Bridgeport, Connecticut
Financial Assistant, Part-Time Job Opening in Bridgeport, Connecticut - Reports to: Director of Finance and Operations
Job Type: Part time, Up to 25 hours per week
The Organization :
Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County (Habitat CFC) builds communities and improves lives by eliminating substandard housing and creating homeownership possibilities for families of low-income. Since 1985 Habitat CFC has broken ground on over 200 homes and has helped over 1,000 family members in Fairfield County. While we have completed projects and are working throughout Coastal Fairfield County, the largest portion of our current building efforts is happening in Bridgeport. We are a developer with a commitment to ?green? construction, a family service agency, non-profit financial institution, community advocate and provider of over 8,000 volunteer opportunities each year. Our ReStore, located in Stratford, accepts donations of furniture, appliances and building materials, and then resells them. The proceeds from the ReStore help us build more affordable housing in Coastal Fairfield County.
Summary of the Position:
The Financial Assistant plays an important role in the Finance Department working on accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial reconciliations and financial reporting.
Accounts Payable
-Manage payable process
-Verify accuracy of invoices and other accounting documents or records
-Enter invoices timely and accurately in the Organization?s accounting ERP system
-Assist with and record monthly expense reporting
-Respond to vendor inquiries via telephone and email in a professional, detailed and timely manner
-Communicate effectively within the organization concerning payable inquiries
-Periodically run database clean-ups
-Identify inconsistencies and historical errors both proactively and as asked
-Generate 1099s and maintain up to date vendor profiles
Accounts Receivable
-Record manual and electronic deposits
-Work with Development to ensure proper classification of receipts
-Prepare and maintain monthly mortgage receipts and mortgage subledger
Financial Reconciliations
- Enter daily bank activity
-Prepare monthly bank reconciliations
-Assist with monthly and quarterly account reconciliations, including identifying and resolving variances
-Reconcile various records with internal company employees and/or external vendors or customers
Financial Reporting
-Assist in preparation of monthly financials and Board Reporting package
-Prepare ReStore financial reports
-Prepare and enter ReStore revenue entries
-Update and maintain accounting journals, ledgers and other records detailing financial transactions
-Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
-Assist Director of Finance and Operations on GL mapping
-Support budget and forecasting activities
-Assist with audit related tasks as requested
Other
-Additional projects as assigned by the Director of Finance and Operations.
-Assist with phones, reception & operational needs on occasion
:
-Strong team player with professional attitude who excels in a team environment.
-Ability to identify and maintain confidential information.
- Five plus years of prior experience in the financial area.
-Must be PC proficient and able to thrive in an adaptive environment.
-Experience with Sage Accounting Software and/or similar mid-level accounting software.
-Must have strong experience with Microsoft Excel. Able to generate pivot tables and perform v-lookups and other advanced commands in Excel.
-Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines required
-Commitment to Habitat for Humanity?s mission and programs.
Habitat CFC is an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.
How to Apply:
To be considered for this position submit Resume, Cover Letter and Wage Requirements through Indeed.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Please, no calls or walk-ins.
Job Type: Part-time
Required experience:
Bookkeeping: 5 years
Sage 100 Contractor or mid-level accounting software: 5 years
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