Accountant

Accountant

Since 1891, Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco (BGCSF) has provided high-quality, community-based youth development services to youth in San Francisco. Our mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. We impact the lives of Club members, primarily ages six to 18, by focusing on academic success, healthy lifestyles, good character & community engagement, and job readiness with earning potential. We are nationally recognized for the high quality of our programs and comprehensive approach to serving youth. Whether you're joining our administrative team, a Club team, or our Camp Mendocino team, you'll be surrounded by enthusiastic, talented, and passionate colleagues who wake up every day ready to inspire young people to reach their full potential.

Position Purpose:

This Accountant position is responsible for various key accounting functions. This person collaborates with the Finance staff to support and achieve the goals of the Finance team and Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco. The Accountant meets professional obligations through efficient work habits, including maintaining accuracy and attention to detail, meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, and actively participating in meetings. A successful candidate will thrive working in a tech-savvy, fast-paced environment with complex accounting structures and systems.

Essential Job Functions:

• Process all accounts payable using our cloud-based system (Ramp).
• Manage paperless Ramp Expenses and Invoices, ensuring the timeliness of the process, and review all coding to ensure accuracy.
• Keep the vendor database accurate and organized to facilitate annual 1099 reporting.
• Communicate coding, invoice, and receipt discrepancies, and late submissions to cost center managers.
• Manage the Billing email inbox, keeping it current at all times.
• Act as an authorized support contact for Ramp, including raising support cases and getting timely resolution.
• Prioritize payments to vendors to ensure timely payment, avoid late fees, and take advantage of available early payment discounts.
• Manage, maintain, and reconcile credit card accounts, including ordering and canceling cards as needed.
• Manage the Amazon business account and other business accounts.
• Assist in oversight of office machines and leased equipment, and scheduling repairs as needed.
• Manage prepaid and accrual accounts in accordance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).
• Continuously look for vendor savings.
• Assist with accounts receivable work, including revenue batch uploads and bank deposits.
• Prepare various dashboards, including utilities analysis, Ramp usage, and vendor savings.
• Prepare and distribute financial statements for 30 departments, including analyzing variances.
• Prepare and submit a range of compliance work, including sales tax, use tax, census reports, and more.
• Assist in preparing and maintaining balance sheet reconciliations.
• Attend and participate in Finance team meetings as well as various other meetings with key vendors and partners.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and financial coding

Requirements

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience, with a focus in accounting and/or finance.
• Strong grasp of basic mathematical functions.
• Highly organized self-starter, ability to prioritize, & multitaskExcellent computer proficiency with accounting systems, Excel, and Google Sheets, data entry, and word processing.
• Exceptional communication skills, verbal and written.

Preferred Skills:

• 1-2+ years of accounting experience, preferably in a non-profit organization.
• Works well and quickly under pressure in a demanding and fast-paced environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and outstanding organization/planning skills.
• Able to handle multiple tasks at a time, not easily distracted, and able to see tasks to completion.
• Excellent judgment (recognizes critical problems and/or anticipates potential problems).
• Understanding of confidential issues and material, acting with discretion.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift 25 lbs.
• Must be able to stand for at least 1 hour consecutively.
• Must be able to sit at a computer workstation for long periods of time.

Pay

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and BGCSF needs. At BGCSF, our decisions are based on other factors and dependent on the circumstances of each position. Depending on the need and requirement of the position, an individual could be hired at or near the entry-level, mid-level, or top-of-the-range for their role and compensation. As such, a reasonable estimate of the current range is $25.00 to $27.00 per hour.

Disclaimer:

The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job. The organization has the discretion to relocate/reassign a person, as needed.