Staff Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Maryland Legal Aid (MLA) advocates with and for Marylanders experiencing poverty to achieve equity and social justice through free civil legal services, community collaboration, and systemic change.

Since 1911, Maryland Legal Aid has provided high-quality legal aid to vulnerable, low-income people and communities – helping to remedy their civil legal issues and become empowered to overcome challenges, achieve stability and independence, and reach their goals. MLA also identifies and seeks to remedy systemic barriers. MLA’s core work includes eviction and foreclosure prevention, family law, children’s rights, consumer protection, securing public benefits, and access to healthcare. MLA advocates operate primarily through the courts, via individual representation of indigent clients, but also engage in impact litigation, public communication and outreach, and policy advocacy.

Through this holistic approach, Maryland Legal Aid serves to amplify the voices of tens of thousands of economically disadvantaged and vulnerable Marylanders each year and seeks to be a leader in the legal services field nationwide.

Job Summary

MLA announces an immediate opening for a full-time Staff Accountant position in the Towson office. The Staff Accountant will support the MLA in optimizing financial transactions. This role will focus on ensuring travel and procure-to-pay systems integrate with the HRIS system (ADP) and Accounting system (MIP). The Staff Accountant will strengthen and grow relationships with vendors and suppliers by making timely payments and responding to vendor inquiries.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Assist in streamlining and improving the accounts payable process.
• Participate in procure-to-pay and Coupa Pay implementation.
• Exercise integrity and confidentiality in financial reporting.
• Input data in accounting and payment software and ensure proper assignment of cost centers.
• Monitor Accounts Payable aging report and ensure timely payment of invoices.
• Reconcile corporate credit cards, rent, and utilities. Prepare associated journal entries.
• Review invoices for appropriate documentation prior to payment.
• Perform invoice and general ledger data entry via uploads and journal entries.
• Prepare accurate purchase orders, accounting reports, invoices, and check requests on an ongoing basis.
• Process credit card transactions, including sharing card statements with cardholders, coding transactions, and recording in MIP.
• Ensure timely completion of Coupa updates for new / transferred and terminated staff.
• Prepare monthly spenddown reports to various departments within MLA.
• Complete travel reimbursement, FileZilla download, process, and upload into the MIP and HRIS system.
• File, retrieve, print, scan, and mail documents as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned within the scope of the essential functions of the position.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work duties are typically performed in a hybrid setting with regular interaction via telephone, videoconference, instant messaging, and email.

BENEFITS

The salary range for this position is $55,000 - $65,000. In addition, MLA offers employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, three weeks of paid time off, paid sick leave, 14 annual paid holidays, and more.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Maryland Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. We are committed to creating an inclusive and respectful workplace, reflective of our core values, for all employees.