Accountant

SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the CFO, the Accountant performs professional accounting work ranging from transaction review and reconciliations to financial analysis, reporting, grant tracking, and internal control support. This position requires strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, audit preparation, computerized accounting systems, and the ability to exercise independent judgment while meeting critical deadlines.

$60,000 - $72,500 DOE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited educational institution in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field, or current enrollment in an accounting degree program with an expected graduation date within one year. Must demonstrate comprehension and application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and/or Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) guidelines. Experience with nonprofit accounting, grant accounting, healthcare finance, or federally funded programs is preferred. Must pass background check.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

· Knowledge of GAAP/GASB standards, accounting procedures, financial reporting, and internal controls.

· Knowledge of nonprofit, healthcare, grant, and fund accounting principles preferred.

· Ability to maintain complex accounts, cost centers, revenue sources, and cost allocations within established accounting systems.

· Ability to analyze financial information, identify discrepancies, interpret financial material, and recommend appropriate corrective action.

· Skill in preparing accurate financial, statistical, narrative, accounting, and audit-related reports as well as reviewing documents for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with policies and procedures.

· Ability to understand and interpret policies, procedures, regulations, and grant requirements.

· Ability to perform mathematical computations and calculate ratios, percentages, allocations, and related financial measures.

· Ability to organize work, manage multiple priorities, meet month-end and reporting deadlines, and function with a high degree of independence.

· Ability to review and reconcile work accurately and maintain strong attention to detail.

· Ability to communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.

· Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, staff, vendors, auditors, and the general public.

· Proficiency with computerized accounting programs, spreadsheets, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, CYMA, Paylocity, and UKG.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Prepares, reviews, and analyzes financial statements and statistical reports, including balance sheets, month-end reports, and other operating statements, while meeting critical deadlines.
2. Tracks and manages multiple fund types, revenue sources, cost centers, cost allocations, and restricted funding activity.
3. Manages overlapping reporting periods, including fiscal year, grant year, calendar year, and other required reporting cycles.
4. Reviews journal entries and reconciles general ledger and subsidiary accounts to ensure accuracy, completeness, and proper documentation.
5. Reviews accounts payable activity to ensure accuracy, proper coding, appropriate approvals, and completeness.
6. Supervises payroll staff, if assigned, and provides oversight of day-to-day payroll tasks related to accurate employee payroll information.
7. Maintains accurate financial records and prepares clear, accurate reports for informational, auditing, compliance, and operational use.
8. Monitors grant revenues and expenditures to ensure funds are properly recorded, tracked, allocated, and reported in the financial accounting system.
9. Supports compliance with grant requirements, internal controls, audit findings, and applicable financial policies and procedures; recommends corrective action as appropriate.
10. Prepares depreciation schedules and maintains accounting records for fixed assets, special accounts, and projects.
11. Organizes work, sets priorities, manages interruptions, and meets established accounting, payroll, audit, and reporting deadlines.
12. Makes sound, independent judgments within established policies, procedures, internal controls, and applicable accounting standards.
13. Maintains strict confidentiality of financial, payroll, employee, patient, and organizational information.
14. Interacts professionally and effectively with supervisors, co-workers, staff, vendors, auditors, patients, and the general public.
15. Follows established departmental policies, procedures, objectives, continuous quality improvement expectations, and safety and environmental standards.
16. Coordinates and manages one or more Foundation Gala events and may assist with other Foundation or organizational programs, including planning, budgeting, vendor coordination, communication, tracking, and post-event follow-up.
17. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned by the CFO and/or CEO.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

SAFETY:

Family Health Services enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe working environment. Each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements, participating in emergency response tasks as requested, and serving on safety committees and teams as requested. In addition, employees must accept the responsibility for maintaining the safety of themselves and others by adhering to all written and verbal instructions, promptly reporting and/or correcting all hazards or unsafe conditions, and providing feedback to supervisors and management on all safety issues.

COMPLIANCE (MEDICARE):

Family Health Services is committed to the very highest standards of ethics and integrity. It is our policy to properly determine the accuracy of reporting and billing our services in accordance with the rules, laws and regulations of FHS, the state government, and the federal government. FHS employees will do their part to ensure accurate documenting and billing practices, participate in compliance trainings and will identify and report any concerns or activities that may violate these standards.

Each employee will be trained on the FHS Medicare Compliance Plan and the Standards of Conduct and asked to sign a Conflict of Interest Statement at hire and annually thereafter. A copy of the Medicare Compliance Plan and the FHS Standards of Conduct are available on the FHS home page under the Compliance tab. 

PROCEDURE COMPLIANCE:

Employee must read and understand the general and specific operational, safety, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to this job. 

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment. No or very limited physical effort required. No or very limited exposure to physical risk.