepares and sends charge-back invoices to properties for purchases made through corporate.
Monitors and maintains petty cash distributions and balances.
Processes MHDC employee expense reports and reimbursements.
Files necessary vendor documents (checks, W9s, ACH authorizations).
Downloads and files monthly credit card statements.
Distributes, collects and posts monthly credit card reconciliation reports.
Resolves credit card questions and issues with credit card holders.
Maintains online credit card profiles (Concur).
Monitors online credit card expense submittals (Concur).
Ensures credit card use conforms to MHDC standards.
Alerts Controller and Accounting Manager of problematic or unauthorized credit card use.
Files statements and reconciliations.
Downloads and files bank statements and reconciliations.
Posts monthly interest revenues and bank charge expenses.
Assists with monthly account reconciliation of all corporate bank accounts: checking, investment and reserve accounts.
Monitors reconciliation discrepancies including outstanding items.