Senior Accountant

Advanced Behavioral Health, Inc•Middletown, CT

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Grant Accountant will handle all accounting operations within the company, verify financial records and transactions, and monitor the accounting records. This position will represent ABH® and its services in a positive and professional manner and adhere to ABH®’s best practices, guidelines, policies and procedures as established, promoting ABH® as a leader in behavioral healthcare in all interactions and work.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting
3+ years Non Profit Accounting experience
3+ years Grant reporting experience
5+ years previous experience as an accountant
Keen attention to detail and maintain account balances, financial statements, general ledger and all reports
Must be able to multi task and have advanced technical skills
Excellent PC skills with demonstrated experience using Microsoft Office Package (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Outlook) advanced Excel skills; internet
Exceptional knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, report writing and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Able to analyze financial records and interpret for other departments
Strong written and verbal communication skills required

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree a plus
Business Central and CORE experience a plus
Proficiency with accounting software and experience with a software system implementation a plus
Initiative to work hard and improve processes
Experience with report writer software and database a plus

Responsibilities

Prepare monthly and quarterly grant reporting to various funders
Establish and maintain grant budgets, financial tracking systems and internal controls
Prepare monthly deferred revenue and cost settlement reconciliation analysis
Prepare consolidated financial statements and analysis
Assist in writing and maintain financial statement reports
Intercompany transactions and reconciliations
Analyze grant spending relative to the approved budget
Analyze allocations, program costs, and prepare adjustments
Variance analysis budget to actual
Prepare and post monthly journal and allocation entries
Maintain accounting records
Maintain company accounting procedures and processes
Comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for financial statements
Record financial information for analysis
Assist the Controller and CFO in preparing documents and interpreting financial information
Advice on procedure and financial management
Develop procedures to improve efficiency
Participate in the preparation of the annual budget and assist in tracking expenditures in order to operate within approved budget guidelines
Assist with audits and taxes
Assist with account balances and bank statements
Manage general ledger and assist month-end/year-end close processes
Ensure compliance with all internal processes, policies and procedures
Support Controller and CFO with special projects and workflow process improvements
Other duties as assigned