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Job Description – Staff Accountant

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Job Title Staff Accountant

Supervisor/Manager Controller

FLSA N

Department Finance

The Staff Accountant is responsible for billing various grants, performing general ledger account and

bank statement reconciliation, preparing journal entries and financial statements, creating and

maintaining periodic reporting, maintaining fixed asset system, assisting with annual budgeting,

Purpose

compiling grant applications and expenditures reporting, preparing statistical and financial reports for

creditors and agencies, maintaining records retention, and assisting the Chief Financial Officer in

preparation of miscellaneous confidential correspondence.

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Demonstrates effective communication and problem-solving skills.

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Utilizes accounting system, billing system, spreadsheet, and presentation software.

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Perform various complex account analyses and reconciliation.

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Reconciles the general operating account and payroll bank statements and enters the cash journals

into the General Ledger.

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Uses statistical, economic and financial principles and techniques to prepare reports including the

state Annual Report of Clinics and federal Uniform Data System reports.

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Assists the Financial Analyst all grant application budgets for review by the Controller and Chief

Financial Officer.

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Provides complex analysis and reasonableness tests to the budgeting process relating to Federal

and State programs.

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Electronically submits the DFAFS reports to federal agency based on grant receipts.

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Prepares various financial documents for compliance with regulations.

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Coordinates and maintains miscellaneous grant billings and reports; verifies all billings are complete

and reconciled to the general ledger; and complies complex grant expense reports as required by

Essential Duties and

the grantors.

Responsibilities

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Monitors and submits for mailing all periodic financial documents required by interested creditor,

grants and government agencies.

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Maintains records retention log to facilitate the orderly file system of permanent records for

adherence to record retention policy.

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Assist with the month-end closing process, conducting research and making correction journal

entries for account discrepancies, prepares closing journal entries, posts accrual entries, and

prepares financial statements.

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Assists Chief Financial Officer in compilation of miscellaneous confidential reports for use in

collective bargaining unit negotiations.

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Supports and backs up the Payroll Clerk during vacations and absences, maintaining strictest

confidentiality.

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Maintains best fixed asset system, which includes preparation of journal entries, reconciliation of

general ledger to fixed assets system, and preparation of depreciation schedules for budgeting

purposes.

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Performs other duties as assigned.

Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds and push up to 100 pounds (on wheels). Must be able to hear staff

on the phone and those who are served in-person, and speak clearly in order to communicate

information to clients and staff. Must have vision with or without lenses adequate to read memos, a

Physical Demands

computer screen, personnel forms and clinical and administrative documents. Must have high manual

dexterity. Must be able to reach above the shoulder level to work, must be able to bend, squat and sit,

stand, stoop, crouching, reaching, kneeling, twisting/turning, fingering and feeling.

Work Environment Noise level in the work environment is usually average.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required. Minimum two or more years experience in accounting or

related business area. Proven track record of good communication skills.

Proficient in spreadsheet

Education/Experience

software (Excel) and Word. Access and Accounting Software knowledge preferred. ABILITY TO:

Requirements

Meet deadlines and prioritize tasks; work efficiently with minimal supervision; detailed oriented.

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Golden Valley Health Centers retains the right to change or modify job duties at any time. The above job description

is not all encompassing. Needs and requirements may vary according to business needs or necessity

Job Description - Staff Accountant

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