Bookkeeper

Lions Tigers & Bears

Alpine, CA

Expired: over a month ago Applications are no longer accepted.

Full-Time

Job Description

The Bookkeeper is responsible for recording all financial transactions, including purchases, sales, receipts and payments in QuickBooks, the accounting software. Posts information to QuickBooks and reconciles accounts to ensure accuracy. Supports Lions Tigers & Bears (“LTB”) payroll and bank reconciliation processes, as necessary.

Primary Responsibilities

· Administer the accounts receivable and accounts payable function timely.

· Pay all bills, understand and categorize to the proper expense category in QuickBooks (Program, Administrative, Fundraising), and understand the accounts utilized in the P&L.

· Maintain an organized filing system for all vendor invoices, revenue sources, credit card statements, and banking statements.

· Support and communicate effectively with third party processor for bi-weekly payroll, as necessary.

· Support and communicate effectively with third party processor for bank reconciliation processes, as necessary.

· Financial Reports

o Create and track budgets (yearly, quarterly, per special event, or ad-hoc).

o Generate monthly financial reports, as well as reports on special events, visits, and any other ad-hoc reports requested by the Director/Founder.

o Maintain regular contact with the LTB accountant.

· Work in collaboration with the Data Processing Coordinator to ensure accurate receipt of gift reports from DonorPerfect and check/credit card receipts to QuickBooks to validate the activity from all revenue sources (FareHarbor, Groupon, PayPal, etc.) is captured in QuickBooks.

· Reconcile credit card receipts and petty cash at least monthly, and more frequently as needed or requested by the Director/Founder.

Communicate timely and effectively with the LTB Accountant, CPAs, Auditors, and Management, and assist with the completion of all audits (financial, payroll, sales tax, etc.).

· Create financial reports as needed to keep management and the Board up-to-date on the financial health of LTB.

· Engage as a team member/team player.

· Keep office clean and neat.

· Maintain confidentiality of proprietary, financial and donor information.

· Provide administrative support for special events as needed.

· Perform all other duties as assigned by the Director/Founder.

Company Description

Lions Tigers & Bears (LTB) was founded in 2002, by Bobbi Brink. When asked why she started Lions Tigers & Bears, she often replies, “After witnessing the heart-breaking phenomenon known as the “exotic animal trade” and seeing the victims of this business, I was compelled to do what I could to help these animals. I have spent many sleepless nights picturing the tortured lives these cats end up living. The places where these marvelous animals are kept are truly disgusting – sometimes in places you would least expect, such as in miserable holding cells with no sunlight or windows, living in cages so small they barely have room to stand up or turn around. Many live in basements, never seeing the outdoors or smelling fresh air. I have seen 10 or more cats crowded together in a small enclosure, where they restlessly pace in filth and fight each other for scraps of food. Some starve to death.”

Why Work Here?

Unique opportunity to work with one of the most highly accredited large cat and exotic animal sanctuaries in the United States.

Lions Tigers & Bears (LTB) is dedicated to providing a safe haven for unwanted, abused exotic animals and educating the public about the abuses of the exotic animal trade. LTB offers a wide range of programs and services including captive exotic and wildlife rescue, providing lifetime homes to rescued animals, educating the public about the abuses of captive exotic animals being used for entertainment/amusement, canned hunts, the sale of body parts, and advocating for the regulation of private ownership of exotics. We are a sanctuary that allows the animals in our care to live out the remainder of their lives with dignity in a caring and safe environment. Lions Tigers & Bears is located on 152 pristine acres where you will have the unique opportunity to be greeted in the morning by a lion’s roar. The sanctuary is one of few highly accredited and licensed sanctuaries in the United States where you will engage, observe and ensure the care of large cats, bears and exotic rescued animals. In this position, you will contribute and collaborate with a team of dedicated people who are passionate about animal welfare and education regarding wildlife trafficking. Our culture sets us apart and influences our dedication to bring previously captive and abused exotic animals from rags to riches.