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Job Title: Senior, Staff Accountant

Department: 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:

Financial Operations, ReportingSystems

• Oversee and ensure accuracy of financial records, including general ledger activity, journal entries, reconciliations, and monthend and yearend close.
• Prepare and review financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
• Assist with annual budget preparation, cost allocation plans, and ongoing financial analysis.
• Support administration and optimization of accounting and payroll systems (enterpriselevel systems preferred).

Compliance, GrantsSpecialized Healthcare Accounting

• Manage accounting activities related to restricted grants and federal funding, including drawdowns and required financial reporting.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure compliance with GAAP, funding agency requirements, and organizational policies.
• Apply working knowledge of healthcarespecific accounting, including 340B pharmacy financial activity and lease accounting under applicable ASC guidance.
• Support leadership and regulatory reporting requirements, including UDSrelated financial data as applicable.

Collaboration, GuidanceProfessional Development

• Oversee Accounts Receivable and Payroll functions to ensure accurate billing, payroll processing, and related accounting entries.
• Provides support and guidance to finance staff on accounting processes, reporting requirements, and compliance matters, without direct supervisory responsibility.
• Participate in professional development to maintain current knowledge of accounting standards, healthcare finance, and regulatory requirements.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Qualifications - Education, Experience, CertificatesLicenses:

• 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.
• Demonstrated strong understanding of GAAP accounting processes and principles.

Preferred Qualifications - Education, Experience, CertificatesLicenses:

• Direct experience with an FQHC, community health center, or non-profit organization.
• Experience managing restricted grants, federal funding, and compliance reporting (Uniform Data System-UDS).
• Proficiency with accounting systems, preferably Sage Intacct (or comparable enterpriselevel financial systems).
• Experience with 340B pharmacy financial accounting and related compliance considerations.
• Working knowledge of lease accounting and applicable ASC guidance (e.g., rightofuse assets).

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 EnvironmentConditions:

• 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.