Accounting Clerk

Overview

United American Indian Involvement (UAII) is the only Urban Indian Organization in Los Angeles County, proudly serving as a home for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Through our healthcare facility and culturally centered programs, we provide essential physical, behavioral, and spiritual health services—helping individuals stay connected to their Tribal heritage and traditions.

For over 50 years, UAII has grown to become the largest nonprofit provider of health and human services for American Indians and Alaska Natives in Los Angeles, home to the nation’s largest Urban Indian population. Our dedicated team delivers compassionate care that supports daily healing, resilience, and the continued strength of our communities. UAII is committed to uphold Indigenous values in all aspects of our work.

It guides our actions, relationships, and responsibilities, ensuring that we serve our communities with integrity, respect, and accountability.

• Respect for Relatives – I will honor the dignity of all people, recognizing that every individual is a relative deserving of respect, compassion, and care.
• Community Responsibility – My work is not only for individual benefit but for the collective well-being of our communities, present and future.
• Cultural Integrity - I will safeguard and uplift Indigenous languages, traditions, and cultural practices, ensuring they remain central to our organizational life.
• Reciprocity - We give back in balance with what we receive, fostering mutual trust and accountability in all relationships.
• Stewardship – I will act as a caretaker of our communities, resources, and environment, mindful of the impact of our decisions on future generations.
• Truth and Transparency – I will communicate honestly and openly, ensuring clarity in our commitments and accountability in our actions

The Accounting Clerk supports the finance team by performing bookkeeping, accounts payable/receivable, grant accounting, and general ledger maintenance. This role helps ensure accurate and timely financial records, compliance with nonprofit and funder regulations, and assists with audits and reporting.

An individual in this role must be able to perform the following functions with or without reasonable accommodation

• Process vendor invoices, expense reports, and reimbursements
• Verify correctness of invoices (coding, budget line, approvals)
• Enter invoices into accounting system and schedule payments
• Assist in preparing check payments, ACH transfers, and wire disbursements
• Maintain vendor files and records
• Generate client invoices, program service bills, or grant billing requests
• Record and post receipts (checks, electronic payments, credit card)
• Reconcile accounts receivable ledger to subsidiary records
• Follow up on past-due invoices
• Assist with monthly journal entries and accruals
• Reconcile bank statements, petty cash, and other balance sheet accounts
• Ensure intercompany or intra-departmental recharges or allocations are recorded properly
• Monitor and assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual close
• Record restricted and unrestricted funds separately
• Monitor compliance with grant terms, budgets, and fund restrictions
• Prepare schedules for grant reporting (expenditures vs budget)
• Assist in preparing grant drawdowns and reimbursement requests
• Prepare supporting schedules and reconciliations for audits
• Provide backup documentation for transactions
• Assist with internal and external audit requests
• Maintain organized filing and documentation practices
• Assist in preparing financial reports (budget-to-actual, cash flow, etc.)
• Assist with payroll support or postings (if small org)
• Support special projects as needed (e.g. system conversions, process improvements)
• Maintain fixed asset register (if applicable)
• Contribute to development of accounting procedures, controls, and documentation

You may perform all elements of this position or identified components, other duties as assigned or required for the purpose of the position or for organizational efficiency and effective client service

• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least 1–2 years of accounting or bookkeeping…