Senior Accountant

American Accounting Association; Bridgeport (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Community Health Center Inc in Bridgeport, CT, is seeking a Senior Accountant to ensure accounting integrity, record transactions, and support financial reporting for a healthcare nonprofit.

Responsibilities include managing GL, audits, monthly analyses, and grant-related accounting. Requires a Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance and 2+ years in nonprofit healthcare settings, with Acumatica experience preferred.

Qualifications

• bachelor's or higher degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• Minimum two years of experience in a non-profit health care setting with grants.
• Experience using Acumatica or similar accounting software.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and record assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses from account data.
• Maintain and balance subsidiary accounts; verify, post and reconcile.
• Maintain general ledger; transfer accounts and prepare trial balance.
• Summarize financial status via balance sheet, P&L and other statements.
• Assist with monthly analysis and variance reporting of financials.
• Complete external audits by providing GL information to auditors.
• Submit monthly/quarterly financial expenditure reports to agencies.
• Protect confidential information and support financial processes.

Skills

Accounting theory

Deadline driven

Independent work

MS Office

Cross‑level collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Acumatica

Accounting software

Job description

Job Description

Job Description Description

Summary

Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares and records assets, liability, revenue, and expense entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions, resolving discrepancies.
• Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance, reconciling entries.
• Summarizes financial status by collecting information, preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.
• Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts, providing information for auditors.
• Assist with analyzing financial statements monthly and report on variances.
• Maintains and submits Monthly and Quarterly Financial Expenditure Reports to Contracted Agencies.
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of accounting theory
• Ability to meet assigned deadlines
• Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from manager to accomplish objectives
• Proficiency with email and Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving and results.

Requirements

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Accounting or Finance.
• At least two years of non-profit health care organization experience.
• At least two years of experience working with healthcare grants.
• Experience utilizing accounting software. Acumatica strongly preferred.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

The physical requirements and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position requires the manual dexterity sufficient to operate phones, computers, and other office equipment. The position requires the physical ability to kneel, bend and perform light lifting. This person must have the ability to write and speak clearly using the English language to convey information and be able to hear at normal speaking levels both in person and over the telephone. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Generally, the working conditions are good with little or no exposure to extremes in health, safety hazards and/or hazardous materials. This person must have the ability to travel as required to work with staff.

Employer Southwest Community Health Center Inc - Location Bridgeport, Connecticut - Salary Competitive - Closing date Sep 6, 2026 - Focus Area Auditing, General Accounting - Role Type Accountant - Role Level Senior - Education Level Bachelor's Degree - Work Mode On Site - Employment Type Full Time - Organization Type Corporate