About Community Housing Network
Community Housing Network (CHN) is a nonprofit organization committed to providing homes for people in need through proven strategies of homeless prevention, housing assistance, affordable housing development, community education, advocacy, and referrals. Since 2001, CHN has served as the leading housing resource nonprofit organization in southeast Michigan and serves thousands of families and individuals annually who are facing homelessness, people with disabilities, low-income households, and other vulnerable Michigan residents.
Community Housing Network is Opening Doors and Transforming Lives through a work environment dedicated to empowering a work/life balance success through our Core Values: Inclusion, Integrity, Innovation and Passion.
CHN is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness which includes:
- Creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace to provide better services for participants and staff.
- Utilizing a trauma informed approach to build rapport with vulnerable populations.
- Making available educational resources related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, all the while providing a platform for conversation.
Community Housing Network provides excellent employment opportunities with competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefit package. All full-time employees enjoy a rich package of benefits including:
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
- 401k
- Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Products: Aflac, Short Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance
- Generous Vacation and Medical Leave Time
Community Housing Network is an equal-opportunity employer recognized by the Detroit Free Press as a Top 100 Workplace and honored as a Crain’s Cool Place to Work.
Accounting Specialist
Department: Accounting
Reports to: Senior Accountant
Employment Status Classification: Full-Time, Salary Exempt
Job Description Summary:
The Accounting Specialist is responsible for assisting with the day-to-day accounting operations and monthly closing process.
Essential Functions:
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations
- Update workpapers on a monthly basis
- Create monthly financial report templates
- Prepare managed entity billings and miscellaneous grant billings
- Backup for accounts payable and other key accounting functions
- Support accounting for various entities
- Preparation of various journal entries
- Assist with preparation for audits
- Other accounting related duties as assigned
Qualifications and Skills:
- Associates Degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience
- Not-for-profit and/or grant accounting experience preferred
- Strong computer skills; proficiency in MS Office Word, Excel and Outlook; experience with Blackbaud/Financial Edge NXT is a plus
- A willingness to learn, grow and cross train within the accounting department
Travel:
No travel is required for this position.
CHN reserves the right to require a motor vehicle record check with respect to any employee where driving is an essential function of the position.
Work Environment and Physical Demands:
This position includes in-office work and remote work (from home office).
While performing the functions of this job, the position is both sedentary and at times requires the ability to be active including standing, bending, lifting and/or arranging files and office products and supplies and may require employee to periodically stand on a short step stool to access files.
Agency Expectations:
- Commitment to confidentiality, integrity, and adherence to organizational values.
- Adhere to agency policies and procedures.
- Demonstrate exceptional communication and organizational skills.
- Maintain a positive and respectful attitude.
- Demonstrate flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload.
- Consistently report to work on time and prepared to perform duties of position.
- Have a strong work ethic that equally prioritizes the needs of participants and the needs of the organization.
- Proactively and effectively communicate the knowledge gained from education/trainings/conferences to others in the organization through the use of presentations, emails, and conversations.
- Execute all duties within the framework of Housing First and trauma-informed care principles.
- Prioritize cultural understanding, respect, resilience, adaptability, conflict resolution, and resourcefulness.
- Upholds organizations core values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, passion and vision within our organization and the people we serve.
Disclaimer:
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
