Senior Accountant

Are you in search of a role that provides opportunity for growth, and encourages career advancement? Do you want to save lives and have a positive influence on the community? Look no further than CLARE|MATRIX!

Whether you work within the clinical arena, or the administrative world. We all work toward our shared mission, and uphold the CLARE|MATRIX values of:

COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - INTEGRITY - EMPOWERMENT - ADAPTABILITY - EQUALITY.
If your values align with ours... JOIN US!

Why CLARE|MATRIX?

CLARE|MATRIX is seeking bright and compassionate leaders to help save lives through recovery! We are a nonprofit organization providing effective and compassionate treatment, recovery, and prevention services for alcoholism and substance abuse to individuals, families, and the community. We offer an engaging, mission-driven work environment with excellent benefits and compensation. Work with dedicated colleagues in a dynamic setting, utilizing innovative approaches to addiction recovery and mental health treatment.

We recognize our staff as the heart of our organization, and seek to provide a generous and competitive benefit package to support our employees well-being. We offer the following:

• Employer Paid Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, and LTD insurance
• Vacation and sick leave
• 11 Paid Holidays (including a birthday holiday)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan (may be eligible for employer matching up to 6% after the 1st of the quarter after 90 days of service)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Mentorship and formal training to help you grow
• Performance-based culture and endless opportunities for growth

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Reports To: Senior Director of Finance

About CLARE|MATRIX: CLARE|MATRIX is a nonprofit organization providing effective and compassionate treatment, recovery, and prevention services for alcoholism and substance abuse to individuals, families, and the community.

Since 1970, CLARE|MATRIX has provided quality substance abuse and mental health treatment to men, women, and children in Southern California.

Through programs run by a compassionate, committed, results-oriented team of counselors, therapists, and administrators, CLARE|MATRIX continues to build its reputation as a leader in Evidence-Based Treatment practices and continues to break new ground in the areas of positive outcomes, outreach, research, and community involvement.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, CLARE|MATRIX maintains 9 facilities in the Southern California region; providing services to participants in a manner consistent with its Core Values: Compassion, Teamwork, Integrity, Empowerment, Adaptability and Equality.

Summary:

This position is responsible for assisting the Controller and other Staff in preparing financial statements and organizing, preparing, logging, maintaining, updating, and monitoring company accounting files.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with internal controls and Accounting policies and procedures.
• Post and reconcile the General Ledger and subsidiary accounts.
• Complete monthly Bank Reconciliations and post GL adjusting entries as necessary.
• Post payroll, cash disbursements and adjusting entries.
• Post month-end journal entries: administrative, facilities and depreciation allocations.
• Support Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll processing, as necessary.
• Prepare Monthly Financial Statements.
• Properly code grants as well as matching revenue with expenses.
• Review and provide daily cash management reporting to the Senior Director of Finance.
• Assist in the development, standardization, and implementation of effective policies and procedures for the Finance department to assure optimal performance of the department.
• Increase process efficiencies, streamline processes and related analyses, and provide recommendations to the Senior Director of Finance.
• Provide analysis, data, reports, and other fiscally relevant information when required.
• Maintain accounting records for grants, HUD entities and fixed assets.
• File annual Property Tax Welfare Exemption application.
• Provide and assist in the agency's annual independent financial audit; by preparing schedules, worksheets and any other required documentation that is needed by an auditor(s).
• Preparation and reconciliation of health benefits.
• Maintain current working knowledge of funder regulations as it relates to finance. This includes government rules and regulations and other key factors impacting practices.
• Perform ad-hoc financial analysis and special projects as assigned or required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Core Competencies, Experience & Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function successfully. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Four-year degree (Bachelor's degree) in accounting or similar discipline required.
• 5-7 years related accounting experience, with specific experience in analyzing and reconciling general ledger accounts.
• Experience with grant and/or cost accounting strongly preferred.
• Knowledgeable in generally accepted accounting principles.
• Ability to meet assigned deadlines.
• Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Systems oriented, organized with excellent follow-up skills.
• Able to plan and manage multiple projects.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Physical Demands:

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions.

Medical History:

All employees whose functions require or necessitate contact with client or food preparation shall complete a health screening report or a health questionnaire. Health screening report or health questionnaire will be provided upon hire. For all residential employees a health screening report, be completed and signed off by a medical practitioner signature for clearance. All outpatient employees will complete at minimum a self-report screening questionnaire.

TB test are to be conducted under licensed medical supervision not more than 60 calendar days prior to or 7 calendar days after employment and renewed annually from the date of the last tuberculosis test. Staff with a known record of tuberculosis or record of positive testing shall not be required to obtain a tuberculosis skin test. Unless there is documentation that the staff completed at least 6 months of preventive therapy, the staff shall be required to obtain, within 45 calendar days of employment, a chest x-ray result and a physician's statement that the incumbent does not have communicable tuberculosis and has been under regular care and monitoring for tuberculosis. A chest x-ray within the prior 6 months is acceptable. The physician's statement shall be renewed annually.

Work Environment:

This job will be primarily located at the CLARE|MATRIX offices in Los Angeles, CA. While performing the responsibilities of the job, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the job holder will encounter. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Conclusion:

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. But, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.