Sr. Accountant

Essential Functions:

• Ensures that the activities of the position are consistent with the mission vision and values of Catholic Charities Diocese of
• Cleveland.
• Maintains assigned areas of the general ledger and records financial transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) organizational policies and established internal controls.
• Prepares reviews and posts complex journal entries including recurring entries accruals allocations and adjustments and owns assigned components of the month-end and year-end close processes.
• Prepares and reviews monthly balance sheet reconciliations; researches and resolves reconciling items errors and unusual activity; and prepares necessary adjusting entries.
• Performs monthly bank reconciliations and reconciles credit card activity employee reimbursements payroll-related accounts and other assigned general ledger accounts to supporting documentation.
• Prepares payroll journal entries and reconciliations and verifies the accuracy of labor cost allocations.
• Prepares and analyzes monthly financial statements schedules and management reports; investigates significant variances and communicates findings and recommendations to the Controller.
• Performs trend budget-to-actual and account-level variance analyses to identify errors emerging issues and opportunities to improve financial performance and reporting.
• Records and reconciles net asset activity including donor-restricted funds; maintains supporting schedules; and ensures restrictions releases classifications and financial statement presentation are accurate.
• Maintains the fixed asset schedule including recording acquisitions transfers disposals and depreciation and reconciling fixed asset balances to the general ledger.
• Supports the annual budget and periodic forecasting processes by preparing schedules analyzing historical results and collaborating with departments as assigned.
• Prepares schedules and supporting documentation for the annual financial audit and IRS Form 990 and coordinates assigned requests with internal staff and external auditors.
• Maintains accounting procedures documentation and internal controls and recommends improvements that strengthen accuracy efficiency compliance and safeguarding of organizational assets.
• Serves as a technical accounting resource to finance team members and program personnel and provides guidance regarding accounting procedures coding documentation and internal controls.
• Reviews designated accounting work for accuracy completeness adequate support and compliance with established procedures.
• Provides support to Accounts Payable including invoice coding and payment processing and serves as backup to the Controller for designated accounting and financial responsibilities.

• Participates in required training meetings and professional development activities.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

• This position primarily operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment including a computer telephone and multifunction devices.
• The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Occasional travel to agency locations meetings training sessions or other business-related events may be required.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in accounting finance or a closely related field.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible accounting experience including general ledger accounting account reconciliations month-end close and financial reporting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of GAAP and internal accounting controls.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel including PivotTables XLOOKUP or VLOOKUP SUMIFS data validation and analysis of large data sets.
• Experience using accounting or enterprise resource planning systems.
• Experience in nonprofit healthcare human services grant-funded or similarly complex accounting environments.
• Experience with nonprofit financial reporting functional expense allocations grants or contracts audit schedules and Form 990 supporting documentation.
• Ability to independently research and resolve complex accounting discrepancies and apply sound professional judgment.
• Strong analytical organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage concurrent priorities and meet recurring deadlines.
• High degree of accuracy attention to detail confidentiality and accountability.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to explain financial information to nonfinancial stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively and to build effective working relationships with employees leaders auditors vendors and community partners.
• Commitment to continuous improvement professional development and the mission of Catholic Charities Diocese of
• Cleveland.

Pay Range: 56849.15 - 73193.28

Benefits:

• Health Insurance starting on your first day
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401K plan including employer match
• Competitive time off benefits
• Career planning and development
• And more!!

Required Experience:

Senior IC