Corps Accountant

Schedule/Hours: Monday-Friday; 8:30am-4:30pm

This position is responsible for:

The Salvation Army, an internationally recognized non-profit, faith-based organization, has a job opening for an Accountant in Florence, AL. This position will administer all Corps accounting functions for a variety of programs and accounts and ensure that all accounting transactions are processed in an accurate and timely manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performs computerized double-entry bookkeeping tasks for an assigned Corps with multiple and varied programs with separate sets of books
• properly records and maintains precise fiscal records and financial data; applies fundamental bookkeeping knowledge and skills to varied bookkeeping tasks such as posting, checking entries, issuing checks, balancing accounts, and preparing financial reports for assigned accounts
• prepares and maintains financial records in an accurate, complete, and timely manner while ensuring the integrity, security and accountability of Salvation Army financial accounts. 
• Keeps the Commanding Officer abreast of the financial condition of the local unit at all times. 
• Serves as liaison to Divisional Headquarters and ensures the accurate and complete submission of financial data and reports in accordance with Divisional Headquarters’ standards and schedules.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in a normal office environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.
• Limited amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting and carrying light objects (less than 25 lbs.) 5-10% of work time.
• All employees recognize that The Salvation Army is a church and agree that they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

Employee Benefits:

• Medical Insurance, including Prescription, Dental, Vision
• PTO
• Holiday Pay
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Group Voluntary Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Group Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Aflac Supplemental Policies
• Retirement

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOU

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, bookkeeping, business or related field, and two years’ experience in the performance of increasingly complex bookkeeping work utilizing a computerized accounting system with detailed exposure to double-entry fund accounting, or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Knowledge of basic double-entry bookkeeping and fund accounting principles and practices.
• Knowledge of extensive body of accounting rules, practices and procedure.
• Ability to obtain numerical totals and balances and to verify information from complex forms and transfer to computers or manual reports.
• Valid State Driver's License.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled