Staff Accountant

Come join our life-changing team building hope, resilience and well-being as a Staff Accountant!
Shift Details:Full-time - 40 hours/week
Compensation: $50,000-$55,000 annual salary
Location: Hybrid - Metro Offices 7625 Metro Blvd, Edina, MN 55439
About the job:
Reporting to the Controller, the Staff Accountant will play a crucial role in contributing to the overall financial health of VOA of MN & WI. The Staff Accountant is primarily responsible for cash management oversight, bank reconciliations, accounts receivable, collections, contributing to the month-end close and providing general ledger support.
Essentials:

• Cash Management - Manages the organizational cash application process for multiple accounts and programs. Posts daily deposits, withdrawals, and transfers from various sources, including checks, wire transfers, credit card, and electronic payments. Prepares routine journal entries, monthly bank account reconciliations, and investigates and resolves any cash discrepancies. Monitors bank activity and provides insights and recommendations to support cash management decisions.
• Accounts Receivable and Collections - Collaborates with Accounts Receivable, Grant Accounting, Mission Development, and various program service teams to ensure timely and accurate billing and collections processes. Accurately applies cash receipts to customer accounts in Sage Intacct, ensuring proper allocation and adherence to company policies. Investigates and resolves account discrepancies related to cash and accounts receivable.
• Month-End Close - Assists in the preparation of month-end closing activities, including journal entry preparation. Reconciles monthly bank accounts and monitors accounts receivable, collections, and donor deposit activity. Collaborates with the finance team to ensure timely and accurate financial reports.
• Participates in process improvement initiatives to streamline cash application procedures and enhance efficiencies.
• Provides annual independent audit support and prepares related documentation requests.
• Maintains knowledge of generally acceptable accounting practices and procedures.
• Performs general accounting and reporting activities.

Job Highlights:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• HSA & FSA Programs
• Employer Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days)

Job Requirements:

• Associate's degree in accounting, finance, or business required
• Two years of job-related experience
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Proficient Microsoft Office Suite skills with an emphasis in Excel
• Knowledge of GAAP and accounting principles
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability and willingness to learn and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Proven time management and organizational skills to meet established deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business - or a comparable combination of experience and education
• Proficient with Sage Intacct Cash Management accounting software
• The ideal candidate will be 'self-starter' capable of working independently, takes initiative to identify and resolve issues, and effectively manages competing priorities

About Us:
Volunteers of America Minnesota is a nonprofit health and human services organization that annually serves more than 25,000 children, adolescents and their families, older adults, students, persons with disabilities and special needs, and adults completing incarceration. Since 1896, we have helped people gain self-reliance, dignity, and hope.
Take pride in helping others and join us today!
At VOA, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations' shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.
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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)