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Job Description
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY VISION AND MISSION
The vision of Habitat for Humanity is a world where everyone has a decent place to live. The mission statement is: “Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity bring people together to build homes, community, and hope!” This mission is accomplished primarily through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, to build and rehabilitate houses for families in need of affordable housing. It is meant to be a hand-up, not a hand-out, in that the new homeowner is asked to spend a significant number of hours working on his or her new home and will be asked to repay a loan for the cost of the home.
About Dupage & Chicago South Suburbs Habitat For Humanity
The DuPage affiliate of Habitat for Humanity (DHFH) was established in 1995 to provide decent housing to those in need who either reside or work in DuPage County, Illinois. Headquartered in Wheaton, IL, the affiliate has served over 110 families since its inception and has plans to grow in capacity to serve over 40 additional families per year.
DHFH operates under the umbrella of HFHI, but is solely responsible for funding its operation, choosing partner families, constructing, or rehabbing homes and ensuring the success of its partner families in DuPage County.
In March of 2020, Chicago South Suburbs (CSS) affiliate merged with DuPage Habitat for Humanity. Since then, both affiliates have been working in tandem to provide affordable housing for Chicago South Suburban families.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Controller, the Accounting Assistant will be responsible for all daily accounting activities. The Accounting Assistant will ensure that transactions are posted accurately and in accordance with established procedures.
Essential Functions
- Preparation of daily accounting entries to appropriate general ledger accounts.
- Assist in preparation of monthly budget to actual reports to Senior Leadership Team
- Paying and recording approved bills
- Preparation Accounts Receivable transactions and their appropriate receipt of payments
- Balancing general ledger accounts and verification of cash account entries on a regular basis
- Along with the Controller, maintenance of the mortgage portfolio including payments and delinquent accounts
- Along with the Controller, maintain internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, and annual budget
- Assist the Controller to facilitate the annual budget and planning process with senior staff and board
- Accountable to meeting monthly goals of the organization, departmental and individual goals
Qualifications & Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below 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.
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Experience in Accounting field
- Solid experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger functions
- Proficient in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Unwavering commitment to quality financial statement preparation
- Strong written and oral communication skills
Compensation & Benefits
DuPage Habitat offers a competitive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, short term disability, 403(b) and a generous paid time off package.
Note
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.
The job duties listed in this job description may not be inclusive of all requirements of this position; other duties may be assigned
Company Description
Habitat for Humanity is an international organization serving over 1 million people annually around the world. It is an federated network of locally run affiliates each with its own volunteer Board of Directors and staff. DuPage Habitat is one of 8 affiliates in the Chicagoland area. Habitat for Humanity has been named Brand of the Year in the social services nonprofit category based on the 2016 Harris Poll EquiTrend® Equity Score. This is the second consecutive year the global nonprofit has been recognized for its strength in brand equity. In addition, Habitat for Humanity earned the distinction of being named the Most Loved and Most Trusted brand within its category this year.
DuPage Habitat for Humanity is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity “Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat brings people together to build homes, community and hope. Our vision is “A world where everyone has a decent place to live.” We build homes that are sold to qualifying families with a price structure so that no more than 30% of their household income is used for their mortgage payment.
DHFH introduced first ReStore in a facility located in Addison in 2011 and is currently in the top 5% of performance for ReStores nationally. In late 2018, the Aurora ReStore started to integrate into DHFH operations as well. In 2019, we began to partner with Chicago South Suburbs Habitat for Humanity. The ReStore is staffed with a combination of paid employees and volunteers.
Habitat for Humanity is an international organization serving over 1 million people annually around the world. It is an federated network of locally run affiliates each with its own volunteer Board of Directors and staff. DuPage Habitat is one of 8 affiliates in the Chicagoland area. Habitat for Humanity has been named Brand of the Year in the social services nonprofit category based on the 2016 Harris Poll EquiTrend® Equity Score. This is the second consecutive year the global nonprofit has been recognized for its strength in brand equity. In addition, Habitat for Humanity earned the distinction of being named the Most Loved and Most Trusted brand within its category this year. DuPage Habitat for Humanity is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity “Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat brings people together to build homes, community and hope. Our vision is “A world where everyone has a decent place to live.” We build homes that are sold to qualifying families with a price structure so that no more than 30% of their household income is used for their mortgage payment. DHFH introduced first ReStore in a facility located in Addison in 2011 and is currently in the top 5% of performance for ReStores nationally. In late 2018, the Aurora ReStore started to integrate into DHFH operations as well. In 2019, we began to partner with Chicago South Suburbs Habitat for Humanity. The ReStore is staffed with a combination of paid employees and volunteers.
