Accountant

Keeps records of financial transactions and prepares financial reports by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports and promotes the mission of the Agency: Foothill Family empowers children and families on their journey to achieve personal success.
• Processes payroll and other payroll-related tasks.
• Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts and documenting business transactions.
• Prepares or reviews billing for governmental contracts.
• Prepares other billings such as insurance.
• Verifies, allocates, and posts details of business transactions to subsidiary accounts in journals or computer files from documents such as sales slips, invoices, receipts, check stubs, and computer printouts.
• Summarizes details in separate ledgers or computer files and transfers data to general ledger.
• Reconciles and balances accounts.
• Completes records through trial balance.
• Relates harmoniously with staff and clients of diverse backgrounds.
• Provides services relating to the administration of public funds or benefits, including eligibility for public funds or public benefits.
• Displays sensitivity to the service population's cultural and socioeconomics characteristics.
• Performs work in a safe manner at all times and ensures that other individuals do not put themselves or others at risk.
• Follows all policies, procedures and legal mandates including HIPAA, client confidentiality, releases of information, protected health information (PHI) and client files.
• Ensures performance and behaviors support the Agency's performance quality improvement (PQI) goals and objectives.
• Reports to work on time and maintains reliable and regular attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in accounting or related field from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of ADP or equivalent payroll system.
• Knowledge of Sage Intacct or equivalent accounting system.
• Ability to analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to create reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to be accurate and check others work for accuracy.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic mathematics.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Proficient in Excel, with knowledge of databases helpful.
• Provides services relating to the administration of public funds or benefits, including eligibility for public funds or public benefits.
• Must not be excluded, suspended, debarred or otherwise made ineligible on the Federal, State or County Sanctions lists.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.