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Accounting Coordinator, Finance

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Basic knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
  • Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Ability to work accurately with numerical detail

Responsibilities

  • Manage day-to-day activities including provider data management and data analysis
  • Input and process invoices in Workday system
  • Assist Staff Accountant with payfiles and payment processing
  • Balance and reconcile accounts payable disbursements each month and post to the general ledger

Key facts

Other skills

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Detail Oriented
  • Time Management

About the company

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Foundation for California Community Colleges

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As the official foundation for the California Community Colleges Board of Governors and System Office, the Foundation develops programs and services that save millions of dollars for colleges and students, promotes excellence in education, and provides valuable learning opportunities for students throughout the state. We also support the system through special initiatives, statewide awards, and direct donations to the colleges and the Network of California Community College Foundations. Our services and areas of expertise include program and grant management, career training programs, systemwide purchasing contracts, information technology solutions, financial services, and resource development. Our programs reach all 115 California Community Colleges and 73 districts, and several of these programs are expanding nationwide. Since its inception in 1998, our organization has grown to be one of the largest operating foundations in higher education, with over 100 full-time employees and annual revenues of over $30 million. Today, the Foundation has the capacity and expertise to respond quickly to the needs of our colleges and communities. We have secured over $150 million in grants, contracts, and gifts, and provided over $100 million in direct grants, support, and cost savings to colleges. As we enter our second decade as an organization, we remain committed to making California’s Community Colleges the best they can be. We are anticipating the new challenges they may face, imagining the aspirations of the next generation of students, and envisioning the solutions that will change our world for the better.

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryEducation
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

Accounting Coordinator

100% Remote within California, Must reside in California  

We are seeking a Accounting Coordinator to join FoundationCCC in its mission of benefiting, supporting, and enhancing the California Community Colleges—the largest and most diverse system of higher education in the nation. Together, we are building stronger communities by getting students and colleges the resources they need to succeed and expanding pathways to economic and social mobility across California. Join us as we continue this important work to uphold the value of community colleges in building a brighter future.  

What You’ll Do 

The Accounting Coordinator is a mid-level position with a direct line to the Senior Staff Accountant. This position is responsible for day-to-day activities of projects including but not limited to provider data management, data analysis, time management, inputting and processing invoices in our Workday system. This position is detail driven as high accuracy to detail is required.

The Accounting Coordinator is responsible for month-end and year-end tasks including but not limited to 1099 preparation, and various audit duties. The Accounting Coordinator will also work within Workday to research vendor/supplier cards.

  • Ability to work with large excel data files.

  • Assists Staff Accountant with payfiles, payment processing, and bank reviews such as positive pay and check-cashing verifications

  •  Balance and reconcile accounts payable disbursements each month and post to the general ledger

Attributes for Success  

  •  Basic knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).

  •  Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

  •   Ability to work accurately with numerical detail

  • Our work holds great weight and responsibility, and the opportunity to impact the lives of millions of individuals in California 

  • FoundationCCC blends the impact of a non-profit, the culture of an entrepreneurial start-up, and the scale of a state agency 

  • We are committed to professional development with an emphasis on shared leadership, to ensure growth for employees and the organization overall 

What we Offer 

 

FoundationCCC is fully committed to a “remote-first” philosophy, and recruits and hires talent across the state in fully remote positions, where virtual work is possible. Our headquarters are located in Downtown Sacramento, just blocks from California’s State Capitol.  

Benefits 

  • Competitive compensation, generous PTO, and paid holidays  

  • Medical, dental, and vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Wellness offerings 

  • CalPERS retirement program and optional 403(b) and 457 Retirement plans 

  • Carrot reproductive health and fertility support  

  • Tuition reimbursement 

  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer  

 

To see the full job description, please email jobs@foundationccc.org

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