Accounting Specialist

Cultivating curiosity by creating wonder

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• Location 200 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd,Evansville, IN, 47713,United States
• Base Pay $64,040.00 / Year
• Job Category Finance
• Employee Type Full Time

• Name Jenifer Frnka
• Phone
• Email jeniferf

At Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library (EVPL), we cultivate curiosity by creating wonder, and we envision communities united through shared exploration and understanding.

Bring your whole self to work each day and be authentically you. You bring a unique perspective and life view to the work we do for and with our community. As an EVPL employee, you should feel supported and empowered to think forward and to problem solve with your colleagues. At EVPL your voice, your lived experiences, and YOU matter! Each individual adds to the team as a whole, and every role makes a difference in how we impact Evansville and Vanderburgh County.

The Accounting Specialist is responsible for the financial management of the library auxiliary organization(s), projects, programs, and grants including alignment of financial disbursements with designated budgets, grants, and projects. The Accounting Specialist records and processes financial transactions, maintains contractual agreements, and oversees record retention archives. The Accounting Specialist follows Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and ensures the library’s compliance with local, state, and federal requirements, and serves as backup payroll processor for the Assistant Finance Manager.

In cooperation with the Director of Finance, the Finance Team, and other colleagues, the Accounting Specialist will advance the library’s mission, vision, strategic priorities, and brand. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Manage auxiliary library organization budgeting, transaction recording, reconciliation, and reporting in collaboration with organizational leadership.
• Manage programming, special fund accounts, and external project funds to ensure financial accountability, and account standards and compliance statutes are in alignment with external funding requirements.
• Coordinate the financial information and records for grants, sponsor ships, and external funding application requests; complete required reporting.
• Maintain a register of the library’s contractual agreements, ensuring terms and conditions are up to date and fulfilled.
• Ensure the record retention schedules are kept current and the document destruction requests are submitted in accordance with archival guidelines.
• Safeguard assets and resources through adherence to internal controls.
• Support departmental functions such as receipting revenue, records and contract management, capital project debt management, payroll processing, purchasing function, accounts payable processing, and other miscellaneous functions.
• Participate in special projects, or other duties, as assigned.

Basic:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, finance, or related field.
• 3+ years' experience in working in governmental fund accounting.
• 3+ years' experience accounting with nonprofit and philanthropic administrative finances.
• 3+ years' experience implementing Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word and Excel, as well as Google Suite products.
• Must possess a valid driver's license and have reliable transportation.

Preferred:

• 1+ years' experience processing payroll.
• 1+ years' experience in a public library setting.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with sound judgement and governance in a position of trust.
• A continuous learner with a welcoming…