Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Sr. Staff Accountant

DEPARTMENT: Accounting

REPORTS TO: Grants Manager

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

CREATED DATE: 4/14/10

REVISION DATES: 2/21/13; 6/26/25

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Staff Accountant provides senior-level professional accounting support within the Accounting Department and the company as a whole and includes indirect supervision of other Accounting staff members.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Performs administrative and grant-related functions, including budget and expense analysis, invoicing, financial reporting, and associated communications to grantors and to CCHS employees and management.

1. Assist with preparing various reports for HRSA, including the annual Budget Progress Report (BPR) and Federal Financial Report (FFR), quarterly cash transactions through PMS (FCTR), and prior approval carryforward requests. Additionally, a competitive grant process occurs every three years for which a Service Area Competition (SAC) must be completed.

1. Prepares GL entries along with reconciliations with various accounts.

1. Assists with and reviews accounts payable/receivable functions.

1. Prepares monthly and quarterly reports for various state, federal, and private grants and is responsible for the preparation of financial information of new grant applications or renewals.

1. Assists with monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing activities.

1. Tracks fixed assets and construction in process.

1. Prepares and participates in various audits for state, federal and private funding.

1. Researches financial information for ad hoc assignments.

1. May perform other duties as required.

JOBS THIS POSITION DIRECTLY SUPERVISES

Supervises the following jobs indirectly:

Job Title

Number of Incumbents

Staff Accountant

1

Accounts Payable Clerk

1

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education : Bachelor’s Degree in accounting

Experience : Requires three to five years experience in financial analysis and reporting, budgeting, GL maintenance, fixed asset management, AR, AP, and month-end closing. Strong working knowledge of MS Office tools; requires general and grant accounting knowledge.

Licenses or Certifications : N/A

Mental Requirements

Level 1 – Requires some concentration and normal attention. Generally, once the job is learned, the tasks can be performed more or less automatically.

Level 2 – Requires high periods of concentration intermittently and normal attention. Generally, even once the job is learned, tasks will require normal attention to deal with recurring variables.

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Level 3 – Requires a high level of concentration and high level of attention intermittently. Generally, the approach to tasks may be consistent, but the number of steps required and/or the number of variables involved creates the possibility of errors unless the incumbent pays close attention.

Physical Requirements

Activity

Approximate % of Time

Comments

Sitting

90%

Standing

5%

Walking

5%

100%

Approximate percentage of time spent lifting, pulling and/or pushing: 5%

Maximum number of pounds required (with or without assistance): 25 lbs.

Types of objects the incumbent is required to lift/pull/push: File folders, cabinet drawers, storage boxes, small items in the office

Machines and Equipment Used:

Machines, Equipment, Tools

Approximate % of Time

Degree of Hand:Eye Coordination Required

1. Computer

85%

Normal

1. Telephone

10%

Normal

1. Copier, fax

5%

Normal

Approximate percentage of time incumbent spends in “on-the-job” travel , excluding commuting to regular work location: 5%

Working Conditions

Typical office environment with low probability of injury; possible injuries include carpal tunnel syndrome and eye strain from extended computer use.

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