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Pine Street Inn General Ledger Accountant in Boston, Massachusetts
General Ledger Accountant
Department: Finance
Office: 1736 Washington St
Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Administrative
Hours/Shift: Morning - First Shift
Employee Type:: Regular Full-time
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SCHEDULE: 40 hours, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Pays $71k - $78k annually DOE
LOCATION: 1736 Washington Street, Boston, MA. This position is eligible for hybrid work.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
SUMMARY OF THE POSITION:
The General Ledger Accountant performs important responsibilities to maintain a complete and accurate general ledger. The General Ledger Accountant is organized, deadline-oriented, with excellent time management skills, a fast learner, motivated to improve how their responsibilities are performed, reliable, and a good communicator. The incumbent will support the finance department staff to complete their jobs that has time sensitive deadlines. Responsibilities include general ledger reconciliations, accounts payable, and generating financial reports. In addition, the General Ledger Accountant will support the Chief Financial Officer, Controller and Assistant Controller to perform periodic project work.
REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION/TRAINING:
PREFERRED:
- BA/BS Degree
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:
REQUIRED:
- Minimum of two (2) years basic accounting experience
PREFERRED:
Experience in a finance or accounting office
Experience with the not-for-profit social service industry or related health care industry
Experience working with multiple colleagues on projects or jointly owned responsibilities
Experience with general ledger accounting software, in particular Abila MIP
PHYSICAL ABILITIES/SKILLS:
REQUIRED:
Heavy use of computer
Ability to sit for long periods of time
MENTAL ABILITIES/SKILLS:
REQUIRED:
Interest in working in a social service, mission-driven, non-profit organization
Strong organizational skills
Problem-solving and critical thinking skills
Ability to meet deadlines
Ability to work with detailed data and schedules
Ability to work independently
Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time
Strong computer skills with ability to use Excel proficiently
Communication skills to work effectively with department colleagues and other departments
Experience with general ledger reconciliations
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
Perform the processing of expense allocations, monthly accruals, amortization of prepaid expenses, and recording of adjusting and reclassifying journal entries, as needed.
Perform general accounts analysis and reconciliations, including bank statements, accruals, O-Neill invoices, and prepaid insurance.
Manage PSI representative payee process, including cash/liability reconciliation, distributions, client relations, and annual social security income verification reporting
Prepare and reconcile the Inns mortgage payables.
Coordinate vehicle lease, purchase, and accounting with the Inn-s Vehicle Fleet manager.
Record iCater and Outside Catering revenue and cost and prepare the O-Neill invoices monthly.
Review Invoices Escalated report and work with the program personnel to have invoices approved timely.
Assist accounts payable coordinator with payables process as needed
Perform monthly financial close and reporting for managed housing, including preparation of annual calendar year-end audit work papers.
Assist with the preparation of files for the Inn-s annual fiscal year-end auditors
Reconcile monthly investment accounts, including periodic monitoring of operating cash balance, calculating unrealized/realized value, maintaining document/transaction backup
Support Controller and Assistant Controller, performing work related to the monthly close, annual budget, and yearly financial audits as directed.
Reconcile and review Managed Housing portfolio (Beals, Upton, Geneva, 1017 Beacon) monthly, including all balance sheet and income statement accounts (cash, payroll, fixed asset, debt schedules, accruals, etc.) - distribute monthly/quarterly financial packages to Partners/Investors, attend monthly financial meetings for Upton, and assist in HUD reporting for Geneva.
Review and approve invoices in Avid, ensuring coding accuracy and no duplication for PSI utility invoices.
Support Chief Financial Officer, Controller, and Assistant Controller in performing administrative functions and project work such as general ledger analysis.
Assist with reviewing and reconciling various general ledger accounts, including investigating variances from monthly budget-to-actual reports.
Prepare the Waverly Street bill quarterly.
Annual preparation of audit work papers related to job responsibilities noted above.
Comply with and model compliance with all PSI policies and procedures, including illness prevention policies and procedures.
Perform other additional assignments or projects as requested/directed by the supervisor.
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