Accounting Clerk

Location:          Central VA Area Command – Richmond, VA

Position Type:    Regular, Part-Time

Pay Range:        $16.00 - $20.00

About this opportunity:

Performs a variety of routine and complex clerical accounting functions including: financial record keeping and reporting; and processing bills, invoices, purchase orders, requisitions, checks, check requests, payments and/or deposits.

Key responsibilities:

• Receives, records, and deposits cash receipts; prepares daily tabulations and reports of cash receipts; distributes receipts to proper funds; makes daily entries into cash receipts ledger to SAGE. Enter all “white mail” into Response Program and prepare deposits for Central Virginia Area Command, including Corps, Boys& Girls Club, and Shelters accounting.
• Prepare and process one or more of the following financial documents: invoices, billings, purchase orders, requisitions, checks, check requests, tax reports, payments and/or deposits; reviews and verifies the same for accuracy and completeness. 
• Reviews and tallies personnel time cards/records and enters data into Ceridian payroll system; and assists in preparing payroll records.
• Perform data entry of financial information to prepare spreadsheet and general ledger programs for bookkeeping and reporting purposes.

What we are looking for in you:

• High school diploma or G.E.D; AND
• Two years progressively responsible experience working in a general office with accounting and bookkeeping responsibilities; OR
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience providing the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• May require Valid State Driver's License 

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Limited amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting, and carrying light objects (less than 25 lbs.). Duties are usually performed seated.  Sitting may be relieved by brief or occasional periods of standing or walking. Work may be performed in a normal office environment within a climate-controlled structure. There are little, or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, and dirt.

Employee Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Vacation, Sick, Personal and Holiday Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance and more!

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Why work for us?

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…

• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy

Additional Information:

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

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Application Submittal Period:  01/10/2025 – 01/24/2025

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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