Accountant IV

Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements.

• Record Revenue and expense accruals, including payroll.
• Record and maintain Fixed Assets tracking.
• Responsible for the preparation of month-end journal entries (J/E’s). Ensure that debt payments are made on a timely basis.
• Ensure monthly entries and closing are accurately performed and maintained.
• Work with Compliance to ensure required audits of contractors and financial documents are completed and updated.
• Coordinate with division contract managers and communicate with contractors, subcontractors, and various levels of the LPS workforce.
• Prepare complex financial statements and provide financial analysis as needed.
• Serve as subject matter expert with accounting systems software and training to Fiscal and other LPS staff.
• Works with Accounting team to ensure that Accounts Payable are paid in a timely manner, Accounts Receivable are collected and properly applied, and payroll is processed in timely manner.
• Position serves as a backup for all monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Business and/or Accounting is required.

• Five years progressive accounting experience.
• Preferences: Experience with a community MHMR, non-profit, or governmental accounting environment. Also, fixed assets and strong cost accounting skills.
• Must have reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Ability to read, analyze and interpret financial statements prepared according to GAAP, business journals, technical procedures, governmental and grant regulations.

• Ability to solve practical problems and interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Ability to write business correspondence and routine reports.
• Ability to speak effectively to groups of employees, contractors, or customers.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to financial statement preparation, test reliability and validity of data from several data systems.
• Employee must have knowledge of general accounting, payroll, and computer skills including highly skilled working with MS Excel and Blackbaud.
• Employee must be well organized and detail oriented.