Highlights
Responsibilities include preparing assigned account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial data, and assisting with month‑end and year‑end close processes. Effectively communication within and across departments to ensure accurate, reliable, and timely recoding of journal entries for assigned general ledger accounts.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Harrisburg, PA |
| Industry | Legal Services |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1975 |
| Website | http://www.yapinc.org |
Description
Status: Full-Time Hourly FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt
Summary of the Position: Staff Accountant supports the Senior Accountant in maintaining accurate financial records in accordance with GAAP. Responsibilities include preparing assigned account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial data, and assisting with month‑end and year‑end close processes. This role contributes to maintaining strong internal controls and supporting overall financial reporting.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
- Four (4) or more years of private accounting experience
- Ability to understand, interpret, and disseminate financial information to ensure compliance with GAAP.
- Effectively communication within and across departments to ensure accurate, reliable, and timely recoding of journal entries for assigned general ledger accounts.
- Significant exposure to month-end close procedures and strong understanding of reconciliation and appropriate correcting entries.
- Strong proficiency in financial software and Microsoft Office (Excel)
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in financial reporting.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
- Strong written and communication skills.
Benefits Available:
- Medical/Prescription
- Dental
- Vision
- Short Term Disability
- UNUM Supplemental Benefits
- Paid time off.
- Holiday Pay
- 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan.
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
- Weekly pay
- Direct Deposit
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual merit, skills, and qualifications, without regard to race, age, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, military or veteran status, or disability or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where YAP operates. YAP will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
About Company
YAP is a nationally recognized, nonprofit organization exclusively committed to the provision of community-based alternatives to out-of-home care through direct service, advocacy and policy change.
Since our founding in 1975, our expertise and passion have been in serving deep-end, multi-need and cross-system youth and families, though we have success across a continuum of needs and challenges. We provide safe, cost-effective services to youth and families involved in numerous systems, including the Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, Education and Adult Systems.
We serve over 13,000 families a year in more than 100 programs across 21 states and the District of Columbia in rural, suburban and urban areas including 25 major metro areas. Since our beginning in 1975, 100% of our programming occurs in the home communities of the people we serve.