Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Greater Cemetery in the Los Angeles Area is looking for a Cash Accountant to be responsible for daily posting of contract payments from operating system to financial system GP. Perform various cash, check and electronic disbursement processes, and cash accounting activities within the Corporate Treasury function. Focus on the General Ledger duties of a treasury department and includes, but is not limited to, the journals for Inglewood Park Cemetery and its subsidiary entities and affiliate bank accounts. Perform accounting functions within the various operating and financial systems, bank reconciliations, and backup of other core treasury functions, e.g. cash position and electronic payments, as assigned.

This individual may be required to provide input to or participate in various projects and will perform other duties as requested.

JOB DUTIES

· Daily recording of cash receipts to the GP accounting system. Liaison with cashier’s office to ensure accuracy of transactions

· Daily reconciliation of cash transactions between operating system and financial system

· Upload daily ACH customer payments to bank

· Posting of ACH disbursements and receipts to the GP accounting system.

· Ensure activities posted to both cash and clearing GL accounts are reviewed and reconciled in a timely manner

· Weekly reporting of cash balances to upper management

· Review outstanding checks to research stale dated check for reissue or escheatment

· Tracking and recording of investments such as T-Bills and money-market account

· Recording of and remittance of sales tax

· Monthly billing for third-party customers and other entities, such as Flower Shop, Mortuary, Roosevelt Memorial Park

· Follow-up of outstanding payments due from third-party customers

· Record special receipts from various entities, such as tax refunds and vendor refunds, endowment, and trust payments, etc.

· Preparing standard and recurring journal entries, booking accrual entries for related accounts

· Assign GL codes, prepare for review by management, and ensure journals are uploaded into appropriate financial systems

· Perform month end bank reconciliation of various bank accounts against transactions posted on financial system for various IPC entities

· Assist with other month-end processes and general ledger account reconciliations as need; prepare ad-hoc analysis if current month’s conditions indicate

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 2 years of experience in an accounting, treasury or finance environment
• GL accounting background
• Excellent Excel spreadsheet and database skills
• Attention to details. Familiar with bank reconciliation process
• Strong organizational, critical thinking and customer service skills
• Ability to multi-task and manage competing deadlines
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains and AS/400 (JD Edwards) knowledge preferred.

Physical Setting-OFFICE

COVID-19 precautions

Customers are seen by appointment only. All Covid-19 Protocols are in place. Temperature testing, sanitizing stations, PPE is provided.