Senior Accountant

Job Title and Location

Senior Accountant – Springfield, MA 01103, USA – Full‑Time Hybrid (on‑site presence required).

We are seeking a Senior Accountant to join our finance team, leading month‑end close activities, managing grant and compliance accounting, supporting healthcare cost reporting, and contributing to budgeting and audit processes.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including senior‑level responsibilities.
• Advanced knowledge of GAAP (nonprofit), healthcare accounting, Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), and Massachusetts nonprofit and healthcare regulations.
• Extremely high proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, advanced lookup functions, and complex formulas.
• Strong technical accounting skills with the ability to manage detailed and complex financial data, perform analysis and reconciliation.
• Highly tech‑savvy with experience in accounting systems, data imports/exports, and process automation.
• Strong documentation, organizational skills and the ability to communicate technical accounting concepts clearly to non‑finance stakeholders.

• Prior experience in an FQHC or healthcare nonprofit environment.
• Experience with Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT.
• Familiarity with UKG payroll systems and OCHIN Epic billing.
• PowerPoint experience for financial presentations and board materials.

General Ledger & Month‑End Close: Lead the monthly close process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness; prepare, review, and post journal entries; maintain detailed general ledger support and reconciliations; perform bank and cash account reconciliations; support cash management activities.

Grants & Compliance Accounting: Assist the Accounting Manager with grant billing and accounting for federal, state, local, and private grants in accordance with GAAP and Uniform Guidance; maintain grant tracking schedules; ensure proper revenue recognition and expense allocation; support HRSA‑related financial reporting.

Healthcare & Cost Reporting Support: Provide accounting support for Medicaid and Medicare cost reports; track and document costs related to FQHC operations and grant/program funding; align accounting practices with nonprofit and regulatory standards.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Support: Assist the Director of Finance and CFO with annual budgeting and periodic forecasting; support variance analysis; prepare schedules and data for internal reporting and leadership review.

Audit & External Reporting: Prepare schedules and documentation for annual financial statement audits and Single Audits; support external auditors under the guidance of the Director of Finance or CFO; ensure compliance with GAAP and other standards.

SEE THE CARING HEALTH CENTER WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.