Accounting Technician – Payroll
Salary: $16.60 – $29.82 hourly
Closing Date: 03/16/2025
Self-Help Enterprises has an immediate opening for an Accounting Technician-Payroll. Self-Help Enterprises is a nationally recognized community development organization whose mission is to work with low-income families to build and sustain healthy homes and communities. Since 1965, Self-Help Enterprises’ efforts have touched the lives of over 65,000 families. Our service area is comprised of nine counties – Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare County – in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, the world’s most productive agricultural area.
As an Accounting Technician in Payroll, you will support programs in a large non-profit organization through payroll processing for approximately 250 employees and some specific program accounting; including general accounting and specific payroll support for semi-monthly processing, benefit administration, and reporting in an increasingly complex organization. As an Accounting Technician, you will maintain high accuracy levels and confidentiality. You should be detail-oriented and comfortable working with spreadsheets, accounting software, journal entries, and trial balances. You should also be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing and be comfortable working independently and as part of a team.
Responsibilities
- Administrate payroll and benefits.
- Conduct general program accounting.
- Process, sort, code, and post data while maintaining records.
- Prepare and file reports.
- Communicate with staff, partners, and vendors.
Must Haves
- Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and confidentiality.
- Experience with Excel and accounting software.
- Office work experience.
- Entry-level accounts payable and accounting skills.
- Experience with double-entry accounting, journal entries, and trial balances.
- AA or AS in accounting/business or finance or commensurate education and experience.
Skills
You're passionate
You're a passionate and energetic person who's excited to connect and strategize with communities and residents.
You love people, communities, and problem solving
You're always excited to meet someone new, listen, and help them find solutions to their needs.
You get excited about the details
You're a detail oriented person who is organized and always looking for efficiencies.
You're a creative and strategic thinker
You strive to come up with innovative and creative solutions to problems that seem impossible. You're capable of thinking about the big picture and coming up with a plan to execute.
You're self-motivated
You see something that can be improved and you go after it. You have a strong desire to help others and to be a part of something special at Self-Help Enterprises.
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