Accounting Assistant

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Part Time Hourly Part-Time Troy, MI, US

6 days ago Requisition

Community Housing Network (CHN) is a nonprofit organization committed to providing homes for people in need through proven strategies of homeless prevention, housing assistance, affordable housing development, community education, advocacy, and referrals. Since 2001, CHN has served as the leading housing resource nonprofit organization in southeast Michigan and serves thousands of families and individuals annually who are facing homelessness, people with disabilities, low-income households, and other vulnerable Michigan residents.

Community Housing Network is building thriving communities and overcoming homelessness and housing instability through a work environment dedicated to empowering a work/life balance success through our Core Values:
Inclusion, Integrity, Innovation and Passion.

Community Housing Network provides excellent employment opportunities with competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefit package. All full-time employees enjoy a rich package of benefits including:

• Health Insurance
• Vision
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
• 401k
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Voluntary Products:
  Short Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident
• Generous Vacation and Medical Leave Time

Community Housing Network is an equal-opportunity employer recognized by the Detroit Free Press as a Top 100 Workplace and honored as a Crain’s Cool Place to Work.

Department:
Accounting

Employment Status Classification:
Part-Time Hourly;
Non-Exempt (28 hours per week)

The Accounting Assistant is a key member of Community Housing Network’s accounting team. This position is responsible for assisting with the day to day accounting operations and monthly closing process.

• Update work papers on a monthly basis
• Create monthly financial report templates in Financial Edge NXT
• Run monthly financial reports
• Backup for accounts payable processing
• Assist with preparation for audits
• Record monthly bank activity
• Support of other departments with financial requests
• Other accounting related duties as assigned

• Associates Degree in Accounting or equivalent experience
• A team player, with a willingness to learn, grow and cross train within the accounting department
• Experience with Blackbaud/Financial a plus
• Must be detail oriented and organized
• Strong computer skills; proficiency in MS Office Word, Excel and Outlook
• Adhere to agency policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate exceptional communication and organizational skills.
• Maintain a positive and respectful attitude.
• Demonstrate flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload.
• Consistently report to work on time and prepared to perform duties of position.
• Have a strong work ethic that equally prioritizes the needs of participants and the needs of the organization.
• Display effective leadership skills to gain and maintain credibility, trust, and respect of all employees.
• Proactively and effectively communicate the knowledge gained from education/trainings/conferences to others in the organization through the use of presentations, emails, and conversations.
• Prioritize cultural understanding, respect, resilience, adaptability, conflict resolution, and resourcefulness.
• Upholds organization's core values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, passion and vision within our organization and the people we serve.

No travel is required for this position.

This position reports in office and from home, based on department needs. Primary functions of this job are sedentary.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.