Staff Accountant

Nexus-Indian Oaks in Manteno, IL is hiring for a skilled Staff Accountant!

Position Summary: Support the supervisor in carrying out the responsibilities of the business office by providing site support, generating reports in regard to financial statements, ensuring data integrity, providing account reconciliation, implementing site accounting processes, participating in audit preparation, and maintaining agency policies and procedures as well as internal accounting manuals.

Primary responsibilities:

• Perform financial processes, procedures, and financial statement generations
• Serve as a liaison to the agency and the corporate office regarding accounting and financial functions
• Ensure the agency’s banking and depository process is fiscally sound and routinely monitored
• Supervise the process and assist in the timely and accurate vouchering, approval, and verification process of purchasing and/or billing
• Collaborate with the supervisor to maintain the agency’s financial statements including trial balances, income statements, accounts payable and accounts receivable reports
• Ensure sub-ledgers are interfaced to the general ledger on a timely basis
• Lead the process of cross-training personnel within the agency’s finance department
•  Assist with various financial reporting requirements
• Produce reports that outline the monthly revenue and expenses
• Prepare and distribute monthly financial information to pertinent personnel
• Perform account analysis as directed by the Business Office Manager
• Compile and distribute financial data to outside sources as directed by the Business Office Manager
• Assist the Business Office Manager with the agency’s development, implementation, and maintenance of the annual budget

Auditing, Policies & Other Duties as Assigned

• Gather and organize necessary financial data under the direction of the Business Office Manager
• Monitor general purchasing and/or billing processes for the agency within established budgeted guidelines.
• Maintain fixed assets through a computerized system and maintain appropriate site documentation.
• Communicate with the corporate fixed asset accountant regarding necessary updates.
• Maintain validation of Agency assets by taking a visual asset inventory on a continual basis (i.e., on a quarterly basis, at a minimum, testing assets for chosen departments)
• Ensure all capital assets are properly numbered and listed on the FAS reports with proper locations, communicating updates/corrections to the corporate fixed asset accountant.
• Participate in the internal and external audit function for the agency.
• Provide assistance to the agency in complying with licensing, governmental and other regulatory entities.
• Coordinate and assist with statistical reporting, as required by state, federal or local agencies, that are timely and accurate.
• Understand and ensure compliance with funding source rules and regulations relative to accounting and financial functions.

Schedule/Pay:

• Weekday schedule (Monday-Fridays)
• Full-time, on-site role
• Salary offers starting at $50,000-$60,000 based on qualifications and experience level.

Benefits: 

• Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment.
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance.
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW – Talk space Therapy Benefit for the whole family.
• NEW – Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• And much more!

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• Demonstrated competency in accounting/finance processes and software packages.
• Proficiency with MS software with advanced skill level for spreadsheet and database applications

Nice to Have:

•   1 year of demonstrated accounting and finance experience.

ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies:

• Innovation:  Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches.
• Compassion:  Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern.
• Agility:  Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly.
• Responsiveness:  Being quick, positive, and accurate.
• Excellence:  Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards.

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM!  When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!

Salary : $50,000 - $60,000