Job Description
Part Time Staff Accountant - Catonsville, MD
About the Company and the Part Time Staff Accountant Opportunity:
- CFS is working with a great, repeat non profit client to find a Part Time Staff Accountant to assist during a software implementation for 6 months
- The Staff Accountant will work with a very small and tight knit team on a contract basis
- Schedule: Part time hours between 8:30am-5pm, 20 hours per week in Catonsville, MD. In office Tuesday and Wednesday to start for training
- Reports to the Director of Finance and Senior Accountant (placed by CFS!)
- Ideal start: May 27, 2025
- Some of the employee reviews include things like:
- "Great opportunities to get involved in interesting projects in collaboration with experienced industry professionals."
- "This is a great company to work for, if you're looking for a small/intimate company to work for within the academic publishing business."
Job Duties for the Part Time Staff Accountant: - Reconcile revenue and deferred revenues between Fonteva (Salesforce) software and the general ledger (currently in Great Plains but moving to Sage Intacct)
- Responsible for assisting with month-end close process, including monthly general ledger reconciliations and trial balance account variance analysis
- Upload all AR and revenue activities into the general ledger on a daily basis
- Reconcile banks and general ledger on a timely basis and identify action necessary to resolve differences or corrections
- Responsible for general accounting and related matters, including entering journal entries, amortization schedules, fixed asset depreciation and schedule
- Post monthly payroll entry, related withholdings, and payroll tax expenses
- Provide research and documentation to various departments as needed
- Assist Senior Accountant and Director of Finance with schedules, analysis, and research of audit items (during audit season)
- Assist auditors during fieldwork to provide documentation as requested and address open items as they are identified by the auditors (seasonal)
Ideal Candidate for this Position:
- Must be able to consistently maintain general ledger with a high level of accuracy
- Has exceptional organizational, communication, and time management skills
- Possesses multitasking abilities, excellent problem solving and decision making skills and is able to work in high pressure situations
- Has a positive attitude and is willing to take on any challenge
- Has an analytical mind and enjoys complex work
- Strong attention to detail
Qualifications for the Part Time Staff Accountant:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance preferred, but not required
- 2+ years' full cycle accounting experience
- Ability to do month end, reconciliations, journal entries, maintain GL
- Experience using Microsoft Dynamics GP, Sage Intacct, and/or Salesforce software a plus, but not required
- Strong Excel experience required (ability to work within pivot tables and do lookups)
- Preference will be given to candidates with a non-profit accounting background
- Must be able to pass a background check
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Job Tags
Contract work, Part time, Seasonal work,