American Financial Solutions Jobs
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Instructions: All applicants are required to complete an AFS application form and send it with their resume and cover letter to HR2@myfinancialgoals.org Attention: Human Resources.
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AFS is a 501(c3) nonprofit that provides Credit Counseling, Finance Education, Debt Management Plans, Bankruptcy Counseling, Homebuyer Counseling and Student Loan Counseling. Our mission is to empower people to improve the quality of their lives through financial education and counselling. American Financial Solutions is a division of the North Seattle Community College Foundation.
Accounting Assistant
GENERAL FUNCTION: Responsible for performing accounting functions including updating marketing reports, performing bank reconciliations, assisting with month end closing, updating monthly and quarterly creditor fair share and disbursement reports, and assisting with pulling data for state compliance renewals and examinations. Also, assist as backup for payment processing duties such as daily banking transfers, processing client payments and disbursements, and data entry.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage benefits including Kaiser Permanente, Guardian and Colonial Life (Enroll, reconcile and pay)
- Perform bank reconciliations
- Reconcile payroll journal entries
- Update monthly and quarterly revenue and disbursement reports
- Assist with monthly closings and annual financial audits
- Assist with state compliance examinations
- Research and solve payment discrepancies
- Analyze and adjust general ledger accounts as needed
- Assist with unclaimed property filings
- Prepare analysis of accounts, as required
- Learn Payment Processing job duties in order to provide back-up for that position
- Filing and copying
- Assist Finance Department staff as necessary
Additional Duties and Responsibilities
- Accomplish all tasks as appropriate
- Additional duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY:
- Ability to problem solve by identifying and resolving problems in a timely manner
- Skillfully gather and analyze information
- Communicate effectively in writing and orally
- Ability to prioritize, organize and plan work activities
- Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines
- 10 Key and typing by touch
- Strong Attention to detail
- Strong work ethic, dependable and consistently at work and on time
Experience, Education and Licensure
- Strong computer aptitude with the ability to proficiently use Microsoft programs with strong skills in Excel.
- Two-year degree required, four-year degree preferred.
- Or equivalent experience/training in bookkeeping, payment processing, accounting or cash management
- Or any combination of the above
- QuickBooks experience a plus
Language Skills
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret financial reports and documents
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from managers, staff, employees
- Ability to effectively present information to management, staff, employees, and vendors
Americans with Disability Specifications
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands and fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to read a computer monitor and written and typed documents.
Work Environment
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to dust, wires, electric currents, computer parts, telephone lines, dogs, moderate noise levels, and other environmental issues.