Accountant - Accounts Payable

Job Title - Accountant

Location - Admin office - SODO, Seattle

Schedule - M-F 8-5 pm

The salary range for this position is $68,000 to $76,000 with a midpoint of $72,000. New hires will typically receive between minimum and midpoint; however, offers may vary based on experience, internal equity, and market.

Working at Evergreen Treatment Services makes a big difference in our community! 

• ETS has been working to transform the lives of individuals and their communities through innovative and effective addiction and social services in Western Washington for over 50 years. Learn more about our mission and values.
• Change begins within. We strive to foster and sustain a diverse and inclusive community within our organization. Find out how we are working to achieve racial equity, health equity, and community justice.
• Our Clinic Services and REACH teams bring critical professional expertise and heartfelt compassion to the work they do every day to serve our most vulnerable community members. Check out the compelling stories told by our patients, clients, and staff members that provide more information and a clear picture regarding our organization’s essential work. 

This dynamic position plays an important role in helping ETS accomplish our mission!

Job Summary: 

• The accountant position is critical to the overall administration of Evergreen Treatment Services, specifically as it relates to accounting and financial records. This individual will take primary lead ensuring accurate financial records for the agency, including accounts payable, accounts receivables, balance and income statements. This individual will also partner with other members of the Administration to ensure accurate records and processes regarding all financial matters. The nature of this position is fast paced, with multiple, simultaneous, extremely detailed responsibilities at any given time.

What you contribute to this role – Responsibilities:

• Help ETS succeed in carrying out our mission through working together with other staff to transform systems of harm and inequity to create different approaches to improving community health and safety through addressing substance use and homelessness. 
• Assist with the organization-wide initiative to reimagine our interconnectedness within our community to overcome the aspects of our society and organizational culture shaped by white supremacy and settler colonialism. 
• Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Documents financial transactions by entering account information.
• Analyzing accounting options and enter data per direction.
• Summarizes current financial status of the agency by collecting information, preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports.
• Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Assist with audit and tax preparation by gathering files for outside contractors as necessary.
• Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Secures financial information by completing database backups.
• Maintains financial security by following internal controls.
• Prepares payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements.
• Answers accounting procedure questions by researching and following accounting policy and regulations.
• Complies with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
• Run pre-built financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
• Maintains confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
• Other duties as assigned.                                                                                                                           

  Note: New and/or different duties and responsibilities may be assigned to this job at any time.

What you bring to this role – Qualifications:

Education and/or Relevant and Lived Experience (if applicable): 

• Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business
• 3 or more years of professional accounting or financial management experience, preferably in a nonprofit environment

Knowledge and Skills:

• Have an understanding of racial justice and social equity and a commitment to helping create an equitable environment for all ETS clients and patients as well as fellow staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, patients, and staff from a wide variety of ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Strong interpersonal skills and verbal/ written communication skills.     
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload, work independently, and complete tasks timely and efficiently.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically a high level of proficiency in Excel 
• Good practical experience with financial? accounting and statistical software
• Experienced in MIP Fund Accounting™ software
• Good knowledge of MS Excel including advanced tools and formulas? complex tables and charts
• Excellent analytical and numeracy skills
• Dependable, able to work under pressure, receptive to change, willingness to learn, cooperative approach to problem solving.
• Flexible team player, with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and use discretion when handling highly sensitive information.
• Ability to set boundaries, resolve conflict and de-escalate issues.
• Computer literate, with basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, as well as a high level of initiative in keeping current with technological change.

Additional Essential Information:

Physical Conditions and Requirements:

• The employee may be exposed to illicit drug residues and fumes or other bio-hazardous materials when carrying out job functions. There is also potential for exposure to bloodborne pathogens. ETS will provide employees with appropriate training to limit the risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Policies and procedures are in place addressing each item specifically.
• The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear; frequently required to stand, walk, and kneel; occasionally to climb balance, or stoop; rarely to crouch or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, color, and peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

Equipment Used:

• Computer, photocopier, fax machine, and phone.
• Possible use of a program vehicle, for which a valid Driver’s License and acceptable driving would be required.

Inclusivity and Reasonable Accommodation:

• Evergreen Treatment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. Note that a Washington State Patrol criminal background check will be conducted periodically as a condition of ongoing employment, and candidates with prior criminal convictions will be invited to provide additional context as needed.
• ETS will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation, or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship for ETS. We also seek to provide reasonable accommodation for the interview process.

Check Out ETS’ Excellent Benefits - Part of Your Total Rewards Package in this Role!

Key Benefits:

· Medical and Dental benefits, as well as voluntary Vision benefits.

· 403b Retirement Plan with employer match starting at 2% at 1 year, and Roth IRA.

· Basic Life/ADD/FSA tax saving accounts for health and dependent care.

· Employee Assistance Program (EAP), voluntary long-term disability coverage.

· Vacation (2 weeks/year, access at 6 months), Sick leave (24 days/year, access at 30 days).

· Mental health leave (12 days/year, access at 30 days).

· Holidays (12 days/year) and one Floating Holiday per year.

Exceptional Perks:

· Wellness stipend ($50/month) to use for wellness benefits such as massage, fitness classes, gym membership, meditation, therapy, park passes, etc.

· Transportation stipend or pass and mileage and parking reimbursement when traveling for work.

· License renewal reimbursement and tuition/training assistance.

· Referral bonus ($100/$250) and sign-on bonuses for some positions at certain times.

· Longevity awards ($50 - $750 over milestone anniversaries, and for REACH programs).

· Discounts for Woodland Park Zoo, Verizon Wireless, and Corporate Shopping.

· Professional development: ETS is committed to supporting all staff in fulfilling their continuing education requirements and on their career paths so that ETS is a place to thrive long-term.

Evergreen Treatment Services acknowledges that we are on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People past and present and honor with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish Tribe.