Accounting Manager Job at LifeLong Medical Care in Berkeley

Accounting Manager

Job Locations

US-CA-Berkeley

ID

2024-5934

Overview

The Accounting Manager will be responsible for oversight of the accounting team, manages day-to-day accounting processes and activities, month end close completion, the financial operations including general ledger entry, overseeing balance sheet reconciliation, monitoring cash functions, and yearly taxes, 571L filings.

This is a full time, exempt, benefit eligible position in Berkeley.

LifeLong Medical Care is a multi-site, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with a rich history of providing innovative healthcare and social services to a wonderfully diverse patient community. Our patient-centered health home is a dynamic place to work, practice, and grow. We have over 15 primary care health centers and deliver integrated services including psychosocial, referrals, chronic disease management, dental, health education, home visits, and much, much more. LifeLong Medical Care is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, and bilingual and bicultural individuals and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, medical condition, or any other protected classification.

Benefits

Compensation: $100k - $110k/year. We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision (including dependent and domestic partner coverage), generous leave benefits including ten paid holidays, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) retirement savings plan.

COVIDCOVIDaccine Policy

In accordance with LifeLong Medical Care's commitment to provide and maintain a workplace that is free of known hazards, we have adopted a Mandatory COVIDCOVIDaccine Policy to safeguard the health of our employees and their families; our patients and visitors; and the community at large from infectious diseases, that vaccinations may reduce. This policy will comply with all applicable laws and is based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Order of the California State Public Health Officer. Unless a reasonable medical or religious accommodation is approved, all employees must receive COVID vaccinations.

Responsibilities

Ensures the accurate and timely reporting of all monthly financial information.
• Maintains integrity of general ledger and account reconciliations.
• Ensures the monthly journal entries are accurate and posted in a timely manner.
• Prepares monthly journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations as assigned.
• Oversees the accurate reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts including but not limited to accruals, prepaid expenses, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.
• Maintenances the chart of accounts and ensure the accounts are mapped in ERP system.
• Assists with new user setup in ERP system, Coupa system, and online banking.
• Oversees the reconciliation of all deposits, and cashes, investigates any discrepancies or problems.
• Works with the Deputy Controller to ensure a clean and timely year-end audit.
• Provides training and mentoring to accounting staff as needed to ensure their knowledge is expanded and they are exposed to more challenging transactions.
• Displays excellent customer services and acts as a resource while working closely with billing department, payroll, human resources, procurement, grant accounting, and others within the organization.
• Identifies and resolves accounting and internal control issues in a timely manner.
• Supports Deputy Controller with special projects and workflow process improvements.
• Preparation of yearly federal, state, local tax filings, 571L, and others.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational, administrative, multi-tasking, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a positive friendly manner and to be flexible and adaptive to change.
• Ability to effectively present information to others, including other employees, community partners and vendors.
• Ability to work with individuals and organizations at the local level to build support.
• Ability to seek direction/approval on essential matters, yet work independently with little onsite supervision, using professional judgment and diplomacy.
• Work in a team-oriented environment with a number of professionals with different work styles and support needs.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written skills.
• Conduct oneself in internal and external settings in a way that reflects positively on LifeLong Medical Care as an organization of professional, confident and sensitive staff.
• Ability to see how one's work intersects with that of other departments of LifeLong Medical Care and that of other partner organizations.
• Make appropriate use of knowledge/ expertise/ connections of other staff.
• Be creative and mature with a "can do", proactive attitude and an ability to continuously "scan" the environment, identifying and taking advantage of opportunities for improvement.

Job Requirements

• BA degree, or equivalent experience.
• 3 to 5 years accounting experience, and 2 years of supervision.
• Outstanding analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to maintain record keeping systems and procedures.
• Attention to detail and accuracy, calculate numbers and post to records.
• Ability to gather data, compile information and prepare reports.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Advance in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word programs
• Work independently with minimal supervision
• Experience in Non-Profit/Community Health Centers highly desired.
• Manage multiple tasks simultaneously.