Staff Accountant

Texas Legal Services Center • Austin, TX

22h

About The Position

As a member of the Finance team, the Staff Accountant will operate under the general direction of the Chief Financial Officer. This role encompasses responsibilities such as Accounts Payable, processing cash receipts, recording credit card reimbursements, and managing journal entries, ensuring compliance with cost allocation policies and procedures. A primary focus of this position is the execution of month-end and year-end closing processes. The Staff Accountant will also be responsible for processing vendor and staff/contractor invoices, reconciling credit card purchases monthly, preparing monthly AP accruals, maintaining financial documents, processing 1099s, and ensuring compliance with GAAP, 2 CFR200, and other regulatory requirements. Additionally, the role involves preparing for year-end audits and assisting with grant billing documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Three+ years of relevant accounting and financial experience, or the equivalent in education and experience
• Experience working with non-profit or grant invoicing or billing governmental agencies.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and custom reporting
• Proficiency with other Microsoft Office products
• Ability to learn in-house technology, such as, payroll, case management systems, and other office software applications.
• Strong planning and organization skills.
• Excellent customer service and collaboration skills.
• Effective oral and written communications skills.
• Skilled in exercising sound judgment, critical thinking and effective decision making.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of advanced nonprofit accounting, grant accounting.
• Knowledge of the state and federal laws, rules, and regulations for nonprofit financial record keeping and reporting.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SAGE-MIP Accounting Software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process all vendor, staff/contractor invoices for payment accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ensure credit card purchases are reconciled on a monthly basis.
• Prepare monthly AP accruals for accounting month end close.
• Maintain supporting financial documents (e.g. travel forms, purchase orders, requests for checks, etc.) and file documents on a timely basis.
• Process 1099s and maintain current W-9s.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, 2 CFR200 (Super Circular) as well as state and federal regulatory requirements.
• Maintain readiness and preparation for year-end audit coordination, along with various other monitoring and site visits.
• Assist with gathering documentation for grant billing.
• Perform special projects as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees