Senior Accountant - Accounting and Administration at West Virginia Housing Development Fund

Senior Accountant at West Virginia Housing Development Fund

The Fund is a quasi-state agency, public body corporate and governmental instrumentality of the State of West Virginia. We work to reduce homelessness and improve housing stability throughout the state by increasing the supply of housing for persons and families of low- and moderate-income through construction and mortgage financing. To date, the Housing Development Fund has issued more than $4.3 billion in bonds and has financed more than 120,000 housing units since it began operation in 1969. The West Virginia Housing Development Fund is an Equal Housing Opportunity Lender.

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Accounting and Administration

CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

Job Summary: This employee will assist the Senior Manager of Accounting in maintaining accurate and updated financial and accounting records. The work requires the applications of established procedures, attention to detail, and applications of generally accepted accounting practices.

Essential Functions:

· Prepare production and program status reports;
· Prepare various reconciliations, such as complex bank statements;
· Prepare mortgage, escrow and foreclosure subsidiary reconciliations;
· Review draws for Multifamily construction loans and other program disbursements;
· Prepare audit assistance schedules;
· Maintain integrity of the Fund’s foreclosure database;
· Prepare various accounting schedules, analyses, and reports as required; and
· Serve as backup for various functions within the department.

Competencies:

• Attention to Detail
• Organizational Skills
• Adaptability
• Productivity
• Reliability
• Quality
• Ethics
• Regular Attendance
• Initiative
• Teamwork

Work Environment/Physical Demands: The employee in this position may be required to sit at a desk for long periods of time. Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, etc.

Required Education/Experience: Associate degree in Accounting with 3 to 5 years of accounting and database experience.

Computer Skills: High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Word and accounting software systems.

Preferred Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of experience.

Required Certificates/Licenses: None required

Other Duties: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Apply online: WWW.WVHDF.COM