Accountant I - Accounts Payable

Description

Status: Full-Time

Salary: $22.00 - $26.00 per hour

Location: Anchorage, Alaska

Remote: No

Relocation: No

SUMMARY: This Accountant I - Accounts Payable position will specialize in accounts payable (A/P) and is responsible for recording organizational expenses, reconciling corporate credit cards, and communicating with vendors to resolve invoice discrepancies. The position will play an active part in the Finance Team’s work during the organization’s annual financial audit process. The ideal candidate for this position will support the organization’s long-term sustainability by displaying attention to detail in the accounting cycle and ensuring transparent, proactive engagement with employees, vendors, and stakeholders while completing financial operations.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southcentral Alaska's Mission: To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southcentral Alaska's Vision: To provide a world-class Club Experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who enters our doors with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship, and living a healthy lifestyle.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Pillars: Through targeted and meaningful programs, Clubs are working to provide a world-class Club experience that ensures success is within reach of every young person. All members are on track to achieve our priority outcomes:

• Academic Success – Graduating from high school ready for college, trade school, military, or employment
• Character & Leadership – Being an engaged citizen who is involved in the community, registering to vote, and modeling strong character
• Healthy Lifestyles – Adopting a nutritious diet, practicing healthy lifestyle choices, and making a lifelong commitment to fitness

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southcentral Alaska's Pillars:

• Provide DEI-centric, best-in-class child services & youth programming.
• Provide high-quality integrated, educational, athletic, behavioral, job skill development programming.
• Develop financial and funding models that ensure long-term sustainability.
• Hire and develop the highest skilled, qualified, and diverse workforce.
• Ensure proper administrative, staff and board, infrastructure/internal operations are in place to support BGC Alaska’s growth and development.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Daily Operations

• Record expenses in the organization’s financial management system
• Reconcile corporate credit cards and communicate with cardholders to address open items or discrepancies; reconcile active lines of credit
• Serve as initial requisition approver
• Take part in the annual audit process as assigned, including compiling and reviewing A/P audit test selections
• Monitor the department’s billing email and file A/P related communications appropriately
• Maintain proactive and professional customer service within the organization and with customers, vendors, and community partners
• Create and maintain policies and procedures in assigned areas of responsibility
• Ensure department and document security through appropriate confidentiality and access control practices
• Work as part of a team to implement initiatives and annual departmental strategic plans
• Assist in Finance role with fundraising events

Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 

If you meet most qualifications, have diverse range of lived experiences, and a passion for serving Alaska’s youth, you are welcome to apply. 

• High school diploma or equivalent required. 
• Experience with non-profit organizations, preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel spreadsheets is required: pivot tables, VLOOKUP, formulas, and basic formatting.
• Ability to work well with team, other departments, managers, and leadership.
• Ability to work independently

BENEFITS

• Professional Development & Tuition Assistance
• Advancement Opportunities
• Paid Time Off
• Eleven Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Retirement Benefits
• Comprehensive Health Insurance Benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical & Dependent Care)
• Employer Sponsored Disability Insurance
• Employer Sponsored Life & AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life, Accident, & Critical Illness Insurance

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southcentral Alaska is the state’s premier youth development organization. Our programs, training, and services reach over 5,000 children, youth, and teens annually across 20 communities. We are always looking for qualified professionals with a passion for improving young lives to serve as a member of our statewide staff.

Strong mission, vision, and values drive the Clubs’ work for the benefit of our youth. We draw on the wisdom of a diverse workforce to better understand and meet the needs of Alaska’s youth and the communities in which they live. Compensation and benefits are competitive to develop a strong staff and help them maintain a healthy work/life balance. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk, sit, stand, utilize fine and gross motor manipulation, and climbing ramps, stairs and/or into planes. 
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 20 lbs. 
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Primarily a normal internal work environment. Performing the duties of this job may include activities hosted outdoors in various weather conditions. Noise levels for activities in the Club environment may be loud. 

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southcentral Alaska is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to all federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to equal opportunity. The Club does not discriminate against any individual based on any protected status. This policy extends to all terms, conditions and privileges of employment, as well as the use of all Boys & Girls Clubs of Southcentral Alaska's facilities.