Accountant

Position Description:

Accountant

General Description of Duties and Responsibilities:

The Accountant works as part of the Finance team to assist with financial operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Records debit and credit transactions in the general ledger;
• Reconciles daily cash transactions to bank accounts;
• Performs daily cash balance verifications for bank accounts;
• Performs research to ensure that insurance payments, daily deposits, and related transactions are complete and accurate and enters financial transactions into the financial reporting system;
• Verifies petty cash and daily deposits and performs routine internal inspections to ensure that all cash is accounted for pertinent to each FHC clinic location;
• Monitors outstanding accounts payable balances against daily cash balances;
• Assists with preparation of grant reimbursement requests;
• Attends meetings and other functions, as required to assist the CFO;
• Performs any other duties necessary to carry out the functions of the Finance Department and to support the operations of FHC.

Reporting Relationship:

The Accountant reports to, is supervised by, and evaluated by the Chief Financial Officer.

Evaluation:

The evaluation of work performance will be ongoing and will be carried out by the Chief Financial Officer. It will include the specific duties and responsibilities of this position, plus employee attitude and general working behavior. Formal evaluation will normally be performed annually, but may be initiated at other times by the Chief Financial Officer and/or Chief Executive Officer.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration, or a related discipline with at least one year of experience working in a financial and/or accounting related profession;
• Possesses effective communication skills and the ability to work well with others;
• Must maintain confidentiality;
• Must be able to competently use software applications (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint);
• Follows instructions of the CFO to complete daily tasks, as assigned; and
• Has demonstrated competency utilizing accounting software.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms talk and hear. The employee must occasionally walk and stand, lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in this environment is usually moderate.

Status:

With regard to the Fair Labor Standards Act, this is an exempt position.

With regard to the OSHA Blood Borne Pathogens Act, this is not a "High Risk" position.

With regard to the Americans with Disabilities Act there are no special requirements beyond those listed in the Physical Demands and Work Environment sections of this Position Description.

Salary:

The salary for this position is determined by the Chief Executive Officer in accordance with FHC's policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, and with consideration for the unique qualifications of the candidate.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Physical setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Laurel, MS 39440: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $0