Senior Staff Accountant

Chiricahua Community Health Centers

Job Location:

Douglas, WY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Senior Staff Accountant

Reports To: Associate Director of Finance

Job Summary: This position manages accounting and financial reporting prepares accounting information analyzes financial information and oversees the preparation of financial reports.

Qualifications and Requirements:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Job duties may be modified at any time based on business needs.

Essential Job Duties:

Assist in Accounting and Payroll Staff and Operations

Oversees and ensures accuracy and completeness of financial records including general ledger entries and journal entries.
Oversees and directs Accounts Receivable and Payroll to ensure accuracy of payables payroll billing and corresponding journal entries.
Gathers and reports data to facilitate and support leadership requests and internal and external audits as required.
Assists the Associate Director of Finance in system administration of accounting and payroll software.
Supervises trains and monitors performance of the accounting staff.
Organizes and leads accounting staff meetings.
Prepares and reviews financial statements balance sheets income statements and cash flow statements.
Performs audits for compliance and assist with internal/external audits.
Assists with preparation of annual budget.
Maintains allocation plan for operating costs.
Participates in monthly and fiscal year closing processes.
Reconciles accounts resolves discrepancies and monitors account balances.
Performs drawdowns as required.
Completes grant progress reports and deliverables.
Ensures financial records and procedures comply with applicable funding and governmental agencies requirements generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and CCHCI policies and procedures.
Participates in training and education programs to maintain professional competence and skills.

Performs other related duties as assigned or required. This job description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of this position but may not be an all-inclusive list.

Required Minimum Qualifications - Education Experience Certificates & Licenses:

Bachelors degree in finance or accounting related field.
8 years experience in general accounting including full charge bookkeeping through month-end closing financial statement preparation.
Demonstrated strong understanding of accounting processes and principles.

Required Language Skills:

Ability to comprehend and compose effective instructions correspondence and communications in English in both oral and written format.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to occasionally exert enough force to move objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
Ability to continuously remain in a stationary position.
Ability to occasionally move about inside the workplace to access files office machinery etc.
Possesses hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to constantly operate computer telephone and other office machinery.
Possesses close visual acuity necessary to accurately record and view information on a computer monitor handwritten and typed documents.
Ability to discern the nature of sounds at a normal spoken volume.

Other Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Demonstrated aptitude in basic accounting.
Ability to employ statistical / mathematical methods to collect and analyze data and develop solutions.
Ability to compute rate ratio and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.
Ability to perform a variety of assignments and make decisions requiring independent judgment.
Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
Knowledge of community health centers preferred.
Expert knowledge of accounting practices and principles.
Computer literacy required with proficiency in use of Microsoft Office programs and accounting software.
Knowledge of Peachtree and NextGen software preferred.
Proficiency in Excel spreadsheets with specific ability to create and edit Pivot tables and graphs required.
Knowledge of programming report writer software and adobe standard strongly preferred.
Ability to prioritize and plan work activities and use time efficiently.
Demonstrated leadership skills with ability to build effective teams.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Work Environment & Conditions:

Work environment is typical of an administrative office setting with no substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
Work occasionally requires extended hours to include evenings and weekends.
Work requires ability to be contacted by cell phone during or outside of regular work hours.

Required Experience:

Staff IC

Job Title: Senior Staff AccountantReports To: Associate Director of FinanceJob Summary: This position manages accounting and financial reporting prepares accounting information analyzes financial information and oversees the preparation of financial reports.Qualifications and Requirements:The requir...