Staff Accountant (Heights)

Houston Area Community Services • Houston, TX

284d

About The Position

Avenue 360 Health and Wellness is a 7-site community-based health system designated as a federally qualified health center (FQHC). Avenue 360 provides high quality and caring service to promote healthy people and communities. Our 360-degree approach addresses medical, dental, behavioral health and social service needs. Our compassionate care extends to those with and without insurance, and we believe income must not determine the level of and access to quality health care. Providing comprehensive, high quality, and caring service is at the core of what we do, whether medical, dental, behavioral health, hospice care, or supportive housing programs. The Staff Accountant assists the finance department with monthly closings, financial reporting, account and budget analysis, and performs various general ledger maintenance duties.

Requirements

• Must have bachelor's degree in accounting or finance from accredited institution
• 0-3 years' experience in similar position
• Health Care experience a plus
• Reconciliation and account analysis experience
• 10-key experience
• Knowledge of accounting and payroll systems
• Must be able to work independently

Responsibilities

• Assist Sr. Accountant and Controller with financial statement preparation
• Prepare reports to assist the Controller with the budget
• Report and analyze budget variance
• Prepare monthly bank account reconciliations
• Assist management with UDS and Medicare/Medicaid Cost reports
• Identify control issues and recommend corrective actions
• Reconcile daily cash transactions
• Prepare and review closing entries
• Prepare analysis of aging accounts receivable
• Ensure accrual entries are reversed
• Maintain various spreadsheets for fixed assets, grants, and accruals
• Run payroll related reports for management
• Verify employee hours
• Update and maintain payroll files
• Assemble reports of company earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability payments, and non-taxable wages
• Coordinate year-end employee tax slips or forms and submit government filings to meet deadlines
• Maintain confidential information by adhering to legal and ethical standards
• Work with cross-functional leaders to ensure benefits and payroll services are delivered
• Monitor and analyze expenses against the payroll budget to help prepare cost forecasts and budgets
• Check timesheets and activity logs for accuracy
• Secure time sheets, certify accuracy, and prepare them within organized time limits
• Enter data into databases and spreadsheets
• Handle direct deposit requests and data
• Acquire approval prior to accepting payroll
• Coordinate wage garnishments and other correspondences
• Process multi-state payroll
• Conduct regularly scheduled audits of payroll records to ensure continued accuracy
• Collect, verify, and record employee attendance, including hours worked
• Compute wages, commissions, and deductions
• Handle employee complaints about incorrect payments and resolve discrepancies
• Assist finance team with monthly closings
• Other functions as assigned by the Sr. Accountant, Controller, and Chief Financial Officer

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off (11 paid holidays per year, 2 Floating Holidays per year, 14 paid Vacation days per year, 4 hours per month of accrued Sick days)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401K match up to 4%
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Company paid Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree