Accounting Associate

Accounting AssociatePrimary Care Health Partners in Williston, VT is looking to add an accounting associate to our team!The accounting associate supports the day-to-day accounting and financial operations of the organization, including general ledger accounting, reconciliations, month-end closing, and financial reporting. This position requires strong knowledge of accounting, attention to detail, and the ability to independently identify and resolve discrepancies. The accounting associate is expected to take ownership of accounting activities, recognize when something does not look right, and help improve the accuracy, reliability, and efficiency of financial processes.Essential responsibilities include managing accounts payable administration, reviewing invoices for accuracy, processing electronic check deposits and refund checks, performing general ledger accounting, preparing and posting journal entries, benefit reconciliations, supporting the month-end close process, bank reconciliations, reviewing transactions for proper accounts, entity, department, and practice coding, processing annual 1099 reporting and unclaimed property requirements, supporting annual budgeting and forecasting activities, supporting year-end audit, tax, and other external reporting requests, maintaining organized accounting documentation, identifying opportunities to streamline, standardize, and improve accounting processes and system reliability, providing cross-coverage and back-up support within the finance department as needed, and performing other accounting and financial projects assigned by the accounting manager.Required qualifications include an associate's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, minimum two years of accounts payable or general accounting experience, experience processing invoices, payments, and vendor transactions, experience with account reconciliations, and experience with excel, including basic formulas and spreadsheets.Preferred qualifications include experience with quickbooks enterprise or similar accounting software, experience working with multiple entities, locations, or departments, healthcare or medical practice accounting experience, experience with payroll accounting, budgeting, or financial analysis, and grant accounting, grant management, or grant reporting experience is a plus, but not required.Accounting skills the person should be comfortable with include entering and coding invoices, maintaining vendor accounts and resolving vendor issues, processing payments and checks, reconciling accounts and bank activity, preparing basic journal entries, reviewing transactions for accuracy, assisting with month-end close, maintaining supporting documentation, and following accounting procedures and internal controls.Job type: full-time. Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm.Pay: $65,000-$75,000 per year. This is an hourly position.Work location: in person.Benefits: 401(k), dental insurance, employee assistance program, flexible spending account, health insurance, life insurance, paid time off, vision insurance.Background check required.