Accountant (Catonsville, MD)

Accountant needed for our non profit client in Catonsville, MD. The Accountant will provide day-to-day accounting functions to include reconciling, reporting, budgeting and auditing. It is a contract to hire position working on Swift Staffing's payroll for the first three to six months. The non-negotiable pay rate is $40.00 per hour.


Essential Duties:

• Review and process vendor invoices and employee expense reports; ensure proper authorization and coding.
  
• Prepare and file Forms 1099 accurately and timely.
  
• Manage customer invoicing, AR follow-up, and cash receipt application.
  
• Prepare and post journal entries in accordance with monthly and annual close deadlines.
  
• Perform bank reconciliations and comprehensive balance sheet account reconciliations.
  
• Support fixed asset management and lease accounting entries.
  
• Ensure adherence to internal controls across AP, AR, and GL functions
  
• Prepare audit schedules and support financial statement audit requests.
  
• Identify and recommend process improvements to reduce manual workflows.
  

Qualifications:

• At least four years of accounting experience with a non-profit environment is required.
  
• Must have a stable long term work history with the same employer.
• Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.
  
• Must have experience with grants, funding, month-end closing, journal entries, auditing and bank reconciliations.
  
• Experience with Quickbooks, Sage, Microsoft Word and Excel are required.
  
• Must be able to work from 9:00 am-5:00 pm Monday through Friday with a 30 minute non paid lunch.
  
• Must be able to pass an FBI background check and drug test.
  

We offer weekly pay, health insurance, referral bonuses, a one time
longevity bonus, holiday pay and a Roth 401K plan. Certain restrictions
apply.