Accounts Payable Specialist - New Britain, United States - Community Mental Health Affiliates

Community Mental Health Affiliates

Verified Company

New Britain, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Why CMHA?

As a 2022 Hartford Courant Top Workplace and one of the largest behavioral health care providers in Connecticut, we have 40 years of experience in delivering mental health and addiction services to over 7,300 children, adolescents, and adults annually.

Internal mobility is a focus at CMHA with 6 members of our leadership team growing from individual contributors to Senior Leaders.
CMHA is looking to hire an Accounts Payable Specialist for our Finance Department. This position will be located in New Britain.

Summary:
Performs all duties related to accounts payable, including processing of year-end tax forms and annual audit review. Responsible for all aspects of agency credit card purchasing. Reconciliation of prepaid accounts. Processes and records remote bank deposits. Provides expense detail to program staff to complete explanations of budget to actual variances.

Essential Responsibilities and Target Outcomes:

Maintains and processes agency accounts payable invoices.
Produces yearend 1099Misc. and 1099 NEC forms.
Processes and records remote bank deposits.
Responsible for the administration of the Agency credit card including issuance and ensuring proper allocation of funds for the monthly purchases.
Responsible for the expense reconciliation of agencywide credit card purchases.
Prepares assigned general ledger entries and posting in financial software.
Reconciles monthly prepaid accounts for entry into general ledger.
Backup for the reconciliation of various bank accounts.
Performs other administrative related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:
Education: High School Diploma/GED required; Associate's degree in Accounting

Credentials and Licenses:
CT Driver's License

Experience:

Experience, preferably a minimum of three years, in a financial/accounting environment including accounts payable, account reconciliations, journal entry preparation, audit support, and maintaining adequate controls.
Basic understanding of financial statements and budgets.
Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office Products including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Ability to utilize financial management systems, specifically accounts payable modules.

Competencies:

Behavioral Skill Sets

Effective communication with a variety of internal and external clients and contacts.
Service internal customers by supplying accounting services both facetoface and over the telephone.
Maintain and develop adequate control environment.
Organizational ability to balance priorities according to workload constraints and conflicting timelines.
Maintain composure under pressure.
Ensure the security and confidentiality of client information and records in a manner consistent with professional and CMHA codes of ethics.
Demonstrated awareness/sensitivity to all types of issues related to client diversity.

COMPENSATION RANGE - $ $24.00 an hour

We care about our employees by offering Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance packages that help you strike a harmonious work-life balance.

We also care about your future with a 403(b) retirement savings plan with CMHA matching starting after 1 year of service.

CMHA also offers:

9 paid holidays off
2 CHMA/Personal days for you to have the opportunity to celebrate the important traditions of the year with your loved ones
Up to 24 days of PTO that increases with years of service
Paid agency closure between Christmas and New Year's (except 24/7 programs)*must be approved annually
Company paid Life Insurance and Long Term Disability
A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that offers counseling, coaching, and wellness resources for staff as well as members of their household
Higher education tuition discounts at participating schools through the Alliance's academic partnerships
Free ongoing professional development opportunities and continuous access to Continuing Education Units (CEUs), featuring comprehensive training in Evidence-Based Practices, such as EMDR, DBT, and CBT.
Employee discounts for shopping, the New Britain YMCA, travel, and entertainment
Free employee subscriptions to the calm app
Annual Company Picnic
CMHAsponsored Loan Reimbursement Program and Scholarship Program

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Free Student Loan Wellness for eligible employees and their family members access to:

Student loan consolidation and refinancing
Loan payoff projection dashboard
College cost calculator
College financial planning
3 NHSCapproved sites for federal student loan repayment

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Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Enhancement for eligible employees access to:

Automated Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) form management for past and present employers
Automated reminders for annual (PSLF) recertifications to help you stay on track
Resources and ongoing communications that make PSLF understandable
The opportunity to receive the national average o