Staff Accountant

About Paragon Behavioral Health Connections

Paragon Behavioral Health Connections is a comprehensive behavioral health organization on a mission to positively impact individuals and families through compassionate, and client-centered care.  Our mission is to deliver personalized care that uplifts our clients and builds supportive connections in communities.  Through community based or in-home services, and digital solutions as needed, we meet clients where they are—both physically and emotionally—to provide the right support at the right time. Serving communities across Colorado, we deliver equitable and creative “one-stop” behavioral health services—providing in-home mental health and substance use treatment, crisis stabilization, early childhood support, intensive outpatient programs, assertive community treatment, medication management, wrap around support and more. We believe care should meet people where they are, both physically and emotionally. Our approach is rooted in understanding, respect, innovation, and community collaboration.

Why Work With Paragon

• Statewide Reach - Deliver care where it’s needed most. We’re not region-limited—serve communities across Colorado, including rural and frontier areas with limited access to care.
• Flexibility & Work–Life Balance - Partner with families to set visit times that work for them (and you), so you can enjoy Colorado’s trails, slopes, and sunshine during off-peak hours.
• Clinical Leadership & Support - Clinicians lead here. Our executive team includes licensed providers who shape business decisions with a care-first lens. We provide licensure supervision and regular consultation to support your growth as a clinician.
• Comprehensive, Company-Paid Benefits - We cover health, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, and life insurance—company-paid—so there are no premium deductions from your paycheck. Keep your full salary and your peace of mind.
• Career Growth Opportunities - Grow with us. Explore new modalities and specializations and advance into leadership as we expand statewide.

Position Summary

Paragon BHC's mission is to deliver personalized care that uplifts our clients and cultivates supportive connections within our communities. The Staff Accountant makes that mission possible behind the scenes by keeping Paragon's books accurate, timely, and audit-ready, so that program leaders and the CFO can make decisions with numbers they can trust. This in-house role manages day-to-day bookkeeping and the general ledger, allocates costs across programs and grants, applies healthcare accounting practices, and serves as a working partner to Paragon's outside accounting firm and auditors. 

Key Responsibilities

Core Accounting and Bookkeeping 

• Manages day-to-day bookkeeping, accounting, and general ledger activity in QuickBooks, keeping every entry accurate and posted on time with the appropriate supporting documentation.
• Reconciles bank accounts, credit card statements, and other balance sheet accounts every month, and clears open items promptly. 
• Oversees the company credit card program, including spend tracking, receipt collection, coding, and policy compliance, following up with cardholders until receipts and coding are complete. 
• Processes and tracks accounts payable and accounts receivable as needed. 
• Keeps financial records and supporting documentation organized so they are audit-ready at any time.

Budgeting and Program and Grant Allocation 

• Assists the CFO in developing and maintaining organizational and departmental budgets. 
• Allocates expenses accurately across programs, grants, and cost centers using approved allocation methods and in collaboration with the finance team and CFO.
• Monitors budget-to-actual performance and flags variances to program and finance leadership early, with a clear explanation. 
• Supports grant financial reporting, including drawdowns and expenditure tracking. 

Healthcare-Specific Accounting 

• Applies healthcare industry accounting standards and practices to Paragon's day-to-day financial operations. 
• Supports revenue cycle, payer-related transactions, and healthcare cost accounting as they apply to Paragon's programs. 
• Assists with state cost reporting, making sure submissions are accurate and on time. 

External Partner and Audit Coordination 

• Serves as an assisting point of contact for Paragon's third-party accounting and bookkeeping firms, including reconciliations and regular check-ins. 
• Prepares and reviews periodic financial reports in coordination with external accounting partners, and makes sure internal books agree with external-facing financial statements. 
• Assists with preparation for the annual third-party financial audit, including schedules, documentation, and auditor questions. 
• Coordinates state cost report filings with external preparers as needed. 

Qualifications 

At least 3 years of accounting or bookkeeping experience (healthcare accounting experience strongly preferred), proficiency in QuickBooks (Intuit Enterprise Suite experience preferred),  and strong Excel skills, and experience with program budgeting, cost allocation, and supporting or coordinating financial audits; familiarity with state cost reporting requirements is a plus. 

Personal Attributes 

•  Accurate and detail-minded, someone who catches the small discrepancy before it becomes a big one and keeps clean records without being reminded. 
• Dependable and independent, able to manage several deadlines at once and keep month-end, reporting, and audit work moving without close supervision. 
• Discreet and trustworthy with confidential financial and organizational information. 
• Clear and patient when working with program leaders who are not finance people, explaining numbers in plain language and asking for what is needed without making anyone feel scolded. 
• Collaborative and professional with the CFO, outside accountants, and auditors, doing what was promised and raising issues early. 
• Steady under pressure at month-end, year-end, and during an audit. 
• Committed to Paragon's mission and to caring for the organization's resources as carefully as its people. 

Job Details

• Type: Part-Time
• Location: Colorado 
• Department:  Finance
• Schedule: 9am-1pm Monday through Friday (flexible)
• Pay range: $35-$38 per hour

Diversity & Inclusion

Paragon Behavioral Health Connections is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences.