Accountant

PRIMARY PURPOSE: Performs operational and analytical accounting duties/functions to effectively support and expand the mission of the North Texas Food Bank. Performs a variety of accounting activities related to the payment and receipt of money; analyzes, computes, classifies, records and reconciles transactions.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares monthly entries and supporting schedules and provides monthly reconciliations of accounting records to subsidiary records such as the donor database or payroll
• Maintain and reconcile bank accounts and perform balance sheet reconciliation.
• Inventory analysis and problem resolution
• Facilitate and complete monthly close procedures
• Assist with preparation of monthly financial statements; reports and records by collecting, analyzing and summarizing account information.
• Generate monthly and ad hoc management reports (departmental, programs, events, other special basis reports) and performs analysis of actual to budget investigating and resolving unusual fluctuations
• New vendor set-up
• Prepare and transmit invoices to outside parties for selected transactions, currently including (1) rent for restrooms at Farmers Market & (2) rent for space used for Kroger reclamation activities.
• Responds to inquiries. Checks accounting transactions to locate and resolve discrepancies.
• Backup / support other accounting personnel during planned and unplanned absences.
• Maintain fixed asset system – Identify new fixed assets, make appropriate entries to the accounting syste, issue fixed asset tags and calculated and record monthly depreciation.
• Coordinates obtaining credit cards for new employees and obtains and files the associated signed agreement from each such employee
• Coordinates access for authorized employees to use the mobile credit card swipes.
• Coordinates obtaining Certificates of Insurance from NTFB’s insurance carrier for third parties, and obtaining COI’s from third parties for NTFB as requested
• Assists with any vehicle title transactions.
• Special projects as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a minimum of 5 years related work experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Strong understanding of accounting theory
• In-depth knowledge of Navision preferred but not required
• Detail oriented and organized in work
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer service focus
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving and results.
• Job may require overtime or occasional weekend work.
• All employees are expected to do four volunteer activities during the fiscal year calendar at agencies determined by the Food Bank. The employee is given time off during work week to participate.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Sitting for long periods; Viewing computer screen for long periods; Extensive typing/ keyboarding; some bending or reaching to file or retrieve files.