Program Accountant, Behavioral Health (69082

Job Details

Job Location:

Lombard Building - Everett, WA 98201

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: Bachelor's Degree - 4 Year Degree

Salary Range: $34.54 - $38.18 Hourly

Job Shift: Day

Volunteers of America Western Washington is a non‑profit organization operating in Western Washington for over 125 years. Our Christian roots drive us to put our faith into action for the benefit of every member of the community. We celebrate our unique perspectives that allow us to better serve and uplift our community – and each other.

• Vacation and Sick Time:
  Vacation up to 200 hours, Sick time up to 108.64 hours
• Competitive compensation
• Holidays: 8 paid per year + 2 paid floating holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Savings Account (FSA) medical & dependent care
• Free Employee Assistance program
• 403(b) Retirement Plan matching
• Professional Development opportunities

CCRS is a 24/7 crisis center offering suicide prevention, crisis intervention, and professional consultation services, including behavioral health evaluations. We provide brief crisis counseling and help clients identify appropriate services for their behavioral health crises. Our operations include regional and 988 crisis lines across Washington State.

This full‑time hourly position serves as a liaison between Behavioral Health and Finance, providing financial and administrative support to Program Leadership and the Executive Director. Coordinates contract budget tracking, payroll processing support, and financial reporting while working closely with Finance Leadership to ensure compliance with organizational policies, internal controls, and financial procedures. Collaborates with managers and supervisors across departments to support operational and financial objectives.

• Partner with the Behavioral Health Senior Program Accountant to perform the full range of program financial functions, sharing responsibility for the daily finance workload and ensuring continuity of operations.
• Independently prepare, monitor, and reconcile Behavioral Health program and contract budgets, ensuring expenditures align with funding requirements, contract provisions, Uniform Guidance (UGG), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Communicate any potential budget or compliance concerns.
• Perform monthly contract invoicing, spend‑down tracking, year‑to‑date contract analysis, and related financial reporting. Monitor contract activity and communicate potential budget or compliance concerns.
• Prepare, analyze, and distribute recurring and ad hoc financial reports from the financial system (MIP, but changing soon) and payroll system (Paycom), providing financial analysis and responding to questions from Finance and Behavioral Health leadership.
• Coordinate payroll and labor allocation activities for Behavioral Health programs, including reviewing labor distribution reports, ensuring accurate coding, communicating changes to Payroll, and preparing payroll corrections and requests as needed.
• Monitor employee timecard completion and approvals to ensure payroll deadlines are met and contract billing remains timely and accurate.
• Troubleshoot payroll, timekeeping, labor allocation, invoicing, and finance issues in collaboration with Payroll, Behavioral Health leadership, and Finance staff.
• Maintain working knowledge of Behavioral Health funding sources, grant requirements, and service contracts to ensure financial activities remain compliant with funding and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate financial records and supporting documentation in accordance with organizational policies, GAAP, Uniform Guidance, and funding agency requirements.
• Develop and maintain proficiency in all accounting processes performed by the Behavioral Health Senior Program Accountant through ongoing cross‑training to ensure the ability to independently perform all essential functions of the Behavioral Health finance role.
• Collaborate with the Behavioral Health Senior Program Accountant to identify process improvements, strengthen internal controls, improve…