Overview:
Our client, located in downtown Chicago, seeks an interim professional with hands-on QuickBooks experience to support general accounting and grants management functions. Core responsibilities include processing vendor payments, managing cash flow, preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, and generating comprehensive grant tracking and support documentation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review bank transactions and account balances.
- Track, record, and code cash receipts to the appropriate company accounts, entering details into QuickBooks Online.
- Facilitate payments to vendors by collecting W9/ACH vendor information, creating/reviewing invoices, and processing payments through QuickBooks Online.
- Post financial transactions, monitor and reconcile accounts payable, accounts receivable, and other general ledger accounts.
- Run monthly/quarterly financial reports in QuickBooks Online.
- Assist in inputting and tracking credit card charges and balances through Expensify.
- Work with leadership to provide necessary supporting documentation to process grant reimbursement payments and reconciliations.
- Assist with the annual budgeting process.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.
- 3+ years of experience (non-profit industry experience preferred).
- Strongly proficient in QuickBooks Online.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver accurate and timely data, with strong analytical skills for assessing and generating insightful financial reports.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and knowledgeable of other MS tools (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Prior knowledge of other ERP software platforms and expense payment software (e.g., Expensify, Ramp, Bill) is a plus.
Interested candidates can send their resume directly to robjames@ifgus.com