Senior Accountant

Summary

The Senior Accountant ensures the financial wellness and integrity of Epworth through handling daily financial operations, preparing accurate reports, processing timely billing, and developing standards and processes for proper financial management. Their work is essential for maintaining the financial wellness and integrity of the organization.

 

This position demonstrates commitment to the mission, vision, and values of the agency by engaging in respectful, cooperative relationships with customers (i.e., clients, employees, and external stakeholders); being accountable for providing services and ensuring safety to customers while empowering customers in achieving the agency’s mission.

 

Primary Responsibilities

• Manages general accounting functions and duties and assists the Comptroller with departmental activities.
• Responsible for various audit functions to support preparation of financial statements. This entails ensuring the accuracy of the financial statement accounts through monthly reconciliation and review, including but not limited to investigating and resolving errors in a timely manner.
• Examines journal entries and posting reports to ensure accuracy of information posted to the general ledger.
• Processes MHDC ESG, St. Louis County ESG, MOHIP and PREP grant billing.
• Finalizes foster care reports and sends to Children’s Permanency Partnership.
• Maintain meal tracking and prepare monthly claim to USDA for all programs utilizing on campus food service.
• Manage client receivables collections. Responsible for performing follow-up on all account receivable invoices over 90 days.
• Receive, post and scan physical donations on a daily or weekly basis.
• Process and enter agency expense report reimbursements into the accounting system.
• Assist with additional AP and AR functions as necessary.
• Prepares monthly summary of activity and corresponding journal entries related to the agency’s investment accounts. Reviews trust activity and documents stock receipts.
• Manages fixed asset accounts including purchases and disposals. Reconciles additions monthly to the capital budget, keeping the Comptroller informed of any variances.
• Ensure all journal entries and postings are completed prior to month-end close.
• Responsible for adherence to all organizational/departmental policies and procedures, including creating new or updating existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as needed.
• Collaborate with accounting team to maintain accounting policies and procedures that meet compliance standards.
• Develops cooperative internal customer relationships and implements strong customer service skills to support in attainment of the Agency’s mission.
• Adheres to policies and procedures inclusive of, but not limited to, attendance, program/department specific procedures, workplace safety, code of conduct, training requirements, social media, and confidentiality.
• Works closely with the Comptroller during the annual budget cycle to provide assistance with the generation of all necessary budget files.
• Assists the Comptroller with the oversight of the annual audit and 990, including the preparation of required schedules.
• Other job duties as assigned.

 

Supervisor Responsibilities: None

 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and or finance with minimum of 3 years’ experience in oversight of general ledger accounting systems and financial statement preparation.
• Will consider 10 years of direct accounting experience in lieu of degree.
• Non-profit experience preferred.
• Social Services Agency experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Fund Accounting preferred.

 

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proficient in SAGE Intacct
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High level of integrity and demonstrated ability to handle sensitive and confidential information in a professional manner.
• Ability to organize and prioritize challenging demands and manage time effectively.
• Competency in general ledger and banking software platforms.

• Thorough knowledge of general accounting principles.
• Demonstrated analytical skills and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent attention to detail.

 

Essential:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general periodicals, professional journals or technical procedures. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and/or customers.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Strong proficiency with computer skills including extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate effectively. The physical requirements of this job include sitting, standing, walking and climbing stairs on a regular basis, lifting up to 25lbs, pulling and/or pushing on occasion.
• Most of the work for this position is performed under normal office conditions.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity

Epworth is an EEO/AA employer. Consistent with this policy, Epworth embraces diversity and welcomes colleagues and applicants of all backgrounds. Our goal is to empower every day and build a community that is inclusive, drawing upon the strengths of the diversity of our colleagues to exceed the expectations of our clients.

About Epworth
Founded in 1864, Epworth is a multiservice agency that seeks to empower youth who have experienced trauma to realize their unique potential by meeting essential needs, cultivating resiliency, and building community. Thousands of youths and families turn to Epworth each year for a full range of services including: therapeutic foster care and case management; residential and intensive treatment; individual/family therapy and comprehensive psychological testing; emergency shelter and longer-term housing services; life skills and vocational training; as well as crisis care and outreach through the Drop-In Center, food pantry, and 24-hour crisis help-line. Epworth is headquartered at 110 N. Elm Ave. in Webster Groves, Missouri and has locations in Normandy and South St. Louis City.