Staff Accountant II

The Mission of Housing Connect

At Housing Connect, we believe that a home is a space that offers safety and comfort. Our homes also ground us, remind us of our deepest values and hopes, and provide inspiration and motivation to succeed and strive to better our lives and those of our families.

Housing Connect is a leader in finding solutions to the affordable housing crisis affecting our communities. We are the connectors. We’ve connected thousands of Utahns with what they need to find stable ground. And we’ve been recognized locally and nationally for our work.

Job Statement

The mission of the Accounting Department is to provide accurate and timely financial information in support of Housing Connect operations. The Staff Accountant II works within the Accounting department and contributes to the department’s mission by working collaboratively with co-workers and operation personnel resulting in a positive and productive workplace keeping in mind Housing Connect’s values of: Integrity, Excellence, Innovation, Humility, Inclusion and Accountability.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain general ledger accounts.
• Work with Accounting Specialist for coding of invoices, as needed
• Prepare/create journal entries for approval by supervisor.
• Close and post batches daily.
• Prepare/Create JEs for year-end accruals for approval by supervisor.
• Coordinate monthly recurring payments with Accounting Specialist.
• Review monthly Pcard transactions for accuracy.
• If assigned a Grant Fund, maintain grant expenditures spreadsheets.
• If assigned a Grant Fund, copy all invoices and related payroll expenses for grant vouchers and billing backup.
• If assigned Grant Fund, prepare HUD grant vouchers and submit via eLOCCS for reimbursement or prepare reimbursement requests to grant funder in required format.
• Ensure required replacement reserves are deposited as required per agreement or regulations.
• Reconcile interfund accounts for assigned funds and recommend appropriate cash transfers to supervisor.
• Reconcile all banks and escrow accounts for assigned funds.
• At month-end closing, provide trial balances and financial reports comparing actual vs. budget to department heads and supervisors for review and identification of potential adjustments.
• At month-end closing, investigate and prepare variance analysis (budget vs actual +-10%) after discussion/consultation with department heads and supervisors.
• Generate financial reports for investors and owners.
• Respond and resolve Investor, Property Managers and Auditor questions.
• Perform monthly and yearly reconciliations verifying records are current and accurate for assigned funds.
• Reconcile and prepare proper backup for all assigned accounts for annual financial audit, including submission of analysis and schedules requested by auditors.
• Enter all assigned funds into Financial Data Schedule and REAC submission annually.
• Assist in the annual budget preparations.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, or business related field and/or at least 5 years in financial accounting and reporting.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Good interpersonal and communicative skills.
• Must attend training and be knowledgeable the requirements or agreements of the grants applicable the fund[s] assigned.
• Maintain adequate documentation of job notes.
• Knowledge of:
  • Computerized fixed asset systems
  • General Ledger accounting software
  • Internet searching; accessing information on websites
  • Procedures required to reconcile general ledger accounts
  • Microsoft software systems (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Ability to:
  • Analyze and resolve accounting problems
  • Work under time pressures and constraints
  • Be organized and detail oriented
  • Be professional in manner and appearance

Apply online at: https://housingconnect.clearcompany.com/careers/jobs/b7454290-a5b9-51b3-25ef-e8fca1843352/apply?source=3322898-CJB-0