Bookkeeper/Accountant

Organizational Overview:

Partners for Andean Community Health (PACH) strives to improve access to healthcare and community services for the people of the Andes.

We focus on healthcare accessibility and affordability for vulnerable communities in Ecuador by empowering our local partners and leveraging the expertise, energy, and

resources of volunteers.

We support FIBUSPAM, a growing charitable clinic and surgical center in Riobamba Ecuador, as well as dozens of medical missions to Ecuador every year.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

PACH is seeking a part time contract bookkeeper/accountant to lead our monthly and annual accounting processes. This person will be responsible for general ledger management, account reconciliation, cash receipts processing, all facets of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and preliminary monthly accounting cycle closing, and maintaining all financial records and reporting. Duties are as follows:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain financial record keeping and reporting systems, payroll, billing, receivables, payables, cash receipts, cash disbursements, and general ledger functions.
• Monitor and follow-up on receivables that have been outstanding for unusually long periods of time.
• Produce monthly and quarterly financial statements including balance sheet, profit/loss statements, and accumulative general ledger using QuickBooks.
• Ensure that all general ledger accounts are reconciled to subsidiary records on a monthly basis.
• Record donations in eTapestry.
• Prepare monthly closing general ledger entries.
• Review reconciliations to ensure that they are prepared properly and follow-up on any unusual items.
• Monitor cash flow
• Prepare and file annual tax forms including 990s and 1099s.
• Oversee, in conjunction with independent auditor, preparation of annual audit.
• Reconcile bank and accounts, and prepares related journal entries
• Preparation of invoices and billing
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.

QUALIFICATIONS: This position requires an Associate’s Degree (Bachelor’s Degree) in accounting, business administration or related field and/or minimum of three years’ experience in accounting and/or finance, preferably with a non-profit organization (CPA preferred). A high degree of knowledge regarding payroll and accounting software, particularly QuickBooks is a must. Familiarity with eTapestry preferred. Solid written and verbal communication skills, ability to pay attention to detail and maintain confidentiality, strong interpersonal skills and commitment to working with a diverse staff are essential to successfully carry out the duties of this position. Fluency in Spanish is a plus.

COMPENSATION and WORK HOURS:

This is a flexible part-time position that can be performed from anywhere on your own schedule. However, candidates from Connecticut and Washington, DC will be preferred. We are a very small organization with an annual budget below $500,000. As such, we anticipate that this job will only entail 10 of work per month. We are offering this position as a fixed fee contract position at the rate of $350 a month.

BENEFITS

PACH will sponsor your participation in one of our medical missions to Ecuador every year if desired.

Bilingual English/Spanish Preferred.