Accountant I
St Louis, MO, US, 63101-1114
St. Patrick Center provides opportunities for self-sufficiency and dignity to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Individuals and families build permanent, positive change in their lives through safe and affordable housing, sound mental and physical health, and employment and financial stability.
Working collaboratively with individuals, businesses, government and other service providers, St. Patrick Center will end chronic homelessness in the St. Louis region through Housing First, an evidence-based practice that tells us to remove barriers, do intake and assessment early, move people into housing and offer them support to achieve their goals.
Job Summary
St. Patrick Center, a ministry of Catholic Charities, is hiring for the position of Accountant I to join our Finance Department. The accountant is a member of the Finance team and will assist in all aspects of the department functions at St. Patrick Center. The accountant will assist with and prepare invoices, function as a back-up with team in finance department, collect amounts due, facilitate vendor invoice payments, perform other accounting tasks, and assist with grant administration. This position works Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM.
Overview & Responsibilities
- Assist other roles in the Finance department with copying, scanning and preparing support for billing.
- Learn other roles in the Finance department to be a backup when needed.
- Prepare monthly billings to federal, state, local and private entities.
- Collecting amounts due from customers
- Organizing, preparing, and coding vendor invoices to be paid and gathering invoices to send to accounts payable.
- Reconciliation of grant expenditures to General Ledger and SEFA report
- Prepare schedules and assist team with internal, governmental, and outside auditor requests.
- Gather and organize time and preparation of weekly and semi-monthly reports to Archdiocese.
- Research and answer problems/issues/questions as needed. •
- Assist with monthly/annual closing and yearly budget process.
- Attend Program Operations grant kick-off meetings, conduct monthly grant financial review meetings with program.
- managers for assigned grants and prepare grant budgets and reports necessary for grant administration.
- Other duties and projects as assigned.
Knowledge and Experience Requirements
- Minimum of Highschool diploma or GED required.
- Four-year degree from Accredited College or University in Accounting preferred
- Relevant experience in accounting department required.
St. Patrick Center does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its federally assisted programs and activities. St. Patrick Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, or disability.
Pre-Employment Screening
All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screenings will include criminal background check and other background checks (as needed), Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, and an employment and education or licensure/certification verification. Various positions will require physical examination, Tuberculosis screening and Hepatitis A. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.