Accountant - Woodland Hills, CA

Location: Calabasas
Posted on: November 9, 2024

Job Description:

A well respected non-profit organization has an immediate need for an Accountant. This organization prides themselves as a community outreach for affordable housing.

This position provides support to the Director of Finance and Construction Controls and the Chief Executive Officer of the affiliate, assuring highly professional best practices in fiscal management and operations. This person will be responsible for performing and maintaining all financial entries, reports and budgets in both the QuickBooks program and in Excel formats for the affiliate as well as the construction activities. Assist with processing homeownership loan applications and performing income qualifications process for applicants as needed. Assist in collections of mortgage payments at other properties as necessary. Duties include budgeting, preparation of deposits, monthly reporting, grant reports, draws and associated financial records.

This job demands a highly organized individual who is expert at multi-tasking and able to work well in a dynamic, demanding environment. Must have excellent computer skills and be proficient in MS Word, QuickBooks and Excel and verifiable construction accounting experience. Complete working knowledge of Preliminary Notices, Lien Releases and Insurance verification is required. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required. Requires excellent attention to detail and a very strong work ethic.

General Requirements:

? Must have working knowledge of Construction accounting with complete understanding of insurance certificates and requirements, Preliminary Notices and Lien Release.

? Attend meetings as assigned.

? Anticipate needs based on event schedules and prepare appropriate materials accordingly.

? Must possess ability to work with multiple deadlines and to meet or exceed applicable timelines.

? Ability to assess contract compliance and reporting requirements.

? Follow-through to project/assignment completion.

? Must possess excellent communication skills.

? Filing, assist with special projects, answer phones.

? Must be available to work at affiliate events after hours and on some weekends throughout the year.

? Any other duties as assigned.

Construction Accounting:

? Contract compliance administration including verification and tracking of all insurance requirements, obtaining and verifying Certificates of Insurance, tracking all Preliminary Notices and ensuring all requirements are met.

? Processing all invoices from contractors, maintaining spreadsheets and budgets, verifying all lien releases are in order, obtaining field manager's approval for work invoiced, entry of invoices into QuickBooks program, issuing checks and joint checks when necessary and following up on Unconditional Releases after payments made.

? Report any inconsistencies immediately to Director of Finance and Construction Controls.

? Review and maintain Budgets and track costs to complete.

? Support site management when necessary.

For immediate consideration for this opportunity, please reply with your most updated resume.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and will consider all qualified candidates without regard to disability or protected veteran status.

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