Accounting Assistant

About Food For The Poor

Food For The Poor, one of the largest international relief and development organizations in the nation, does much more than feed millions of the hungry poor primarily in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. This interdenominational Christian ministry provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance.

"Join us in our mission to serve the poorest of the poor."

Overall Responsibility: Support the Accounting Department and enhance the integrity of its operations by managing the completion of multiple simultaneous projects. These projects may include accounts payable, data entry, invoice processing that includes scanning, assisting with the bonded warehouse functions, managing fixed asset inventory, assisting with any other assigned special projects. This position requires the exercise of discretion, confidentiality, and independent judgement with respect to matters of significance.

Duties:

• Assist with the preparation and reconciliation of online banking transactions (i.e., wires and ACH transactions)
• Assist with the monthly revenue closing process including direct interaction with data processing management to ensure proper accounting of revenue with sensitivity to deadlines
• Assist with the daily cash-flow banking reconciliation including reconciliation of gift processing activity and reporting of cash flows to Executive Management
• Accounts payable invoice entry or upload into Microsoft Dynamics NAV software
• Reconciling and posting expense reports in SAP Concur, Comdata and other software
• Handling of paid check information for archiving, including scanning and filing
• Assisting with the bonded warehouse functions
• Manage all aspects of the fixed asset and physical asset ledgers including periodic inventory counts, determination of best practices for data capture and maintenance, review of departmental procedures, monitoring of internal controls and establishing and judging the effectiveness of the policies over asset movement, additions and disposals
• Assist with special projects, general ledger account reconciliations (Loans & exchange, employee's loans, gift annuity, cobra, inventory, and others), review, and analyses as necessary
• Assist accounting staff with daily processing duties and other projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Controller/Director
  - Accounting & Finance.

Education: An Associate's degree in Accounting preferred or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience, which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Experience: One to Three years accounting experience is preferable

Skills:

• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines
• Computer literate with Microsoft Office suite of products, especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams
• Resourceful, self-motivated with a sense of urgency and strong work ethic
• Ability to work independently using good judgement, and as a team player
• Excellent communication skills including written, verbal, listening, and client service skills with the ability to effectively communicate with and work well with others in order to manage projects
• Must exude professionalism
• Ability to work with cloud-based platforms and online processing demands
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to work with finite deadlines
• Must be able to be entrusted with confidential information