STAFF ACCOUNTANT – Warren, MI

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Job location
30500 Vandyke
Warren, MI 48093
United States
Organization information
Organization name: 
Lakeshore Legal Aid
Job type: 
Administrative/Financial
Position Description: 

Organization Overview:
Lakeshore Legal Aid serves low-income people, seniors, and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in a holistic manner to address clients’ legal issues and improve our communities. Lakeshore provides free direct legal representation in southeast Michigan and the thumb and client intake, advice, and brief legal services throughout Michigan via our attorney-staffed hotline. Our practice areas include housing, family, consumer, elder, education, and public benefits law.

Position Overview:
Lakeshore Legal Aid has an opening for a full-time Staff Accountant in our Warren, MI office. Our offices will vary in staff size and specific needs. All of our offices will have staff attorneys; however, there will be offices that also have administrative personnel in addition to legal staff. Our staff are expected to treat clients, co-workers, and others with dignity and respect.

General Task Areas:
• Prepare accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and general ledger journal entries
• Produce financial statements
• Balance statements, reconcile accounts, cost allocations, cash management and FA accounting
• Fiscal grant-writing and compliance reporting, including budget and revisions
• Budget preparation and analysis
• Audit assistance
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
• Commitment to serving the indigent and senior populations with their civil legal needs
• Bachelor’s degree with two (2) years of relevant experience. Non-profit grant compliance experience is preferred
• Strong general ledger skill set through financial statement preparation
• Clear, effective, oral and written communication style
• Competent issue identification and problem solving skills
• Possess a high degree of integrity and initiative

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and includes excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance/AD&D, short-term and long-term disability, retirement plan, paid time off and personal time.

LLA values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements: 

Bachelor’s degree with two (2) years of relevant experience. Non-profit grant compliance experience is preferred

To apply: 

To apply, submit your cover letter and resume at our website www.lakeshorelegalaid.org

** Do not delay. Applications will be accepted until January 1, 2022, or until the position is filled. **

Notes: 
Equal Opportunity Employer
Submission deadline: 
Thursday, December 9, 2021