Staff Accountant- Accounts Payable
Location: Remote, Los Angeles
Salary: $60,000 yearly /hourly nonexempt
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We are looking for a Staff Accountant-Accounts Payable to join our dynamic Accounting/Finance team The Staff Accountant is part of the finance team and should be organized, detail-oriented, resourceful and motivated individual. This position requires experience in the areas of accounts payable, data entry, and problem-solving. Primary responsibilities include entering high volume vendor payments, applying payments to the appropriate program and accounts, and resolving errors as they arise.
The Staff Accountant will report to the Accounting Supervisor and work closely with a team of accountants. The Staff Accountant is required to maintain a collaborative working relationship with BC personnel. Ensures timely financial obligations by reviewing payments and approvals.
What you will do?
- Process A/P including checks, ACH and wires in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring invoices have proper approvals, correct calculations and match printed checks
- Address vendor inquiries in a timely, positive and collaborative manner
- Reconcile vendor statements, investigating and correcting any discrepancies
- Set up new vendors and maintain vendor files to make sure information is complete and accurate, including obtaining W-9 documents
- Verify validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from internal departments, vendors and customers
- Process daily check run, urgent checks
- Process Monthly Rent Roll
- Drive to drop off checks at USPS (daily) and Fed-Ex (alternates with team bi-monthly)
- Post month end accruals, bank reconciliations
- Assist with year-end audit
- 1099 Preparation
- Daily Salesforce verification
- Other duties as assigned by the Accounting Supervisor
Org Values:
- People, Community, Humanity
How we operate:
- Work schedule: Remote, with occasional in office presence.
- Some travel for staff events or training
- Casual neat dress code, everything from jeans to suits, but nothing torn or provocative.
- Physical requirements: pick up boxes up to 10lbs (checks, envelopes, supplies)
About US:
Founded in 2004, Brilliant Corners provides innovative housing and housing-related services to California’s most vulnerable individuals, with an emphasis on those transitioning from, or at risk of, homelessness or institutionalization. We develop, own and manage multi-family supportive housing and licensed residential care homes, and implement a broad array of scattered-site, one-on-one supportive housing, and clinical case management programs through partnerships with developmental services, homeless services, veterans’ services, and health care sectors.
In short, we do good work . Plus, we have grown 200% in the last 3 years! We have offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire and San Diego and are growing daily.
We are looking for YOU!—inspired, talented people who want to be part of a team that’s affecting profound change while enjoying the journey.
COVID-19 Vaccine
Brilliant Corners goal is to keep all of our employees and the public at large safe during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Brilliant Corners has adopted (as of April 15, 2022) a Vaccination and Testing Policy in order to safely provide services to our contractors, clients, and vendors.
All new employees are required to be Fully Vaccinated (Initial dose(s) + ONE BOOSTER) or apply for a Medical or Religious Exemption within 60 days from the first day of employment.
This position is being offered at $60,000 annually /hourly non-exempt.
Brilliant Corners is committed to providing a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. Brilliant Corners is also committed to fair hiring practices and does not ask applicants to disclose conviction history before extending a conditional job offer.
Please refrain from soliciting phone calls or emails to any employee of Brilliant Corners about this opening. Brilliant Corners does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms, employment agencies, or third-party recruiters for any of its employment opportunities. All resumes submitted by search firms, employment agencies or third-party recruiters to any employee at Brilliant Corners via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid service agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Brilliant Corners, and no fees will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by Brilliant Corners as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.
Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
- Thorough understanding of GAAP requirements.
- Analytical and detail oriented yet able to look at the whole picture to meet deadlines.
- Ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple priorities and function independently and as a team member.
- High degree of discretion and excellent judgment.
- Excellent interpersonal and business communication skills, both written and verbal and strict adherence to confidentiality.
- Understanding of concepts, principles and practices of funding agency relations and compliance requirements as well as donor expectations regarding gift stewardship.
- Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, databases, etc).
- Ability and willingness to contribute to the high functioning of the Accounting Team.
Nice to have list: (Not Required)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance
- Sage Intacct Accounting Software Knowledge
- Salesforce Knowledge
Core Competencies:
These are the skills, attitudes and behaviors we believe are vital for success in this position
- Detailed Oriented
- Time Management, Organization & Multi-tasking skills
- Communication Skills; Collaborate with different departments daily
- Flexibility required regarding scheduling and prioritizing tasks
- Analytical & Problem solving skills; Critical thinking in decision-making situations
- Functional & Technical Skills: Basic computer knowledge, MS, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel required, some Salesforce knowledge a plus
Benefits
What is in it for you:
- Competitive wages
- 100% Employee Coverage of Medical, Dental, and Vision
- 401K with 5% company match
- 20+ paid Holidays which include a week off for winter break into the New Year. – We are proud that Brilliant Corners provides nearly 100% more holidays than most non-profits offer, including 10 federal holidays and up to 12.5 Brilliant Corners’ special holidays. Did we mention that we also had 7 half days on upcoming long weekends? PLUS:
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life & Long-term Disability Insurance – 100% employer paid premium
- Genomic Life, Cancer Guardian support program
- Employee Referral Bonus Program – $500 for per referral (max of $2500 per calendar year)
- Employee Assistance Program 24/7 free
- DACA fee renewal: Reimbursement
- Additional benefits and resources to assist our BC people
- Internal Training and Career Development
- Opportunity to grow in multiple ways!