Connecting People with Possibilities

Mission: Bridgewell inspires hope and empowers people experiencing life challenges to achieve their fullest potential.

Summary: The Staff Accountant is responsible for providing financial services to Bridgewell's programs. This includes processing and monitoring payments, and preparing and monitoring the billing system. Providing these services in an effective and efficient manner will ensure that the financials and the database are accurate and up to date, that customers are billed and within established time limits. The Staff Accountant must comply with established policies and procedures.

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm (40 hrs/week)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform the day to day processing of financial transactions to ensure that the financials are maintained in an effective, up to date and accurate manner.

• • Review the Collection of Food Stamps benefits and record monthly
  • Calculate the care costs as new changes occurs
  • Update and record monthly billing for customers
  • Apply payment and reconcile individual accounts
  • Print and distribute monthly aging statements and other related reports (to Rep Payees, managers)
  • Cross train and assist when needed in Contract Billing and reconciliations

Provide regular maintenance & review of programs in order to ensure efficient and updated information.

• • Maintain Care Costs, Food Stamps, Rents and Voucher database
  • Update customer profile to Financial Edge
  • Maintain a filing system for all financial documents
  • Ensure the confidentiality and security of all financial and costumer files
  • Collection letters and calls for Care Cost accounts

Provide customer service

• • Assist customers, staff and respond to inquiries
  • Answer phones and follow up email correspondence
  • Inform PD and supervisors of any changes in regard of care costs, lease renewals, food stamps expiration

Perform related duties as required

Required Education/Experience:

1. Required: Associate Degree, with courses in accounting, business or equivalent.
2. Preferred: Bachelors Degree
3. Preferred: Similar work experience

Required Skills/Knowledge:

1. Strong analytical and organizational skills
2. Ability to work independently
3. Strong interpersonal skills
4. Strong computer skills essential

Physical Demands:

1. While performing the duties of this job, employee is frequently required to climb stairs.
2. The employee must be able to drive a vehicle.
3. Must have a normal range of eyesight with or without corrective lenses.
4. Must have a normal range of hearing with or without corrective equipment.

Bridgewell Offers:

• Excellent health benefits-medical, dental, vision. We believe our benefits package is one of the most competitive
• Generous paid time off includes your birthday (that's right, we even give you your birthday off!)
• Collaborative work environment that values new insight and personal contributions
• With over one hundred programs in the North Shore, Lowell and Merrimack Valley we provide excellent opportunities for training and professional development

Why Should You Apply: If top benefits alone don't sway you, then our compassionate and collaborative work environment should! Bridgewell is committed to training and developing staff and provides opportunities for you to have a positive impact on the work you do.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Requires acceptable CORI results according to Bridgewell policy.

Bridgewell is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.