Staff Accountant

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Staff Accountant is responsible for grant, general ledger, and data entry functions.  The work of the Staff Accountant is in accordance with the Covenant House Mission, Principles, and Core Values (see attached).

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Initiate and maintain positive, professional, and mentoring relationships with youth and staff in accordance with the Covenant House Mission, Principles, and Core Values.
• Promote a peaceful, healing environment by utilizing the principles and practices of trauma- informed care and positive youth development in all aspects of work and youth engagement, including crisis prevention, intervention, and de-escalation.
• Ensure that Covenant House New Orleans (CHNO) is a welcoming, safe, and secure “homelike” environment for youth receiving services.

General Accounting

• Maintain general accounting records.
• Generate monthly regular, recurring, and reversing journal entries.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations.
• Conduct and maintain monthly accounting analysis and reconciliation to general ledger.
• Assist with year-end close of accounting records.
• Perform and contribute to the completion of on the organizational annual audit as directed.
• Complete special financial analysis, as needed.
• Maintain various accounting record and files.
• Assist with fundraising affairs and special events including but not limited to events that occur outside the employee’s normal work schedule, as needed.

Grant Accounting

• Prepare timely billings and/or cost reimbursement reports to funding sources with appropriate supporting documentation.
• Maintain accurate account of all allowable grant costs including any matching requirements, in accordance with federal guidelines.
• Assist with the preparation of Quarterly and Annual Progress Reports for assigned grants.
• Generate detail monthly YTD budget variance reports for assigned grants.
• Prepare monthly journal entries for assigned grants.
• Perform monthly reviews of cost allocation and time and effort supporting documentation of grant funded expenditures, including grant time and activity records.
• Perform quarterly general ledger (g/l) reconciliations for assigned grants.
• Monitor agency’s compliance with assigned grant contracts.
• Maintain an effective level of communication with organizational leadership, management, as well as all grantors.
• Other duties as assigned.

This Role is Performed OnSite.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or eight (8) years of accounting related experience required. An equivalent combination of post-secondary education and work experience will be considered.
• At least two (2) years of experience in general and/or grant accounting (preferably with a not-for-profit organization) required.
• Detail oriented and accurate.
• Flexible solutions oriented professional with the ability to work independently and multi-task.
• Expert knowledge of Excel and proficient in MS Office products.
• Proactive communicator with excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff.