Montana Legal Services Association este o organizație nonprofit de servicii juridice care oferă asistență juridică civilă gratuită persoanelor cu venituri reduse din întregul stat Montana. Din 1966, organizația îi ajută pe oameni să facă față problemelor juridice asociate sărăciei prin reprezentare directă, programe de asistență juridică pro bono, intervenții în cazuri de evacuare și alte servicii axate pe comunitate. De asemenea, organizația susține schimbări sistemice menite să consolideze accesul la justiție și să protejeze drepturile civile în materie juridică ale locuitorilor din Montana.
Accountant - Montana Legal Services Association (Hybrid)
Support accounting operations for a nonprofit legal aid organization through general ledger work, grant compliance, payroll allocations, and audit preparation. Help advance access to justice through accurate and well-documented financial management.
Descriere
- Contribute to month-end close activities by preparing accruals, journal adjustments, and financial statements
- Perform monthly reconciliations of bank and balance sheet accounts, investigating and correcting variances
- Track grant spending against approved budgets, applicable cost principles, and funding limitations
- Help process payroll and allocate costs across relevant funding sources
- Train across accounts payable, payroll, and review functions to provide dependable backup coverage
- Prepare schedules and supporting materials and respond to requests for annual and grant-specific audits
- Verify that expenditures comply with grant terms and applicable regulations
- Keep complete records and supporting documentation for audit requirements
Cerințe
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline
- Two to five years of accounting experience, ideally involving nonprofit or grant-funded organizations
- Working proficiency with Microsoft Excel and accounting platforms such as MIP, Sage Intacct, Blackbaud, or comparable systems
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to oversee multiple grants and competing deadlines at the same time
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication
- Knowledge of fund accounting and cost allocation methods preferred
- Familiarity with nonprofit financial statements and restricted-fund accounting preferred
- Background in nonprofit, legal, or social services settings preferred
- Genuine interest in legal aid and expanding access to justice
- Ability and willingness to collaborate respectfully across multiple timelines in a decentralized statewide law firm
- Awareness of the needs of low-income and vulnerable communities
- Ability to work respectfully and effectively with people from varied backgrounds
- Commitment to confidentiality and sound ethical decision-making
- Comfort with regular computer use and alternating between seated and standing work at a workstation
Beneficii
- Hybrid work arrangement