Staff Accountant

The San Diego Workforce Partnership is the leader for innovative workforce solutions in San Diego County. We fund and deliver job training programs that enable all job seekers to develop the skills and knowledge needed for in-demand careers. Our vision is that every business in our region has access to a skilled workforce and every job seeker has access to meaningful employment. We seek to earn trust and inspire growth in every action we take.

Position Summary

The Staff Accountant maintains the organization’s financial records in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies. The Staff Accountant is familiar with full cycle accounting and understands all processes and documents necessary to close a reporting period. The position is responsible for maintaining the general ledger, reviewing financial transactions, preparing journal entries, assisting with audits and budgeting processes, reconciling accounts performing day-to-day general accounting functions.

Essential Functions    

• Review, record and reconcile deposits and accounts receivable accounts.
• Create invoices according to company policies and funder requirements.
• Communicate with customers and internal staff to ensure validity and collectability of accounts receivable.
• Prepare accounting schedules and reports.
• Prepare and review journal entries.
• Prepare analyses and documents in preparation for various audits.
• Analyze current procedures and recommend changes to develop and implement best practice of accounting policies and procedures.
• Maintain chart of accounts and determine proper account coding for all classes of transactions in accordance with GAAP, applicable laws, regulations, and organization.
• Assists with the month end close process to ensure all transactions are completed timely and accurately.
• Maintain and update vendor and customer accounts.
• Perform other special projects, ad-hoc reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and analysis as needed.
• Works closely with all departments necessary to ensure that the processes, programs, and services are accomplished in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with policies and procedures and in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements  

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field.
• Three to five (3-5) years’ accounting working experience.
• Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting practices and principles, financial statements, accounting theory, and internal controls
• Ability to prepare reports and business correspondence.
• Strong systems background using an integrated financial software package and generally tech-savvy.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills, able to manage priorities and workflow.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and ability to build relationships with other team members both within and outside of the Finance/Accounting department.
• Self-motivated, with a strong desire for continuous learning and ability to drive process improvement.
• Computer proficiency, particularly with the Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat.

Fundamental Requirements

• Knowledge of for-profit and not-for-profit background gained in a complex environment with a complete understanding of fund accounting.
• Knowledge of MIP, ADP, PowerPlan, and Salesforce.
• Ability to identify and implement process improvements.

Our Values 

Collaboration:  

Engaging in inclusive, respectful relationships among colleagues, customers and community that foster the achievement of shared goals. 

Excellence:  

Driving quality, innovation and measurable outcomes through a customer-centered focus and a high-performance culture. 

Stewardship:  

Strategic, efficient, effective use of resources to meet the evolving needs of our customers and community with the highest levels of integrity. 

Inclusion:  

Taking responsibility for creating a culture where everyone is welcomed, heard, valued and empowered to fully participate and reach their full potential.  

Equity:  

Prioritizing those who have been systemically denied opportunity through policies, priorities, practices, and behaviors that result in access to opportunity for ALL colleagues, customers, and communities. 

We Love to Take Care of Our Workforce Associates–

We offer a great work environment, a culture that values individuality and inclusion, collaborative and innovative teams, and a competitive pay and benefits package. Our benefits include: PTO, PTO sell-back program. Generous employer-paid benefits (platinum plans), company-paid learning and professional development program, pension plan and 457 retirement plan. Additional employee wellness work driven by diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and activities committees. Compensation for this position ranges from $26.40 - $38.24.

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base salary range for this position. If you are hired at San Diego Workforce Partnership, your final base salary (within the pay range), will be determined based on factors such as education, knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members when determining any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer generous benefits and retirement plans.

At the Workforce Partnership, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, and the work that we do in the communities we serve. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace for all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

San Diego Workforce Partnership is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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