Analyst, Accounts Receivable

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

$70K — $92K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, or related field
  • Minimum of three years’ experience in financial analysis within governmental or non-profit sectors
  • Experience managing federal, state, and city funds, including knowledge of 2 CFR Part 200
  • Proficiency in fund accounting software, particularly Sage (MIP) Fund Accounting
  • Advanced Excel skills for automation and data management

Responsibilities

  • Create and submit monthly funder requests and enter accounts receivable into the system
  • Review monthly financial reports for accuracy and facilitate corrections as needed
  • Collaborate with budget and treasury teams to execute budget modifications
  • Prepare closeout documents for grants to ensure eligible reimbursements and identify savings
  • Complete quarterly reconciliation of grant revenue to eligible expenditures
  • Communicate financial information clearly and concisely
  • Analyze program performance against financial goals

Benefits

  • LAHSA contributes to medical and dental insurance premiums for employees and dependents
  • Voluntary vision plan available for employees
  • Life insurance and long-term disability coverage fully paid by LAHSA
  • Pension and deferred compensation plans offered
  • Participation in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
  • Generous vacation accrual based on years of service
  • Sick leave and paid holidays including two floating holidays provided
Full Job Description
Salary : $70,304.00 - $92,398.47 Annually
Location : 707 Wilshire Blvd, 10th floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017, CA
Job Type: Full-time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: FIN09406, FIN09408
Department: Finance
Opening Date: 07/22/2026
Closing Date: 8/5/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: SEIU 721

Job Summary
This position is responsible for fiscal management of complex government and private grants and plays a key role in LAHSA's management of financial resources. This position is responsible for submitting monthly funder requests by or before the due date. To achieve this aim, this role completes complex reconciliations, proposes budget modifications, and responds to funder and management requests.
The functions listed below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities.
Essential Job Functions
  • Creates and submits monthly and semi-monthly funder requests by designated due dates and timely enters accounts receivable into the accounting system.
  • Reviews monthly financial reports, ensures accuracy, and facilitates the creation of any necessary corrective journal vouchers.
  • Works proactively with Budget & Financial Planning and Treasury units to ensure necessary budget modifications are executed, and journal entries are posted.
  • Timely prepares closeout documents for grants to ensure eligible expenditures have been reimbursed, cash has been requested and received in a timely manner, and savings have been identified and reported to the grantors.
  • Accurately completes quarterly closing to reconcile the advance and revenue to the eligible expenditures by preparing analysis and completing the journal entries to recognize the grant revenue by contract level.
  • Communicates information and ideas clearly and concisely, both written and verbally.
  • Evaluates the financial standing of various programs by independently comparing program outcomes to goals to determine performance.
  • maintaining an automated fund accounting system in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and applicable Federal, State, County and City regulations.
  • Assists in establishing, implementing and maintaining internal controls and LAHSA's accounting policies and procedures.
  • Offers innovative enhancements to department operations.
  • Analyzes and interprets financial data and recommend changes to improve systems and financial performance.
  • Assists auditors and grant monitors during annual financial audits.
  • Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.


Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
    • Strong verbal, organizational, analytical and project management skills.
    • Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel and Word.
    • Demonstrated ability to complete automation projects using advanced techniques in Excel
    • Strong time management skills, which include prioritizing assignments and meeting deadlines.
    • Ability to interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and/or procedures.
    • Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
    • Work well independently and as a member of a team.


Training & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, economics, business administration or other related field
  • An MBA may be substituted for 1 year of the required experience
  • Minimum of three (3) years of experience conducting financial analysis within a governmental entity or federally funded non-profit organization.
  • Experience in fund accounting and financial grants management of federal, state, county and city funds, including a working understanding of 2 CFR Part 200, fundamentals of the HUD Supportive Housing Program, Emergency Shelter Grant Programs, and general ledger management and maintenance.
  • Experience with fund accounting software, preferably Sage (MIP) Fund Accounting.

Schedule: The Chief Executive Officer or designee may change the schedule of positions between hybrid and onsite, as necessary to accomplish LAHSA's business needs.

Additional Information: LAHSA has adopted a hybrid telework policy requiring employees to work onsite at our Los Angeles office a minimum of two (2) days per week. Applicants must be able to meet this onsite requirement, with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Residency Requirement: This position requires the employee to reside within the State of California. Proof of residency may be requested as part of the onboarding process to ensure compliance with organizational and operational requirements.

Applicants may make a reasonable accommodation request for this job by calling the Human Resources Department at (213) 683-3333; or via email at [email protected].

Medical Insurance
LAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for medical for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

Medical plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:

Medical
HMO/PPO: Kaiser Permanente, Aetna

Dental Insurance
LAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for selected dental benefits for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.
Dental plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:

Dental
HMO/PPO: Guardian Dental

VSP Vision Plan
LAHSA offers this voluntary comprehensive vision plan to all full-time employees through ADP Workforce. It includes yearly comprehensive exams, lenses, frames and contact lenses. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

AFLAC Supplemental Insurance
LAHSA offers this voluntary supplemental insurance to all full-time employees. Plan options include personal accident, personal cancer indemnity, personal short-term disability, and personal life insurance plans. Most premiums are pre taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

ADP Flexible Spending Accounts
LAHSA offers employees this voluntary flexible spending account plan through ADP Workforce. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.

Life Insurance
LAHSA pays 100% of the premium for $50,000 basic life insurance coverage through ADP.

Voluntary Group Life Insurance
LAHSA offers employees this voluntary group life insurance through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.

Long Term Disability
LAHSA pays 100% of the premium for long term disability coverage through ADP.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program Eligibility
LAHSA is considered a government employer for the PSLF Program.

Pension Plan
LAHSA provides a 401A pension plan through Lincoln Financial. After 6 months of employment, employees are eligible for contributions of 6% of the employee's salary with a qualification date of 500 hours or 6 months after the date of hire.

Deferred Compensation Plan
LAHSA provides a 457 Deferred Compensation plan through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to defer up to IRS maximum limit per year of their earned salary for income tax purposes.

Time Off Administrative Leave
Chief Executive Officer, chiefs, and directors receive five (5) days of admin leave each calendar year in addition to the time-off below.

Vacation
Vacation is earned according to each month of service commencing with the employee's initial date of hire.
  • Less than three (3) years of employment, eighty (80) hours per year.
  • Three (3) to six (6) years of employment, one hundred twenty (120) hours per year.
  • More than six (6) years of employment, the one hundred twenty (120) hour total shall be supplemented by one (1) workday of paid leave for each twelve (12) months greater than seventy-two (72) months of employment. This vacation accrual is capped at thirty (30) workdays per year
Maximum accrual of vacation leave is 240 hours.

Sick Leave
Full-time employees accrue sick leave at a rate of 12 days per year. Maximum accrual of sick leave is 160 hours.

Paid Holidays
All employees receive the following observed company holidays off:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
President's Day
Cesar Chavez Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Indigenous People's Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Day

In addition to the above holidays, full-time regular employees are entitled to two (2) "Floating Holidays" during the calendar year.
Updated 01/15/2025

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