Senior Staff Accountant

Senior Staff Accountant

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

Essential job duties include overseeing and ensuring accuracy of financial records, preparing and reviewing financial statements, assisting with annual budget preparation, supporting administration and optimization of accounting and payroll systems, managing accounting activities related to restricted grants and federal funding, supporting internal and external audits, applying working knowledge of healthcare-specific accounting, providing support and guidance to finance staff on accounting processes, reporting requirements, and compliance matters, participating in professional development to maintain current knowledge of accounting standards, healthcare finance, and regulatory requirements.

Required minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree in finance or accounting related field, 8+ years' experience in general accounting, including full charge bookkeeping through month-end closing, financial statement preparation, and demonstrated strong understanding of GAAP accounting processes and principles.

Physical requirements include the 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 include 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 Sage Intacct and Next Gen 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 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.