Accountant

**Employment Type: Full Time** **FLSA Status: Non\-Exempt** **Compensation: $29\.92/hr \- $38\.30/hr in 6 steps** **Application Deadline: Open Until Filled** **MISSION STATEMENT:** Join Kings Community Action Organization (KCAO) and make a difference in Kings County, CA as an Accountant. KCAO envisions a future where all people in Kings County are able to live with dignity, have access to available resources and have the opportunity, motivation and ability to live economically productive and satisfying lives. Our Mission: *Working as a team, KCAO will seek and provide programs that develop self\-sufficiency in individuals, families, and communities within Kings County.* Our Vision: *Kings County residents and communities will achieve self\-sufficiency through the high quality and client\-focused programs of KCAO.* We are a private nonprofit helping people and changing lives in Kings County since 1965\. Do you see yourself as part of our team of passionate, committed, and caring people? **JOB SUMMARY:** Under direct supervision of the Finance Manager, the Accountant performs professional\-level accounting duties and provides support to the Finance Department in a non\-profit, grant\-funded environment. **DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:** * Prepare, post and reconcile regular and monthly journal entries, such as recurring manual journals, adjusting journals, prepaid expenses, and depreciation. * Reconcile various accounts, such as balance sheet accounts, as requested by the Finance Manager. * Process monthly child care provider payments, including importing, posting, reconciling, and processing payments, in conjunction with program and Fiscal staff. * May post direct allocations and monthly indirect costs. * Post regular deposits and ensure proper account coding to applicable projects and general ledger accounts. * May assist with data entry and conducting agency\-wide physical inventory. * Researches and reconciles staff travel advances on a regular basis, properly coding as appropriate. * May assist with preparations for audits and reviews, such as pulling back up documents, as requested. * May assist with month\-end or year\-end closing, such as reconciling various general ledger accounts or posting adjusting journals. * May support Department Directors by providing regular expense reports, as requested * May conduct research \& report discrepancies to Finance Manager, as requested * May assist with creation and maintenance of files, such as vehicles, property files, vendors, or independent contractors. * May scan and electronically file various documents, as requested * May occasionally assist with Accounts Payable and Payroll duties in the event of a team member's absence or a position vacancy. * Provides general support to the Finance Department * Complies with all Federal, State and Local regulations, including GAAP and the OMB * Other duties as assigned. **EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:** * + Associates degree in accounting or related field; ***AND*** + Two (2\) years' accounting experience, including posting to the general ledger and reconciling accounts, with a general understanding of accounting principles, preferably in a nonprofit setting **OR** + Four (4\) years general accounting experience, including posting to the general ledger and reconciling accounts, with a general understanding of accounting principles, preferably in a nonprofit setting **OTHER REQUIREMENTS:** * Travel and attend out of area meetings and conferences as required per the funding source(s). * Work variable hours and days, including those outside regular Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. business hours * Must be able to meet and maintain KCAO hiring requirements which include: + Criminal Record Clearance through the California Department of Justice, FBI and Child Abuse Centralized Index (CACI), National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW), and the California Sex and Arson Registry (CSAR) (Megan's Law). Reliable, insured transportation and valid Driver License + Health examination with tuberculin clearance. * Ability to be contacted outside of regularly scheduled work hours in case of emergency. ***KCAO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace*** ***KCAO participates in the E\-Verify program that electronically confirms an employee's authorization to work in the United States that complies with the I\-9 form.***