Accounting Specialist - Dallas Children's Advocacy Center

The Dallas Children's Advocacy Center is seeking an experienced accounting specialist to work with our Director of Finance.

 

GENERAL DESCR...Education and experience:  associate’s degree in accounting with at least 1-2 years’ experience in an accounting position performing accounts payable duties.

Required Software: Blackbaud Financial Edge database and FENXT.

Competencies for Position:

Accountability and Dependability

Accounting Compliance

Attention to Detail

Communication

Time Management

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  

Knowledge of generally accepted accounting practices and principles.

Knowledge of accounts payable processing.

Knowledge of intermediate to advanced work with MSOffice Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Knowledge and intermediate experience with Blackbaud Software or similar.

Skilled at organizing work and priorities.

Skilled at handling and shifting priorities in a deadline driven work environment.

Skilled at recording multiple accounts in a timely and accurate manner.

Ability to ensure accuracy and confidentiality in all work and ability to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions.

Ability to work independently and ability to problem solve with effectiveness and efficiency.

Ability to establish and maintain professionally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks and a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

Demonstrated ability to work with all levels of employees, board members, partners, and community.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work Location: All work must be performed in the office due to client confidentiality; employees working with DCAC after 90 days of employment may apply to work one day remotely.

Mental and Physical Abilities: Duties are usually performed seated with occasional periods of standing or walking. Limited physical effort is required associated with lifting and carrying objects (less than 25 lbs.). 

Working Conditions: Work may be performed but is not limited to an office environment.

Essential Functions: This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive.  It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of this position.  The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this job description.

Core Values: Must demonstrate/live our organization’s core values: 1. Put the child first in all we do, 2. Operate as a part of a seamless team, 3. Work with a servant’s heart.

DCAC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we believe in an inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

BENEFITS:

100% Paid Employee Health Insurance-PPO

100% Paid Employee Dental Insurance

100% Paid Short Term Disability

100% Paid Long Term Disability

100% Paid Basic Term Life and AD&D Benefits (one times your annual earnings up to $50,000)

Vision Insurance through Superior Vision

Pet Insurance through Nationwide

Legal Services through Freshbenies

Flexible Spending Account

Dependent Spending Account

Six (6) weeks' of paid Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

Health Advocate

WellVia Teladoc Program

403b Retirement and Contribution Plan with up to a 4% employer contribution

Supplemental Insurance: Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance

Bilingual Stipend (English/Spanish) of $2,700 annually

Cell Phone Stipend

10 Paid Holidays

2 Floating Holidays

14 Wellness Days

10 Vacation Days 

DCAC participates in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)