Accountant

Benefits:

• Competitive salary


• Flexible schedule


• Opportunity for advancement

About Literacy Achieves
For more than 25 years, Literacy Achieves has been transforming lives through education by providing English literacy programs to non-English speaking adults and their young children. Our mission is to equip our students with the language and life skills needed to thrive in our community.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Accountant / Accounting Assistant to support our finance team and help ensure accurate, timely, and transparent financial processes. This role is essential to maintaining the strength of our organization as we continue to serve students and families across Dallas.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Payable

• Process daily accounts payable transactions: download, code, and enter invoices into QuickBooks, route for approvals, and schedule payments.


• Respond to vendor and staff inquiries regarding accounts payable.


• Maintain vendor files, including W-9s and contracts.


• Assist with preparation of annual 1099 forms.

Accounts Receivable / Revenue

• Record and track incoming payments (donations, grants, checks, EFTs).


• Ensure proper coding and allocation of revenue, including restricted funds.


• Support preparation of donor/grant financial reporting.

Reconciliations & Reporting

• Reconcile monthly bank and credit card statements.


• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations (prepaids, accruals, deferred revenue, etc.).


• Assist with preparation of monthly financial reports for leadership and board.

Month-End Close, Budget, & Audit

• Assist the Director of Finance with month-end close activities, including journal entries and reconciliations.


• Support preparation of the annual budget, including data gathering and entry.


• Compile and maintain audit documentation; prepare schedules and respond to auditor requests.

Payroll & Employee Support

• Support payroll processing by verifying staff timesheets and PTO.


• Record payroll-related journal entries and reconcile benefit/tax accounts.


• Assist with employee expense reimbursements.

General Accounting & Compliance

• File and maintain accounting documentation in compliance with policies and audit standards.


• Ensure compliance with GAAP standards and nonprofit reporting requirements.


• Perform data entry and clerical tasks to support smooth operations.


• Support additional organizational initiatives and projects as assigned.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Preferred Qualifications: · Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience in a nonprofit environment, working independently with full-cycle accounting functions.

· Strong knowledge of accounting principles, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting.

· Proficiency with QuickBooks and Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel for financial analysis and reporting.

· Excellent analytical skills to review financial data, identify discrepancies, and prepare clear reports.

· Strong attention to detail and accuracy in preparing and verifying financial documents.

· Clear and professional communication skills, with the ability to effectively support both vendors and staff.

· Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks, deadlines, and responsibilities.

· Familiarity with nonprofit tax regulations, reporting requirements, and budget development processes.

Flexible work from home options available.

Compensation: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour

About Us

Our Mission

To equip non-English speaking adults and their young children with English literacy and life skills to promote self-sufficiency and the overall well-being of our students, their families and the greater community.

Literacy Impacts Everything

Lack of English literacy severely limits access to employment, effective parenting, and preventative healthcare while increasing vulnerability to living in poverty.

Individuals at the lowest literacy and numeracy levels have a higher rate of unemployment and earn lower wages than the national average. Low literacy costs the U.S. at least $225 billion each year in non-productivity in the workforce, crime, and loss of tax revenue due to unemployment.

Of adults with the lowest literacy levels, 43% live in poverty, and 70% of adult welfare recipients have low literacy levels. There is a clear correlation between more education and higher earnings, and between higher educational scores and higher earnings.

Children of parents with low literacy skills have a 72% chance of being at the lowest reading levels themselves. These children are more likely to get poor grades, display behavioral problems, have high absentee rates, repeat school years, or drop out.

Removing Barriers to Learning

At Literacy Achieves, we understand the difficulty many non-native English speakers have in finding the time, transportation, technology, childcare or money they need in order to attend English language classes. Our programs are effective because we remove these barriers by providing:

• Convenient Scheduling Located in Neighborhoods of Highest Need
• Access to Quality Early Childhood Programs
• Classes Free of Charge, yet Accountability Driven
• A Structured Program Approach with Multiple Levels Offered Through Daily Classes
• Online Classes Offered

Effective Use of More Than 200 Weekly Volunteer Teachers – Compassionate and committed volunteer teachers give students much needed support and encouragement, while developing mutual respect and understanding for one another through a common purpose of learning English.

Results

In 2023-2024 Literacy Achieves, served 1,180 adults and 278 children

• 89% increased their confidence in life/community skills and 48 students received GED assistance
• 357 students received student services and 490 one-on-one consultations, and 374 referrals were made
• 96 students gained employment
• 165 improved by one level or more
• 70% attended 12 or more hours of class