Accountant

Responsibilities:

Maintains all official accounting records in conformance with generally accepted government accounting principles

Ensures responsibility for maintaining general ledger, setting up new accounts and cost centers when required and ensuring reconciliation of control accounts

Completes annual agency budget by program, working closely with the Executive Director and the Director of Administrative Services

Ensures compliance with annual federal non-profit reports, keeping the agency abreast of latest updates and changes

Completes quarterly Mississippi employment security reports

Completes monthly and as needed analytical reports for all agency reports

Assist with accounting processing in Abila

Reconciles bank statements monthly

Handles agency surveys and request for agency information from state and federal government agencies

Completes audit reports and tables for independent agency auditors in a timely and efficient manner

Reviews financial strategies and makes recommendations

Performs other duties assigned by the Executive Director

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in accounting 

Four to five years of accounting experience

Experience in non-profits preferred