Position Summary:

The Staff Accountant provides accounting, budgeting, grant, contract management, and financial support for designated geographic regions, under the guidance of the Director of Operations. Essential Job Functions include those listed below.

Essential Job Functions: Meets grant compliance requirements for individual grant budgets, re-budgeting requests, accounting procedures, reporting procedures, file retention, and other government regulations; Manages accounts receivable, including preparing accurate contract billings and submitting them to appropriate agencies for payment; Pursues collection of accounts receivable as required; Review accounts payable to ensure invoices are legitimate and have proper approvals, and prepares and enters invoices as needed; Reviews and maintains a detailed general ledger for accuracy, allowability, and appropriateness of transactions; Reconciles Monthly Bank Card and EBT Reports; Prepares and processes all journal entries for monthly accruals, correcting entries, bank activity, salary distributions, loan expenses, petty cash, intra-company transfers, and all others necessary to produce accurate financial reports; Accomplishes tasks using WestCare’s purchased accounting software package; Maintains detailed grant files containing contracts, correspondence, receipts, expense statements, billing statements, and grant payments; Ensures that grant and invoiced expenditures (including project salaries) are posted to the correct cost centers; Participates in regular meetings with Regional Accountant and grant directors to review expenses and ensure that budgets are being spent appropriately; Proofs transactions entered by accounts payable or payroll staff for accuracy, allowability, and appropriateness to cost centers, sub-cost centers, and GL accounts; Assists other WestCare staff as needed to promote cooperation and portray a professional image to the community; Participates in Quality Improvement activities on an ongoing basis; Embraces and embodies the mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision and goals of WestCare Foundation; Performs any other duties as assigned.