Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager

Summary:

National Heritage Academies (NHA) is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Accountant to join our accounting team. This role supports the organization's financial operations, including general ledger maintenance, journal entry preparation, account reconciliations, and bank account reconciliations.

The Accountant reports to the Accounting Manager and will work out of our Service Center located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The ideal candidate for this position will possess a bachelor's degree in accounting and 1-3 years of experience working as a General Staff Accountant.

Experience with school accounting and assisting with audits is a plus.

Duties and Responsibilities:

* Assist with month end closing process, helping to ensure an accurate and timely close.

* Prepare and post journal entries and maintain related support.

* Review monthly account activity; prepare correcting journal entries as necessary.

* Analyze and reconcile assigned general ledger accounts, including Receivable, Prepaid and Accrual accounts. Investigate and follow up on any variances or unusual items.

* Reconcile all school bank accounts to the general ledger.

* Collaborate with team members and departments to support overall accounting operations.

* Assist with year-end audits and audit requests.

* Other duties as assigned in support of accounting department.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in accounting preferred.

* 1-3 years of applicable accounting experience.

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

* Possess ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with individuals from various business units. throughout the organization and represent NHA in a professional manner.

* High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office programs including Excel.

This is an in-person position at our NHA Service Center located at 3850 Broadmoor Ave., Grand Rapids, MI.

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National Heritage Academies is an equal opportunity employer.