Join our team!

At Goodwill of North Georgia, we make a positive impact on our community by using donations and sales from our 100+ locations to help local job seekers find meaningful work. Simply said, we put people to work. Join our team and work for an organization that will help you grow personally and professionally while giving you the satisfaction of knowing that your efforts are helping others reach their potential.

You can learn more about our 100+ stores, donation centers and career centers and how our mission helps local job seekers at goodwillng.org.

What we offer:

• Bi-weekly paychecks
• Paid time off for vacation and holidays
• 25% employee discount
• Health, dental and vision insurance for staff and their families
• Complimentary uniforms
• Access to free job skills training at Goodwill Career Center

What you'll be doing:

• Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close.
• Perform monthly closing procedures and prepare managerial financial statements and reports.
• Collaborate with billing invoices and accounting policies to external and internal clients.
• Compile financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger and subsidiary ledger accounts including documenting business transactions.
• Participate in the review of financial statements comparing actual expenditures against budgeted expenditures during the month-end closing process. Propose standard and adjusting journal entries where required.
• Resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities.
• Assist in financial audit preparation.
• Monitor and review accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare revenue, expense, invoices and other accounting documents.
• Collaborate with and provide information on billing invoices, and accounting policies to staff, vendors and internal clients.
• Maintain financial databases, computer software systems and manual filing systems.
• Prepare, review and maintain fixed assets sub-ledger including additions, construction in progress and disposals.
• Interact with internal and external auditors in completing audits.
• Responsible for ad hoc analysis, account reconciliations and special projects as needed.
• Additional duties and projects may be assigned at the discretion of the V.P. Finance & IT.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field required.
• Master’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field preferred.
• Zero to five (0-5) years of accounting experience.
• Knowledge of payroll accounting preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Must be PC proficient and able to thrive in a fast-paced setting.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise-wide accounting Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) system.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics (Navision) or other large automated accounting system a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office. Intermediate to advance Microsoft Excel required.
• Must have excellent customer service skills.
• Must have a positive attitude and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Must have strong organizational skills with attention to detail.

Working Environment/ Conditions:

• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and maintain dependable transportation.
• Must be able to travel to designated Goodwill of North Georgia locations as needed for management meetings.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)