Why work for Lutheran Towers?
Lutheran Towers offers a very generous salary and a robust benefits package, including health and dental, life, and disability insurance; paid time off; a generous retirement plan; and a great environment filled with energetic, fun, team-oriented people.
We value people who are customer service oriented, smart, passionate, and get things done in an exemplary fashion. Fit is the most important criteria for us when hiring. When we say, “fit,” what does that mean to us? To “fit” at Lutheran Towers you must be:
• Passionate about Serving Others: You enjoy coming to work each day and have a positive energy that the organization can see and feel.
• Compassionate and Humble: You check your ego at the door and make a continual, concerted effort to truly appreciate and respect others ‘perspectives. You put yourself in other's shoes and go out of your way to ensure that all perspectives are heard and understood before decisions are taken.
• A Team Player: You are willing to jump in and help whenever and wherever needed by the team. Your goal is to find ways to provide value rather than call attention to your individual performance.
• Analytical: You love digging into data but are not prone to “analysis paralysis”! You are use data as your guide, encourage your teams, peers to do the same, effectively parsing that data to provide key insights for the team, and facilitates data driven decisions.
• Someone Who Gets Things Done: Once you have analyzed the data and factored all stakeholder perspectives into your decision, you quickly work to implement the most effective solution, course correcting as you observe outcomes and learn new information. You are not afraid to roll up your sleeves, take responsibility and make things happen both as an individual contributor and as a leader, encouraging your team to do the same. Once you start things, you like to finish them, not just “checking the box,” but spending the time to make sure that they are done right.
• Willing to Make Mistakes and Intellectually Honest When You Do: You are not afraid to push the envelope even at the risk of making a mistake in an effort to make continuous improvements. If your decisions or efforts do not turn out as hoped, you admit the mistake, learn from it and ensure it will not be repeated in the future. Placing blame and spending time pointing fingers is not part of your DNA…learning enough to make sure we do not repeat the mistake is.
• Customer Centric: You have a strong empathy for the customer/Residents, wanting to deliver quality results to convert customers/Residents into raving fans for Lutheran Towers.
Job Title: Accountant
Reports to: Director of Operations
ABOUT YOU: The ideal candidate will be passionate about the organization's mission and committed to culture change work. S/he will have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You have the ability to work on projects from conception to completion and work with agility under pressure and within timelines. This is a unique opportunity for a detail-oriented, proactive, reliable, creative, flexible and strategic leader with an exceptional integrity, a strong work ethic, sound business acumen, extensive knowledge of and experience in accounting, experience as well as implementation skills to join a dynamic, high-functioning organization.
The Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day accounting activities, recording and maintaining financial records, and reports to the Director of Operations.
Accounting Functions
a. All book keeping/Accounting activities including, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable (rent collection).
b. Process Journal Entries as needed
c. Prepare financial reports for Executive Director as needed. Includes customized reports.
d. Prepares and updates the annual budget – End of year budgets and quarterly forecast budgets including capital improvements and adjustments to expenditures. Works with department directors in managing their budgets
e. Prepare JE and maintain Amortization Insurance report
f. Assist in the Annual Accounting Audit
g. Process 1099's at end of year
h. Manage employee benefits, and all insurance process and renewals
i. Maintain all functions of banking accounts including reconciliation, and deposits.
j. Maintain and reconcile petty cash.
k. Prepare other reports as needed (Benevolence funds; tenant re-payments)
l. Prepares monthly financial reports ( i.e. Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss, and Income Statement) for the Executive Director
II. Rent Collection
a. Oversee the collection and timely deposit of rental checks.
b. Write and deliver letters on the 6th of the month to residents that pay over, pay under or have not turned in rent as of the 6th of the month. (5th is last day to turn in rent).
III. Education, Skills, Experience
a. Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Management, Finance, or Accounting
b. 2+ years of accounting experience.
c. Knowledge of bookkeeping and generally accepted accounting principles.
d. Computer literacy especially in QuickBooks, EXCEL, and the full Microsoft Office Suite
e. Special preference (but not required) for experience working in HUD affordable housing environment with familiarity with OneSite tenant database software.
f. Strong organizational and time management skills.
g. Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
h. Other duties as assigned and approved by the Executive Director
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting
• Spanish language proficiency both verbal and written
OUR EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY
It is the policy of Lutheran Towers to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Lutheran Towers will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.