Accountant/Controller

Hillels of Georgia

Role Overview

The position is part of the organization’s accounting departments and reports directly to the CEO. The position is responsible for recording the day-to-day transactions including cash disbursements, cash receipts, bi-weekly payroll entries, and other general accounting requirements that arise in the normal monthly financial reporting cycle. In addition to providing accounting services to Hillel of Georgia, the position will coordinate accounting functions and financial reporting for several campus Hillel organizations, all of which roll up to Hillel of Georgia. The position will also require interacting with programmatic staff, and outside auditors for the annual audit.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of Quick Books Fund Accounting software and familiarity with accounting systems for non-profits. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word software is a must.
• Timely Recording of comprehensive financial transactions in order to issue monthly financial statements. Responsibilities include:
  • Recording income and expenses in the accounting system after month end. Coordination with development personnel and campus staff to deposit all checks in the proper GL account, consistent with the budgeted line item. Coordination with Campus directors and their staff to code income and expenses, consistent with budgeted amounts.
  • Develop spreadsheets and analyses for recurring accounting entries and prepaid amounts.
  • Record bi-weekly payroll entries from Hillel’s third-party processor, in the GL for the Hillel organization and each Campus.
  • Prepare year-end salary and other accruals on an as needed basis.
  • Handle accounting for accrued vacation and Paid Time Off.
• Prepare personnel and administrative schedules and forms for Hillel and campus organizations. Responsibilities include:
  • Ensure all procedures in Employee Handbook are followed to include implementing changes resulting from new policies. Process new hire paperwork on a complete and timely basis, ensuring that all forms are imputed in the Paycom payroll system, and administer existing employee payroll changes. Create an improved “customer service” approach for answering staff agency benefits questions.
  • Prepare, send, and file the required annual 1099’s for services provided to Hillel the required deadline.
• Prepare the bi-weekly payroll using Hillel’s third-party payroll system. Responsibilities include:
  • Bi-Weekly payroll processing for all personnel.
  • Implement necessary changes in salary, parsonage and benefits in the Paycom payroll system as needed.
  • Record necessary journal entries in the general ledger to record bi-weekly payroll.
  • Participate in the onboarding of new employees in the payroll system.
  • Assist employees in navigating and training with respect to the payroll system.
  • Maintain proper vacation and sick leave accruals within the Pay system and communicate with employees regarding their individual amounts as needed.
• Review check requests for proper documentation, approval and accounting coding. Ensure issuance of checks on a timely and accurate basis.
• Confer with development staff to prepare the necessary journal entries to accurately code and record cash and credit card donations. Prepare bank deposits.
• Provide schedules and other information required in connection with the annual audit performed by outside auditors.
• Maintain high levels of “customer service” concerning staff, vendor and student requests for financial information. 

Qualifications 

The full-time position requires an individual with a bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years’ experience working in a financial/accounting department, including all areas of general ledger accounting including, but not limited to, cash receipts and cash disbursements. Experience in a nonprofit organization is a requirement. Furthermore, the individual should have experience with payroll, including processing, recording and monitoring transactions. The successful candidate should have excellent interpersonal skills in order to effectively communicate with non-financial programmatic staff. Additionally, the individual must be a team player who is willing to go the extra mile when necessary.

Salary and Benefits

Hillel of Georgia offers an excellent benefits package including comprehensive medical and dental plans, retirement savings plan including an employer match, as well as life and long term disability insurance. The salary for this position is $100,000 - $125,000.

About Hillels of Georgia

Hillels of Georgia serves as an umbrella organization partnering with college campuses to provide thousands of Jewish students with their Jewish home away from home. Our mission is to create vibrant Jewish life on every campus in Georgia. We do so by providing meaningful Jewish experiences to thousands of students on campuses across Georgia. Hillels of Georgia was founded in 2003 to engage and empower Jewish students to create vibrant and dynamic Jewish life on campuses across the state. Hillels of Georgia is a proud member of Hillel International and beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. 

Hillels of Georgia currently has professionals on the following campuses: Emory University, University of Georgia, Kennesaw State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia College & State University, Georgia State University, SCAD, and Georgia Southern. 

Hillels of Georgia is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel.