Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Looking for Accountant III, Accounting & Finance at United States, Colorado, Denver Full Time

2111 Champa St, Denver, CO 80205, USA


Req #1356

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless seeks anAccountant III to assist with maintaining the General Ledger for CCH. This includes assisting with month-end close, preparing and entering journal entries, and reconciling general ledger accounts. Maintains schedules and meets deadlines as assigned. This position is located at 2111 Champa Street, Denver, CO 80205 and reports to the Accounting Manager.

Coalition Benefits

In addition to the unique challenges and extraordinary rewards of our work, eligible Coalition employees enjoy a rich benefits package, including:

• Health insurance coverage on the first day of employment: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents. We’re proud to offer same- and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage;
• Dental, vision, and flexible spending/dependent care/public transit accounts;
• Free basic life insurance and long-term disability coverage;
• Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings;
• Extensive paid time-off, including 8 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first full year.

Essential Job Functions

1. Assists with month-end and year-end closing.
2. Assists in the production of financial statements. Ensures the accuracy of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and compliance with internal policies.
3. Performs financial statement and account analyses.
4. Develops and implements processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness within the Accounting department.
5. Assures cash and balance sheet accounts (including payroll, fixed assets, notes receivable and payable, and intercompany activity) are reconciled.
6. Assists in preparing and providing documentation for annual audits
7. Reviews and helps with tax returns
8. Performs reconciliations and meets deadlines, as assigned.
9. Protects the organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
10. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
11. Maintains current and complete COVID–19 vaccination(s), as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health authorities.
12. All other responsibilities as assigned.

Employee must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of self or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications Summary

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and intermediate/advanced accounting knowledge. Master’s degree in Accounting and/or CPA license preferred.
2. Five years of experience in processing financial accounting activity on an automated general ledger system preferred.

WHERE A CANDIDATE IS PLACED IN THE COMPENSATION RANGE DEPENDS ON TOTAL RELEVANT YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is committed to delivering services, making employment-related decisions, selecting volunteers, and selecting vendors without regard to age over 40, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, military status, or any other applicable status protected by law.

• 2111 Champa St, Denver, CO 80205, USA