COVID-19 considerations:In response to COVID-19, we have instituted many safeguards to protect our employees by requiring that all staff and clients be required to wear masks prior to entering our facility, are COVID symptom screened and contact traced, we are taking temperature checks daily, and have installed a clear protective barrier at our front desk.

Please note: You may be required to take a COVID-19 test prior to entering the facility.

Bonita House, Inc. (BHI) is a well-respected nonprofit mental health agency with multiple sites in Alameda County and an operating budget of $10 million. It was founded in 1971. BHI is also a social rehabilitation agency providing a full range of Medi-Cal services to adults with co-occurring serious mental health and substance use disorders. 

Agency Values:

Compassion: Committed to caring, dignity and kindness

Respect: Honor each individual and provide highly ethical services

Progress: Leading the way in creating opportunities to change for the better

Resilience: Channeling hope, building strengths to successfully recover, adapt and grow

Embracing Differences: Honor and celebrate our diverse communities and individual uniqueness

Position Summary:

Under the general directions of the Accounting Manager and/or Director of Finance, the Staff Accountant will perform Accounts Receivable and General Ledger functions. The Staff Accountant is required to have outstanding attention to detail, reconciliation skills, and interpersonal skills. They are required to be an important liaison with managers, employees, customers, and grantors alike.

Qualifications:

Required:

• BA degree in Accounting, Business or related field plus at least 3 years’ related work experience in revenue, AR, or fund accounting position; or an equivalent of education and experience.
• Nonprofit work experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of general accounting policies, procedures and regulations.
• Standard financial accounting knowledge required not only limited to Accounts Receivable.
• Able to understand and interpret deposit information and restrictions on funds. This position requires strong reconciliation and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills. Must be detail oriented. Can prioritize and work on multiple tasks/projects simultaneously and has commitment to completing projects on a timely basis.
• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure in a demanding and fast paced environment.
• Ability to respond to any inquiries from internal team members and external customers.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrate sound judgment.
• Understanding of what comprises confidential issues and materials, consistently acts with discretion and maintains confidential information.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Demonstrates Cultural Competency and has the ability to work effectively across cultures. Demonstrates a commitment to learning, communicating and working respectfully with people different from themselves.
• Commitment to the mission, values and philosophy of Bonita House.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills are required, including the ability to deal with sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy
• Desire to learn and expand with a growing agency.
• Ability to navigate cloud-based file storage system (Google Drive, Sharepoint, etc.).
• Computer literate and proficient in word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and data entry. Strong skills in Microsoft Office, Excel required.
• Must be able to meet Immigration Reform Act of 1986 requirements.
• Must have valid California Driver’s License and a driving record acceptable by the Agency’s Ins.

Preferred:

• Experience with MIP.
• Experience with Housing programs a plus
• Nonprofit work experience strongly preferred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Other duties can be assigned, and the duties and responsibilities of the job are subject to change without notice.

• Prepare invoices for submission to various funders, including private and government agencies according to requirements of respective contracts.
• Review award letters to ensure proper revenue recognition
• Enter customer payments in MIP; prepare and submit electronic deposits weekly, or as needed to the agency bank account.
• Entering cash receipts daily into the cloud-based accounting system
• Apply payments to open receivables and ensure proper coding
• Create posting journals for GL input
• Reconcile all receivable and revenue accounts, or reviewing reconciliations prepared by others, and promptly researching and correcting any variances
• Prepare and distribute monthly aging reports.
• Maintain schedules and reconciliations for revenue accounts.
• Verify coding of bank deposits, EFT’s, securities and credit card donations.
• Stay informed on any updates or changes in nonprofit revenue recognition
• Maintain records in a cloud environment
• Update AR processing guide as needed.
• Provide back-up support as required to Accounts Payable.
• Prepare ad-hoc reporting and complete special projects as assigned
• Work with accounting team in preparation of material to present to auditors, reconciliations, pulling revenue information
• Assist with month-end close.
• Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as: meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, attending and actively participating in staff and individual meetings

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. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

EOE AA M/F/V/Disability:

BHI is committed to providing equal opportunity to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law (“Protected Status”).