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Accounts Payable Clerk

  • Job Title: Accounts Payable Clerk
  • Job Category: Non-Exempt, Clerk
  • Department: Business Office
  • Location: Los Angeles Dream Center
  • Level/Salary Range: $19.00 – $23.00/hr
  • Position Type: Full-Time
  • The Dream Center’s purpose is to reconnect isolated people to God and a community of support by providing human services that address immediate and long-term needs in the areas of homelessness, hunger, poverty, addiction, education, and human trafficking. We are building a community of overcomers, people whose lives have been redeemed by God’s love, justified by faith, and born again upon repentance and acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord.

Job Purpose:

  • Support accounts payable operations while coordinating financial project planning, execution, and reporting.
Accounts Payable
  • Collaborate with the accounting team to ensure all accounts payable transactions are accurately recorded and reconciled before the monthly close.
  • Code invoices and verify approval on all invoices and check requests.
  • Reconcile each entity against bank statements & curate and process monthly accruals for multiple entities.
  • Process checks, invoices, weekly offerings and counts & payroll and insurance
  • Cut & distribute checks, make ACH and online payments and follow-up on rush items.
  • Clean and preprocess data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
  • Data entry into QuickBooks, collection and filing of 1099 and other tax documents as well as creating and recording recurring expenses & payment authorizations.
  • Ensure data quality and integrity by implementing validation checks and performing regular data audits.
  • Audit and verify expense reports while adhering to data governance and security policies to protect sensitive information.
  • Execute accurate reporting, and database management, i.e. submit deposit reports and record various deposits in QuickBooks, record DCLS deposits, Subsplash AT offerings.
  • Maintain vendor database and accounts payable files including scanning and organizing check runs, and all fillable documents into the server.
Project Coordination
  • Assist in planning and executing financial projects, such as system implementations, process improvements, and cost-saving initiatives.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather data, analyze financial impacts, and implement process enhancements.
  • Document workflows and create standard operating procedures (SOPs).
  • Support financial leadership with ad-hoc reporting, analysis, and special initiatives.
  • Prepare and distribute regular reports to stakeholders summarizing project progress, potential risks, and next steps.
  • Maintain flexibility in workflow to take on special projects as assigned.
Skills and Qualifications
  • Problem-Solving: Ability to manage multiple tasks, deadlines, and stakeholders.
  • Technical Skills: Proficiency in QuickBooks, Asana, MS Word & Excel.
  • Communication Skills: Clear communication with team, stakeholders, and vendors.
  • Attention to Detail: Ensuring accuracy in reports, documentation, and task follow-up.
  • Growth Orientation: Shifting from an individual contributor to a first-line manager.
*Please note, the above duties are subject to change at the discretion of the manager, as the Business Office is required to meet the evolving needs of The Dream Center as a whole.