Cash Receipts Accountant
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San Francisco, CA, USA
USD 33.33-36.92 / hour
Posted on Jul 16, 2026
Cash Receipts Accountant
AGENCY OVERVIEW:
Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) has served the San Francisco Bay Area for 175 years. We offer world-class services to support individuals and families across all stages of life, including adoption, mental health, senior care, disability services, financial assistance, Holocaust education, and youth development. Our mission and work are rooted in Jewish values, and we serve people of all faiths and backgrounds.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the Senior Staff Accountant, the Cash Receipts Accountant performs accounting and related tasks associated with cash receipts, credit card processing, journal entries, general ledger accounts reconciliations, and other Finance Department assignments. The Cash Receipts Accountant supports the achievement of program, operational, and budget goals by carrying out assigned responsibilities in alignment with the mission and objectives of Jewish Family and Children’s Services. This role operates within the established policies and procedures, and available resources of the Agency and ensures that all responsibilities are performed in compliance with agency standards and policies, applicable federal, state, and local regulations, documentation requirements, and licensing or regulatory standards where applicable.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
- Pay Range: $33.33 – $36.92 per hour (depending on experience)
- Employment Type: full-time, non-exempt position with benefits
- Employer 403(b) retirement match plus additional employer contribution (subject to eligibility)
- Cafeteria benefits plan that lets you customize coverage to fit your needs, with options like health insurance, FSAs, retirement plans, and wellness programs
- 16 holidays (10 federal and up to 6 Jewish holidays), annually
- 3 weeks of vacation and 2 weeks of sick leave, annually
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Independently codes cash receipts; prepares all daily deposits and journal entries for all cash receipts
- Provides copies of payments online to other departments
- Processes credit card transactions, codes all credit card receipts, prepares daily journal entries, and notifies staff and other departments of payments
- Reviews monthly merchant account statements to assure that all transactions have been recorded.
- Logs in all daily payments and cash receipts. Downloads on-line information from FRB’s secured web site and prepares management reports
- Verifies all Agency initiated transactions and identifies all other transactions as to source and purpose and prepares journal entries for bank-initiated transactions
- Supports the Senior Staff Accountant for the monthly bank account reconciliations and to the Controller for reconciliation of all accounts receivable sub-ledgers
- Prepares reconciliations for Suspense, Homecare A/R, Endowment gift receipts to Fund Development’s Donor reports, and Eventbrite accounts monthly
- Reviews disbursement vouchers for appropriate authority and distributes them; reconciles headquarters’ petty cash, food coupons, gas vouchers and gift cards periodically to assure that records are accurately maintained
- Prepares reconciliation reports for review by the Controller
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field required
- Minimum of 1 year of relevant professional experience in accounting or bookkeeping is required
- Knowledge of internal controls required in a cash receipts environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Drive).
- Knowledge of Sage Intacct
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, including minorities, women, veterans, and disabled individuals. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status. JFCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.