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CHICAGO COMMUNITY LOAN FUND 29 East Madison, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60602 312.252.0440
www.cclfchicago.org
JOB DESCRIPTION Position: Senior Accountant
Responsibilities
CCLF’s (SA) assists with daily finance, accounting, and office operations, including: • Produce financial and operations related reports for internal and external use • Produce compliance monitoring and reporting to investors and funders • Support capitalization efforts (investments and fundraising), including processing requests for
prospective and existing investors and funders • Monitor and report investment metrics to management for key stakeholders and investors • Develop expertise with key systems, including MIP Abila accounting system and Portfol loan
management system • Manage reconciliation of all general ledger accounts monthly • Monitor cash accounts daily and reconcile bank accounts each month • Assist with annual audit prep and annual budgeting process • Review and approve staff accountant’s work, when necessary • Assist with special projects and other tasks as required
Nature & Scope of Working Relationships
The (SA) position requires maintaining a good working relationship with the Executive management team, staff and office suite partners; Board of Directors and committees; borrowers; investors; and other stakeholders. Senior Accountant reports directly to the VP, Finance. Major Challenges/Performance Measures
The SA’s primary responsibilities are; 1)produce financial and operational related reports, 2) support capitalization efforts, 3) manage and/or perform all account reconciliations, 4) help manage investor and funder compliance reporting and 5) provide good communication for all stakeholders, including management and staff. Qualifications
The successful candidate will possess the following:
• 5-7 years previous experience in finance and accounting • Attention to detail for high level of accuracy • Strong analytical aptitude • Previous experience in accounting, compliance, and financial analysis • Working knowledge of MIP Sage or related accounting system • Good organizational skills • Ability to multi-task • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Ability to manage and maintain confidential information
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CHICAGO COMMUNITY LOAN FUND 29 East Madison, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60602 312.252.0440
www.cclfchicago.org
• Ability to work effectively in a team work environment • Proactive • Advanced Knowledge of Excel and MS Word applications
Minimum educational/experience requirement: Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance with three years of progressively responsible experience. Master’s degree in Business or Accounting and/or CPA designation is highly preferred. Work Conditions Majority of time is spent indoors in an office atmosphere. Occasional travel may be required. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands, talk and hear. This position requires occasional standing, walking, kneeling and crouching. This employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. It is the policy of the Chicago Community Loan Fund not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status. Please submit resume and salary history to [email protected]. No phone inquiries will be accepted.
