Senior Accountant

Description

Easterseals Blake Foundation started as the Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Southern Arizona. Since then, we have expanded our services to better serve our community members. We are now one of Arizona's top providers of comprehensive behavioral health services, child welfare, and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve more than 40,000 individuals and families across 10 counties and support more than 3,700 children in Foster Care throughout Southern Arizona. Are you ready to make profound, positive differences in people's lives every day?

We offer our full-time employees the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Flexible Spending Account 
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Life insurance
• Voluntary Short-term Disability insurance
• Critical Illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• Employer paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

General Position Description: Performs advanced accounting duties.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Reviews and audits GL accounts and completes account reconciliations. Reviews balance sheets and income statements to detect and correct any inaccuracies. Creates journal entries and adjusting entries to post to the GL. Researches accounting transactions and applies corrections to any discrepancies. 
• Assists with the preparation of the monthly and yearly financial reports to be to be presented to the leadership team.   
• Assists in preparing reports for external stakeholders, funders, and others as needed. 
• Serves as the program liaison to an assigned program.  
• Reviews Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, corrects GL coding, and program allocations. 
• Assists with entering revenue and processing receivable payments as needed.  
• Supports processing accounts payable invoices and accounts receivables as needed.  
• Assists in developing and maintaining accounting policies and standard operating procedures.   
• Assists in preparing for financial and program audits to include but not limited to the single audit for federal funds. 
• Assists in ensuring a timely monthly, yearly, period fiscal closing. 
• Provide a broad range of administrative functions. Participates in the process of ongoing professional development and meetings. Maintains comprehensive communication among all contacts within the agency, members, and external agencies. Models professional standards and ethics in accordance with EBF Code of Conduct, Strategic Plan, Mission, and Vision.  
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with 7 years of progressive, high level accounting experience required. Not-for-profit experience preferred. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.  

Regulatory:  

• Must be at least 21 years of age.  
• Current, unrestricted AZ driver’s license with no more than two (2) minor moving violations or one (1) accident within the past three (3 years). Three (3) years of driving experience required. 
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check. 
• Ability to obtain and maintain an AZ DPS Level 1 fingerprint clearance card (employer provides). 

Skills/Job Knowledge/Abilities: Knowledge of accounting cycle. High level of working knowledge of Excel. Able to establish and maintain a team atmosphere of communication and collaboration for all that reach out to the Department. Must be self-directed, be sensitive to cultural, and linguistic diversity. Excellent customer service in stressful situations. Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Knowledge of finance policies, practices, and procedures. Proficient knowledge of FASB and (US) GAAP.  Possess a high level of computer proficiency.  

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements (with or without accommodation): Normal office environment with multiple interruptions in person and through computer and phone. May lift normal office equipment and materials up to 25lbs. Visual acuity to read information from computer screens and forms. Able to speak clearly in conversations and general communications. Hearing ability for communication in persona, phone, and/or other electronic methods. Manual dexterity for typing and writing. Able to stoop, squat, reach, pull, push, stretch, ascend and descend stairs, stand and sit for long periods of time. May be required to work additional hours or days depending on circumstances.  

Additional Information:  This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, skills, job knowledge, responsibilities, and/or qualifications. EBF reserves the right to revise the job description or to assign other duties to this position. This job description is not intended to create a contract or property right to continued employment between the employee and EBF.  

Easterseals Blake Foundation and Aviva are an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative action employer that promotes a work environment of inclusion and diversity. We are committed to provide employment opportunities to all candidates based on their qualifications free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, mental or physical disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you have any questions, require assistance or reasonable accommodations while seeking employment, please contact the Human Resource Department at HR@blake.easterseals.com or call 520-327-1529.

Salary : $62,000 - $70,000