Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Northern Counties Health Care, Inc., located in St Johnsbury, VT. Northern Counties Health Care, Inc. is an organization dedicated to providing essential healthcare services. This Staff Accountant position is crucial for ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of daily accounting operations, supporting the Finance team, and maintaining strong internal controls within the organization’s financial processes. The role involves a variety of accounting support functions, from managing vendor payments to assisting with banking and payroll.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, St Johnsbury, VT

• Team: Finance team, reporting to the Accounting Manager
• Mission: Ensure the accuracy and efficiency of daily accounting operations by managing accounts payable, banking activities, and financial recordkeeping, while supporting the Finance team.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Accounts Payable Management: Process accounts payable, including thorough invoice review, accurate coding, securing necessary approvals, and executing payments to ensure timely vendor settlements.
• Banking Operations: Manage daily banking activities, which includes preparing bank deposits, accurately recording cash receipts, processing electronic payments, and performing account balancing and transaction verification.
• Financial Record Maintenance: Prepare routine journal entries, assist with general ledger maintenance, and reconcile assigned bank and other balance sheet accounts to support the month-end close process.
• Payroll Backup Support: Provide essential backup support for payroll processing, encompassing timesheet review, accurate payroll data entry, and comprehensive payroll verification.
• Compliance and Efficiency: Maintain organized accounting records and supporting documentation, assist with annual audits by providing requested information, ensure compliance with organizational policies and internal controls, and identify opportunities to improve accounting workflows.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level professional with foundational knowledge in accounting support functions, including accounts payable, banking transactions, journal entries, and general financial recordkeeping.
• Experience: Demonstrated ability to process vendor payments, maintain accurate accounting records, and manage daily banking activities. Experience assisting with employee reimbursements, expense reports, and supporting payroll processing is valuable.
• Skills: Proficiency in accounts payable processing, meticulous financial recordkeeping, bank reconciliation, preparing journal entries, and a strong understanding and application of internal controls.