Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

Lives Change Here! We are GROWING… Columbia River Mental Health Services provides comprehensive behavioral health and recovery services that transform the lives of children, adults and families in the communities of SW Washington. We are the largest and oldest not-for-profit provider of mental/chemical dependency treatment in southwest Washington with 200 employees and a history dating back to 1942.

Our Mission: Providing behavioral health and recovery services that transform the lives of children, adults, and families in the communities of SW Washington.

Why Work Here?

CRMHS offers amazing benefits aside from health and wellness (medical/dental/vision etc.) Work life balance benefits: 10 total paid holidays per year, including 3 paid floating holidays available upon hire, 20+ days of PTO days in the first year and only increases from there! Career development: $325 annual allowance for career development and education with an additional 40 hours of paid time off for career development/education! And so many More!

Starting Pay Range - $29.14 - $31.83 /hr

Summary: The Staff Accountant serves as a key member of the Finance Team; responsible for accounts payable, managing credit cards, bank deposits, ACH posting, Lead Accountant backup, and supporting other departments as necessary.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Serve as a backup to the Lead Accountant and provide secondary reviews to ensure sound internal controls.
• Prepare monthly Balance Sheet's GL reconciliation.
• Process accounts payable including monthly accrual, and payable allocation, in a timely and accurate manner.
• Responsible for maintaining accounts payable source records, ensuring full and complete support for payments is retained electronically.
• Collaborates with departments and other Finance team members to facilitate the efficient processing of payments.
• Audits transactions for compliance with policies, agreements, and contracts as applicable, and resolves invoicing and payment issues with vendors.
• Adds new vendors, sets up W9, ACH authorization, and checks suspended or debarred status.
• Prepare yearly 1099 and 1096 filing for AP.
• Perform monthly attestation of suspended or debarred employees, volunteers, and vendors (LEIE Attestation Report) and maintain documentation of attestation.
• Prepares bank deposits as necessary, and downloads ACH payments from the bank.
• Process credit card transactions, manages credit cards issued to employees, as directed.
• Maintain client housing program rent ledgers and ensure the accurate and timely payment of FHARPS rents.
• Monitors balance of Flexible Spending Account (FSA), transfer funds as necessary to maintain liquidity of the account.
• Assists the Finance Manager in the establishment and maintenance of sound accounting procedures and internal controls.
• Perform other duties as assigned or as the situation requires.

Non-essential Job Functions:

• Performs research and special projects, as directed by the Finance Manager.
• Attend meetings as needed.

Education, Licensing and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or other related field; years of relevant experience may replace education;
• Experience in accounts payable, banking, or other accounting functions.
• Experience in non-profit accounting preferred.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Maintains high ethical standards, integrity, and dependability.
• Maintains confidential sensitive information.
• Detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy, takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of deliverables
• Strong organizational and interpersonal communication skills.
• Consistently arrives on time, follows established guidelines for breaks, maintains a strong daily attendance record, and seeks timely pre-approval for time off.
• Takes personal responsibility by notifying the appropriate supervisor well in advance, typically at least 24 hours when possible, of any anticipated tardiness or absences.
• Self-starter with ability to coordinate activities with minimal supervision.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate across a broad range of audiences.
• Ability to think strategically, manage risks, and translate strategies into actionable plans.
• Contributing team member that promotes the success of others.
• Proficient with Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Columbia River Mental Health Services is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and we seek applicants from all backgrounds to join our teams. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by law. We encourage our employees to bring their authentic selves to work and do not tolerate discrimination at the workplace.