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Accountant 300 King St

Accountant

Full Time • 300 King St
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Benefits:
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discounts
  • Health insurance
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Paid time off
  • Training & development
  • Vision insurance
  • Wellness resources
  • Competitive salary
Job Title: Accountant
FLSA Status: Non-exempt, Full-time, 40 hours/week 
Shift: Monday -Friday, 8:00AM - 4:00 PM 
Supervisor: Director of Finance & Accounting 
Location: Pottstown, PA

WHO WE ARE:
YWCA Tri-County Area is on a mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace justice, freedom, and dignity for all. YW serves more than 3,000 people annually in Montgomery, Chester, and Berks counties as a leader in advocating for girls, women, and families. YW’s quality programs and services focus on education, designed to build individual, family, and community success: early childhood education; Youth Empowerment Programs that include enrichment, STEM learning, and recreation; adult education and English as a Second Language; workforce development; Foster Grandparent Program; and holistic wraparound services. Mission-based advocacy efforts raise awareness, offer issue education, and build social capital around women's empowerment, racial and social justice, and safe and healthy communities. 
 
YWCA Tri-County Area is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering competitive salaries and benefit packages.
 
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
YW3CA is seeking an Accountant to support the administration of YW3CA’s government grants within the finance department. The Accountant will be responsible for financial and administration of federal, state, and local government grant programs while serving as the day-to-day point of contact for Government Grant Fiscal Administrators and internal stakeholders. This includes reviewing grant documents for fiscal and administration requirements, providing guidance to program directors regarding fiscal and compliance requirements, and managing a government grant budget and grant fiscal reporting. The ideal candidate will be a team player who is energetic, organized, and self-motivated, eager to join our fast-paced finance department. The Accountant will serve as a leader of the organization’s government grant financial compliance and as a positive contributing member of the organization’s finance team. 

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING (Includes, But Not Limited to): 
  • Maintain the general ledger and monitor entries made by the AR/AP Accountant
  • Reconciliation for all ledger accounts monthly
  • Enter and maintain departmental budgets
  • Communicate on a regular basis with departments about their budgets
  • Maintain direct responsibility for all fiscal and accounting functions associated with the contract between the YW3CA and government funders.
  • Reviews all expenditures for government grants to ensure compliance with YW3CA and government procurement requirements.
  • Ensures compliance with requirements such as time and effort reporting, financial & progress reporting.
  • Completes timely journal entries as necessary
  • Other duties as assigned within the scope of position expectations.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE POSITION 
  • Experience working with Sage Intacct.
  • Understanding YWCA’s mission, goals, and objectives and ability to work independently with a high level of energy and contribute as part of a larger team.
  • Experience performing a wide range of duties directly related to grant management activities.
  • Interpersonal skills to work effectively with many different internal and external stakeholders.
  • Understanding principles, theories, and practices of budget management.
  • Highly organized results-oriented thinker with ability to implement processes independently.
  • Proactive attitude and initiative.
  • Outstanding written and spoken communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and deliver under pressure.
  • Microsoft office suite experience required.
 Education & Experience: 
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field (required) or equivalent work experience commensurate with the proven ability to perform the above stated duties.
  • Three (3) years’ experience working with federal grant administration.
  • Three (3) years’ experience accounting knowledge.
Compensation: $24.00 per hour

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.





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YW Benefits**

Affordable Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
Annual Paid Business Closures according to the organization’s annual Business Closure Calendar
Voluntary MetLaw benefit provides employees with professional legal counsel for a broad range of legal services.
Voluntary Term Life Insurance provides employees’ beneficiaries with a financial protection plan.
Voluntary Hospital Indemnity Insurance provides a range of fixed, lump-sum daily benefits to help cover costs associated with a hospital admission, including room and board costs.
Voluntary Accident Insurance provides a range of fixed, lump‐sum benefits for injuries resulting from a covered accident.
Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance provides a fixed, lump- sum benefit upon diagnosis of a critical illness, which can include heart attack, stroke, paralysis and more.
Voluntary Flexible Spending Account provides support for employees’ out-of-pocket health care costs.
 Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance at no cost to the employee. 
Voluntary 401K Retirement plan includes an employer match in relation to employee’s contributions.
YWCA Retirement Plan: After two years and two thousand hours, you are automatically vested into the plan.  YW3CA contributes a percent of an employee’s gross each pay, currently at 7.5% and the fund also matches 3%. 
Generous Paid Time Off plan (including Vacation, Sick, and Personal PTO) which includes partial PTO rollover each calendar year.
Tuition discounts for a variety of undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs at the selected higher education institutions: Alvernia University, Chestnut Hill College, Delaware Valley University, and Widener University. Discounts vary depending on institution and program.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers employees family care services, legal services, and financial services
Employee Discount on private pay childcare tuition.
Through American Funds, employees have access to the College America 529 Saving Plan that has significant tax advantages and allows employees to build a college fund for their family’s educational needs.

**Restrictions may apply based on position hours