LifeLong Medical Care Looking for Accountant or Senior Accountant at Berkeley, CA  Full Time

LifeLong Medical Care is looking for an Accountant or Senior Accountant at our Administrative site in Berkeley. The Accountant (or Sr. Accountant) will assist the Accounting Manager with financial statement reporting, financial analysis, and special projects as assigned. A successful Accountant (or Sr. Accountant) combines excellent analytical skills with a thorough knowledge of accounting principles to analyze financial reports.

This is a full time, exempt, benefit eligible position.

LifeLong Medical Care is a large, multi-site, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with a rich history of providing innovative healthcare and social services to a wonderfully diverse patient community. Our patient-centered health home is a dynamic place to work, practice, and grow. We have over 15 primary care health centers and deliver integrated services including psychosocial, referrals, chronic disease management, dental, health education, home visits, and much, much more. LifeLong Medical Care is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, and bilingual and bicultural individuals and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical condition.

Benefits

Compensation: $65k – $85k/year. We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision (including dependent and domestic partner coverage), generous leave benefits including ten paid holidays, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) retirement savings plan.

COVID-19 Vaccine Policy

In accordance with LifeLong Medical Care’s commitment to provide and maintain a workplace that is free of known hazards, we have adopted a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policy to safeguard the health of our employees and their families; our patients and visitors; and the community at large from infectious diseases, that vaccinations may reduce. This policy will comply with all applicable laws and is based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Order of the California State Public Health Officer. Unless a reasonable medical or religious accommodation is approved, all employees must receive COVID-19 vaccinations.

Prepare journal entries, account analysis, account reconciliations and bank reconciliations.
• Prepare and maintain monthly fixed assets schedule.
• Play a key role in month-end closing, prepare reporting schedules and disclosures for monthly, quarterly, and year-end review.
• Participate in business compliance reporting, including preparing property taxes, 571L and welfare exemption.
• Assist Accounting Manager and CPA to file corporate taxes.
• Submit various reports and financial statements to government agencies and/or lenders as requested.
• Assist with year-end audit.
• Assist other departments and SLT as requested.
• Maintain clean and accurate QuickBook Data for subsidiary companies.
• Maintain and reconcile company credit cards and gift cards.
• Analyze and recommend process improvements and contribute to exciting accounting transformation projects to achieve scalability and efficiency across processes and workflows.
• Act as backup to AP and AR including: new vendor setup, remote/cash deposit, generate weekly cash report.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Working knowledge of US GAAP and preferably in non-profit industry.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build effective business relationships.
• Advanced spreadsheet skills (can maintain complex spreadsheets) and are comfortable analyzing large datasets to make informed conclusions.
• Ability to develop and maintain record keeping systems and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, but relevant experience may be considered.
• 4+ years of accounting experience at a quickly evolving company.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience in Non-Profit/Community Health Centers (CHC) highly desired.
• Team player and ability to work independently.
• Willing to take on and learn new tasks.
• CPA a plus