Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Housing Forward is a nonprofit organization coordinating a homelessness response system across Dallas and Collin Counties. The Financial Accountant supports accurate financial management, budgeting, regulatory compliance, and audit processes.
Responsibilities
- Assist with ensuring expenditures is in accordance with federal and state program requirements, general statutes, and generally accepted accounting principles and standards
- Assist with the preparation of monthly grant and contract reimbursement requests in accordance with funding agency requirements including coordination and review of time sheets or activity logs, of non-labor internal charges, and of subcontractor reimbursement requests
- Analyze and review supporting documentation to ensure allocability and allowability of expenses to comply with applicable Federal and State regulations and grant or contract requirements including documentation from subcontractors in support of periodic reimbursement requests
- Record revenue from foundations, grants and privately raised contributions
- Reconcile revenue and expenses between reimbursement requests and general ledger
- Assist with the review of budget to actual expenses to assist in monitoring the status of expenditures for over/under spending
- Review, reconcile and record employee benefit expenditures into accounting system
- Process bank reconciliations
- Reconcile balance sheet accounts
- Assist with recording fixed assets and managing fixed assets schedule
- Work collaboratively with team members to ensure employee expense reimbursement requests are recorded in a timely manner and are in compliance with internal policies
- Ensure appropriate policies and procedures, and processes with respect to financial transactions are followed
- Monitor and record expenditures and receipts ensuring timely, effective and accurate record keeping
- Provide financial, administrative, and clerical support for the company
- Assist the VP, Finance and Operations in maintaining the financial/reporting systems
- Assists with planning, organizing and directing the activities of the preparation of the departmental budgets to achieve deadlines
- Review departmental financial activities for purposes of promoting more efficient operations
- Perform month-end and year-end procedures including but not limited to preparing month-end reconciliation and year-end working papers for monthly financial reports, monthly closing and the organization’s annual audit and ad-hoc monitoring
- Coordinate and assist the external auditors during their audit fieldwork. Assist to ensure all audited financial statement deadlines are met per the organization’s reporting requirements
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, QuickBooks, and payroll systems
- Strong understanding of GAAP, allocation methodologies, and government billing
- Keen eye for detail, accuracy, and completeness of financial data
- Strong analytic skills to interpret financial data, trends, and provide insight to CFO and Leadership
- Expected to use considerable initiative, independent judgement and leadership when performing budget and accounting analyses
- Ability to align internal operations to advance All Neighbors Coalition racial equity goals
- A passion for our mission and a commitment to making a difference in the lives of others
- Three (3) years, or more, of experience in budget preparation, finance, accounting or a closely related field
- Teamwork oriented
- Must be detail-oriented and able to follow through independently
- Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to make routine judgements and decisions
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
- Experience with Microsoft Office, especially Excel
- PayCor experience preferred
- Bachelor's degree is preferred
- Knowledge of basic accounting principles and relevant accounting experience preferred
Benefits
- Flexible PTO policy for all full-time employees.
- The office is officially closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, & Christmas Day.
- MLK Jr., Juneteenth, and Election Day as Days of Service.
- Employer matched 401k retirement.
- Medical/Dental/Vision insurance options available with employer assistance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Employer paid short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Basic life insurance.
- Housing Forward will provide a laptop.
- A phone and/or hot spot if needed.
- This position is currently 100% remote. Employees may work from any authorized location within the State of Texas. This role requires approximately 5% travel for quarterly in-person team meetings and annual company retreats. The remote work arrangement is subject to change based on business needs and organizational priorities.
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