Company Description
Community Behavioral Health (CBH) is a nonprofit corporation contracted by the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services to manage the delivery of behavioral health services for Medicaid recipients of Philadelphia County. CBH has been expanding access to mental health services for Philadelphians for more than 25 years. The mission of CBH is to provide access to high-quality accountable care to improve the health and mental wellness of our members. Our values include caring for staff and service providers, empowering our employees, members, and partners, connecting through effective communication, and leading innovation in whole-person care for healthy, thriving communities.
Role Description
This is a full-time hybrid Accountant role located in Philadelphia, with flexibility for some remote work. The Accountant will be responsible for day-to-day finance and accounting tasks, including accounts payable and receivable management, bank reconciliations, general ledger analysis, and report generations. The Accountant will also manage budgeting and forecasting, cash flow analysis, and work collaboratively with other members of the finance team.
Community Behavioral Health (CBH) will hold each employee accountable for the following expectations which align with our mission, vision, and corporate code of conduct.
- Perform key responsibilities as detailed in this job description in a dependable, responsible, and positive manner, consistent with all state and federal guidelines.
- Serve as a role model by exemplifying professional behavior, language, skills, and attire in order to promptly and accurately serve the needs of stakeholders, members, and their families.
- Assure adherence to CBH policies and procedures so that all work is of the highest quality and delivered in the most culturally competent and cost-effective manner.
- Promote and manage diversity and acceptance within CBH and with all members and stakeholders by honoring and respecting their individuality, dignity, and rights.
- Offer suggestions and develop solutions to help promote effective and efficient work processes and innovative programs.
- Actively participate in required meetings and complete all mandatory trainings.
- Maintain high levels of advocacy and member confidentiality to ensure the success of CBH and our mission.
- Assist in assuring both internal and external program integrity by being alert to and reporting suspected instances of provider and employee fraud, waste, or abuse.
Essential Functions:
- Utilize MS Dynamics GP accounting software to work with both the general ledger and accounts payable systems.
- Prepare and enter journal entries.
- Prepare city invoices for provider and operating expenses to be reimbursed.
- Communicate with city representatives to ensure timely payments of city invoices, non-HC invoices, and reinvestment invoices.
- Utilize the City Of Philadelphia website to track payments made and payments in progress.
- Update Bank Log file with information of payments received and payments sent out.
- Utilize ADP reporting system to create custom reports for various analyses and schedules.
- Work on ad hoc projects and research tasks as assigned.
- Communicate with HR and Admin departments for employee-related outstanding liabilities.
- Create check requests for management review.
- Research discrepancies in payroll information and documentation to ensure payroll is accurately processed.
- Coordinate payroll processing system to ensure the system is operating efficiently, effectively, and accurately.
- Update payroll folders with ADP generated reports.
- Prepare and post monthly Master payroll journal entry.
- Prepare monthly account analyses and reconciliation. Review the support to ensure that it is adequate for audit purposes (including support for the amount, type, and justification of general ledger amounts).
- Work with various general ledger accounts and investigate through to resolution any unusual activity.
- Prepare accurate explanations and include supporting documentation for cash accounts, prepaid expenses, accounts receivable, capital assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and certain expense accounts.
- Perform bank reconciliation.
- Utilize Report Manager Software to prepare and send out admin to budget reports to the department directors, update folders with .pdf and excel versions of the report.
- Prepare and distribute reports to department directors regarding year-to-date expenses and budget variances.
- Audit Bank Deposits analysis.
- Take an integral part in month-end close and year-end close.
- Prepare and submit unclaimed checks to the Department of Treasury.
- Attend various trainings and seminars that are required or suggested by the management.
- Act as a key point of contact for the auditors during independent audit work.
- Communicate directly with the auditors providing explanations on how our accounting system works and what processes we have in place for purposes of their testing.
Position Requirements:
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.
License/Certification: N/A
- Relevant Work Experience: Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience (type of experience flexible – internships included).
Skills:
- Knowledge of accounting principles and procedures.
- Proficient with accounting software preferred.
- Payroll software experience preferred.
- Proficient in Excel Required.
- Detail-oriented.
- Problem-solving and analytical skills.
Core Competencies:
- Teamwork and Collaboration: Build and sustain relationships with co-workers and stakeholders and support efforts and deliverables. Encourage unity and help remove barriers to productivity and success.
- Respect: Treat each other and our members and stakeholders with respect and sensitivity, recognizing the importance of diversity.
- Member Centric: Focus on the needs of our members by providing value-added services, promoting strong relationships, and going beyond basic expectations to achieve the best possible outcomes.
- Honesty and Integrity: Be open and honest in all we do. Maintain the highest level of integrity at all times.
- Commitment to Service Excellence: Challenge ourselves to be forward-thinking and committed to providing total member and stakeholder satisfaction, first-in-class service and high quality, innovative programs.
- Compassion and Empathy: Demonstrate a deep appreciation for another’s situation and point of view. Pay attention to emotional cues, listen effectively and show an exceptional level of caring about each person’s perspectives and circumstances.
- Problem Solving: Build and implement logical solutions to resolving challenges/issues by using individual knowledge and experience while taking resources, constraints, and CBH values into consideration.
- Initiative and Self-Directed: Proactively manage time and resources in a way that ensures that all work is done in the most efficient manner while identifying and implementing initiatives without interventions from co-workers, supervisors, or stakeholders.
- Flexibility and Adaptability: Adjust approaches and behaviors in order to meet the constantly changing environment head-on and accomplish CBH and individual goals. Strive to adapt to, accept and embrace change within areas of responsibility.
- Communication: Effectively and appropriately share thoughts, ideas, and information - both written and oral. Respectfully listen to co-workers and stakeholders to gain a full understanding of issues/situations.
Philadelphia Residency Requirement:
- The successful candidate must be a current Philadelphia resident or become a resident within six months of hire.
Covid-19 Vaccine Requirement:
- The safety and well-being of our candidates, our people, and their families continues to be a top priority. Subject to applicable law, please be aware that CBH requires all employees to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
- We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion, and belonging every day. CBH is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on all qualified individuals. This is without regard to race, ethnicity, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex/gender, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected individual genetic information, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability in each aspect of the human resources function by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Requesting An Accommodation:
- CBH is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities or religious observance, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by CBH and require an accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodation once hired.
- If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with CBH and have accommodation needs for a disability or religious observance, please send us an email at CBH.Recruitment@Phila.gov.
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