Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

Are you excited about a new challenge and ready to lead an awesome accounting team? Are you energized by the opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven organization that serves thousands? Do you have a few years of progressive experience working in accounting and are you ready to take your career to the next level? If so, you may be just the candidate we are looking for!

Community of Hope is a non-profit organization providing health care, housing, and supportive services to our neighbors in under-resourced communities in Washington, DC. Over the past decade we have quadrupled in size and now we are expanding our financial operations department! We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about our mission, ready to bring their knowledge to an awesome work environment, and excited about contributing to processes that will support our continued growth. If you are ready to find your new home and this sounds like the opportunity for you, then take a look at the job description below!

At COH, we strive for: Caring for Families. Improving Lives. Leading Change

Our Approach and Values:

We care for families by providing direct services with a focus on prevention, healing, and wellness.

We improve lives by building on families’ strengths, honoring their choices, and taking a whole-family, multi-generational approach.

We lead and advocate for system change to address the effects of historical and current racial inequities on health outcomes and housing opportunities.

We embrace the diversity of our community, welcome all voices and perspectives, and treat everyone with respect, compassion, and integrity.

We strive for excellence in all that we do, implement evidence-based practices, measure our outcomes, and use this knowledge to continuously strengthen our work.

Position Summary:

The Staff Accountant is accountable directly to the Associate Director, Accounting with a goal of ensuring that financial transactions are processed in a complete, timely and accurate manner and in accordance with GAAP and Community of Hope’s policies and procedures.

Salary – Indeed provides its own estimated salary calculator and is not affiliated with COH’s range. The salary for this position starts in the low 50's.

Highlighted Duties and Responsibilities:

• Processes vendor-related expenses ensuring that general operating expenses are allocated correctly for financial reporting and that internal controls have been followed daily.
• Processes AMEX credit card transactions weekly, ensuring that expenses are allocated correctly for financial reporting and that internal controls have been followed.
• Processes daily employee-related requests for payment / reimbursement including but not limited to final pays, and expense reimbursements ensuring that expenses are allocated correctly for financial reporting and that internal controls have been followed. Confirm that employee expenses are valid in accordance with the COH Employee Handbook.
• Creates, maintains and reviews employee records, updating contact and payment information as needed between Paylocity and Business Central 365.
• Assists with the RE/Accounting system reconciliation of donated contributions monthly if needed.
• Enters sales invoices to record revenue monthly prior to finalization of close and works with the Finance staff to ensure contract revenue is accurately recorded monthly.
• Works with the Benefits team members to reconcile monthly benefits invoices & payroll deductions to ensure accuracy. Proposes corrections/adjustments to be reviewed by the Benefits Coordinator for corrective memo.
• Processes payroll monthly with the Payroll Specialist to keep up to date with changes/updates for payroll.
• Communicates with staff on payroll related issues; including but not limited to researching and fielding questions related to missing or errors in paid wages. Participates in monthly New Hire Orientation as needed.
• Attends staff, department, and other meetings as scheduled.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3+ years of accounting experience required.
• B.S. or B.A. or equivalent experience preferred, specifically in accounting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Team player, highly organized and able to meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize and simultaneously manage multiple tasks daily.
• Extremely discrete and able to keep highly confidential information.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees and outside parties.
• Must be PC proficient.
• Experience with Business Central 365 or other accounting software applications preferred; Microsoft Excel, and Word, Teams required.

At COH, we understand the toll that the Covid-19 pandemic has taken on the workforce, which is why we prioritize the following well-being and work-life balance centered benefits:

• Remote work opportunities are available for many of our roles, promoting a culture of work-life balance
• 8 hour workdays, which include a paid lunch
• 11.5 paid company holidays, 1 personal floating holiday, 15 days of paid vacation (increases to 20 after 3 years of service), and 12 days of paid sick leave on an annual basis
• Annual performance-based raises, up to 5% of your annual pay
• Tuition reimbursement, loan repayment for clinicians, licensing reimbursement, and continuing education unit funds for licensed staff
• Many opportunities for internal promotions and transfers across the agency as we continue to grow; we average 30+ promotions each year
• Ongoing internal leadership training for supervisors
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion training and initiatives for all staff
• Ongoing wellbeing activities, culture compact activities, and trauma informed care initiatives
• Medical/Dental/Vision Plans through CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield;
• Life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance;
• 403(b) Retirement Plan;
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care reimbursable expenses;
• Transportation pre-tax payroll deduction for metro;
• Tuition Reimbursement for graduate studies;
• Employer paid lunch time;
• And much more!
• In relation to remote work versus on-site expectations, this position is classified as the following:
• Remote: A majority of?the position may be able to work remotely, but employees will be required to report to the office a minimum of twice per month.

Please note that remote work?designations are subject to change?or fluctuate?at any point in time?and the supervisor may require in person learning for a specific amount of time after hire.

About Us:

Community of Hope is a mission-driven, innovative, and rapidly growing nonprofit. For over 40 years, we have provided healthcare, housing, and supportive services for under-resourced, underserved and people experiencing homelessness in Washington, DC. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we provide medical, dental, emotional wellness, and care coordination services for the whole family at three locations in DC. Community of Hope also strongly emphasizes maternal and child health, with midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. In 2020, Community of Hope provided about 28,400 medical visits, 7,000 dental visits, and 10,000 behavioral health visits for about 11,000 patients. Community of Hope provides community walk-in COVID testing and COVID vaccines. Community of Hope is also one of the largest providers in DC of housing and support services for families and individuals experiencing homelessness. Through providing these programs, we live out our mission to improve health and end family and individual homelessness to make Washington, DC, more equitable.

Community of Hope cares for families and individuals by providing direct services focusing on prevention, healing, and wellness. We improve lives by building on families' and individuals' strengths, honoring their choices, and taking a whole-family, multi-generational approach. We lead and advocate for system change to address the effects of historical and current racial inequities on health outcomes and housing opportunities. We embrace the diversity of our community, welcome all voices and perspectives, and treat everyone with respect, compassion, and integrity. We strive for excellence in everything we do, implement evidence-based practices, measure our outcomes, and use this knowledge to strengthen our work continuously. We were selected as one of The Washington Post 150 Top Workplaces in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021 based on feedback from our staff.

To request a reasonable accommodation to complete an employment application or for general questions about employment with Community of Hope, contact a Recruiting Coordinator. Email: hr@cohdc.org Phone: 202-407-7747. Community of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.