Job Details

Bookkeeper Position

Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.

This is a full-time Bookkeeper position responsible for performing a variety of accounting and bookkeeping tasks as well as administrative support to the Executive Director. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the mission of Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO and be able to work independently.

Core responsibilities include:

• Communicate with timeliness, clarity, and positivity with people of all levels
• Develop and maintain positive, collaborative functional relationships with staff, volunteers, donors, board members, and vendors
• Perform general accounting tasks, such as preparing bank deposits, entering transactions into the general ledger, processing accounts payable, and reconciling invoices to records
• Reconcile cash deposits
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local legal requirements and regulations
• Maintain financial records in accordance with federal and state regulations
• Compile and maintain accounting ledgers, including journal entries, balance sheet accounts, and cash registers
• Assist in the preparation of financial statements, reports, and audit preparation
• Assist with the reconciliation of accounts and records
• Assist with IT Management including phones, computers, copy machines, etc.
• Provide administrative support to the Executive Director and other senior leadership as assigned
• Provide ongoing support to staff regarding technology efficiencies

Standards for measuring performance include:

• Completeness, accuracy, and punctuality of reports and other assignments
• Maintain a high internal and external customer satisfaction level
• Maintain high standards of integrity and compliance

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include:

• Nonprofit experience helpful but not required
• Intermediate to advanced experience with MS Office Suite and Google docs with focus on Excel
• Experience with data entry and databases required
• Experience with QuickBooks Online preferred; training provided
• Experience in working with volunteers strongly preferred
• Good organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal communication and team building skills
• Ability to prioritize and work independently; self-starter and self-motivator; proactive
• Willingness to perform other duties as assigned

Physical requirements necessary to perform this job include:

• Most work is performed indoors
• Requires valid driver's license and ability to meet company's insurance requirements; occasional driving
• Long periods of time sitting at a computer entering and analyzing data
• Some tasks involve working with volunteers and staff, while other tasks are performed independently in a quiet setting
• Must be able to pass background, motor vehicle, and credit reviews

Internal interactions include all staff, volunteers, board members, and some donors. External interactions include auditors, government agencies, vendors, homeowners, attorneys, and third party accounting firms.

Habitat HFHS is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified personnel for all our positions in a manner that does not unlawfully discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, veteran/reserve national guard status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed but are not to be seen as a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Also, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.