General Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

General Accountant

$55,000 - $64000

REPORTS TO : Purchasing Manager

POSITION SUMMARY :

Entry level accountant provides analytical and accounting support to BNHC’s Finance / Accounting team. Responsibilities include day to day accounting activities, maintaining accounting records, documents and reports and review and analysis of various ledger accounts.

Candidate should possess excellent planning and organizational skills and have a keen attention to detail.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

General Accounting : Perform accounting functions under minimal supervision.

• Bank reconciliations
• Assists with preparing monthly journal entries
• Assists in monthly closing process
• Assists in preparation of monthly financial statements
• Assists with annual audit
• Assists with compliance reporting preparation
• Ad Hoc reporting as necessary.
• Document management, organizing, scanning

Additional Qualities :

• Ability to perform detailed work with numerical data and to make mathematical computations rapidly and accurately.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions as well as working independently.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships between various departments and outside vendors / contacts.
• Must be proficient in all Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel.
• Performs other employee duties to cover for staff absences.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Skill and Knowledge Requirements :

Knowledge of general accepted accounting principles. Duties necessitate knowledge of accounting and general business typically acquired through an associate’s degree and / or related work experience.

Ability to maintain confidentiality. Excellent judgment is necessary in establishing priorities for work demands. Strong computer skills and knowledge of relevant technology.

Must possess good organizational skills, strong communication skills, and be able to work independently and adapt to change.

Working Conditions :

Works in a busy community health center in a high crime, urban neighborhood. Long hours are frequently required to meet deadlines.

Physical Requirements :

Physical demands require lifting small pieces of office equipment and / or boxes not to exceed 20 pounds. Mostly sedentary with some walking within office and to and from other departments.

Interruptions are present and can be disruptive to work flow. Stress is present due to high volume of work, diversified nature of activities and frequent crises and deadlines.

Performs other employee duties to cover for staff absences. Visual acuity sufficient for frequent reading. Hearing acuity sufficient for holding conversations with or without audio devices.

About us : BNHC is a multicultural organization that collaborates with community agencies and residents to provide high quality comprehensive health care.

We are committed to health promotion and disease prevention. BNHC began providing services in 1994 in a mobile medical van operating out of a church parking lot.

Since then, the center has rapidly grown to provide desperately needed services to low-income and marginalized populations in the greater Brockton area.

BNHC is committed to providing care that is responsive to community health needs and is linguistically, culturally and financially accessible.

BNHC serves an extremely diverse patient population including Brazilian, Cape Verdean, Haitian, Latino, Portuguese, African American and Caucasian, 77% of whom live in poverty.

BNHC is committed to providing a safe and heathy environment for patients and staff. As a condition of employment, employees, to include new hires, are required to be fully vaccinated to include the most recent COVID 19 booster and annual flu vaccines, with the exception of those who have documented medical or religious exemptions, that must be approved by BNHC according to its protocols.

Additional vaccines may be required based on the recommendation of the CDC. New hires who are not yet vaccinated for flu or COVID can arrange to be vaccinated on site.