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What We Do:

Kuhn Employment Opportunities is anon-profit agencycommitted t0helping people with disabilities find and retain employment.We serve people with developmental, intellectual, and psychiatric disabilities in Meriden and the 20 towns surrounding it.

Our mission is to develop quality person-centered services through meaningful employment opportunities that provide people with disabilities, the skills and support necessary to become independent, gain self-esteem and be productive and valued members of the community.

Simply stated, we live by the philosophy that all of our participants are V.I.P.s:

Valued by the community

Independent by earning a wage

Proud of the work they do

*Make a Difference and Join Our Team!!*

Job Description:

TITLE:Accounting Specialist

DEPT:Accounting

REPORTS TO:Chief Financial Officer

STATUS:Non-Exempt

Responsible for maintaining the systems relative to Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable, ADP Payroll and QuickBooks. Help support our mission to provide quality services to find and retain employment for persons with disabilities. We offer generous benefits and paid time off and we are currently offering a signing incentive.

Responsibilities include:

This position requires such typical work operations and responsibilities as, but not limited to:

1.Responsible for various aspects of Payroll processing, including entering data into ADP, creating and entering Payroll Journal entries.

2. Prepare allvendor invoices and other expenses; post completed items in our Accounting software program.

3. Process Accounts Payable such as ensuringaccuracy of invoices and expenses, investigating errors, etc.

4. Prepare customer invoices and post to Accounts Receivable.

5. Responsible forspecialized billing proceduressuch as state contracts or other comparable entities as needed.

6. Manage all issues relative to billing adjustments and credit collections; ensuring billing accuracy and timely customer receipts.

7. Assist with all aspects of theCash Receipts process.

8. Assist withmonth-end accounting functions and reconciliations,including Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable activity.

9.Assist the CFOin the areas of maintaining organized files, Policies and Procedures, and Financial Statement preparatory work.

10.Assist the CFOin other essential duties of the department on an as needed basis.

Qualifications:

• Associates degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related field.(preferred)
• 1 yearof accounting experience. (Nonprofit experience preferred.)
• Technical proficiency in Office Word, Excel and QuickBooks.
• Exceptionalknowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting cost control principles and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Advanced knowledge ofbookkeeping and accounting best practices, laws, standards and state regulations.
• Pays strictattention to detail.
• Available means of transportation
• Automobile insurance in force per Kuhn's specifications when using personal vehicle for work related purposes.

*Offers of employment are contingent upon the return of background information that is fully consistent with the strict hiring criteria of Kuhn. *

Job Type: Full-time, 40hrs/week

Salary: $20.00 per hour

Comprehensive Benefit Package includes:

• Paid time off for personal, sick, family sick and vacation
• 11 Paid Holidays, 1 Floating Holiday
• 401(k) Plan
• Health Insurance
• Dental insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program

Physical setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:

Covid vaccination is required

Education:

• Associate preferred

Experience:

• QuickBooks: 1 year (Preferred)
• Payroll (ADP Preferred): 1 year
• Account ng / Non-profit accounting: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

*Offers of employment are contingent upon the return of background information that is fully consistent with the strict hiring criteria of Kuhn.*