Job description

Position Title: Accounting Analyst I
Classification: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Accounting Operations Manager
Department: Finance
Job Type: Regular
Job Status: Full Time
Grade: 30
Union: OPEIU represented position
Work Schedule: Normal Business Hours
Amount of Travel Required: None
Positions Supervised: None

Starting Pay Rate: $24.10/hour Grade 30/Step 1 for all new employees
Full Pay Range: $24.10-$35.11 per hour

Closes: Open until filled with priority given to applications received by Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 5:00pm.

Are you looking for a place to work that really cares about our community and is committed to making a difference? Then the Bremerton Housing Authority is the place for you! Come join our team.

At Bremerton Housing Authority our mission is to provide high quality, stable and sustainable housing and related services to people who have limited financial means. Our work is to help our clients to become economically self-sufficient, while at that same time strengthen communities. We use our public and private resources efficiently and effectively. It is our goal to do this all while helping our employees to grow both personally and professionally.

If you're looking for a great benefit package, we have that as well!

• Accrue 150 hours of PTO in your first year
• Accrue up to 69 hours of Sick Leave per year
• 13 Paid Holidays annually
• Longevity pay available for years of service
• Medical & Vision Insurance -90% Employer Paid
• Dental Insurance- 100% Employer Paid
• Washington State Retirement
• Deferred Compensation
• Life Insurance
• Short -Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Telecommute Opportunities Available
• And more!!

POSITION SUMMARY
This position is responsible for accounts payable or accounts receivable accounting functions for the agency and contributes to the collection, maintenance, and reporting of timely and accurate financial and accounting information. This is the first tier of a three-tiered position and incumbents at this level are expected to solve basic accounting problems.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Function Summaries
Accounts Receivable Desk

• Audit transactions of subcontractors, including ensuring allowable expenses, and rent, utilities, subsidies, legal fees, damages, and late fees are all posted accurately during the month.
• Assist as needed in applying cash receipts to tenant ledgers and reconcile bank deposits.
• Assist with Accounts Receivable Filing.

Accounts Payable Desk

• Reconcile travel expenses ensuring all travel voucher submissions are accurate, documentation is complete, and adhere to BHA policy.
• Process invoices, including verifying expenses, accurately coding expenses, and entering them into system for Manager review.
• Match purchase orders with invoices and receiving documents and check for accuracy and review open purchase orders at month end for the accrual entry.
• Assist with Accounts Payable Filing
• Update Utility Tracking Worksheet

Additional Functions of Both Desks

• Act as an Accounting Liaison to Property Managers and third-party contractors via telephone and email.
• Pickup and sort Finance Department mail.
• Other duties as assigned.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education and Experience

Education: Associates Degree (two-year college or technical school): Required, Field of Study: Accounting preferred but can include Business Administration, or other relevant subject.

Experience: 2 plus years of experience in full-time accounting and/or full charge bookkeeping.

Bremerton Housing Authority has the discretion to accept any other equivalent combination of education and experience when relevant.

Computer Skills:

• Intermediate user of MS Office programs, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Must be proficient in using accounting software.
• Experience with Yardi preferred.

This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, telephones, adding machines, photocopiers, and fax machines.

Required Competencies

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for their actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• Autonomy - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Financial Aptitude - Ability to understand and explain economic and accounting information, prepare and manage budgets, and make sound long-term investment decisions.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
• Mathematics - Accurately perform basic computations and approach practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical techniques.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
This is primarily an office position. The employee primarily sits at a desk but has the opportunity to move about at will. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate various types of office equipment. The employee will occasionally lift and carry up to 20 pounds.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this position.
O (Occasionally) Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)
F (Frequently) Position requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)
C (Constantly) Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)

Physical Demands Lift/Carry
Stand O 10 lbs or less O
Walk O 11-20 lbs O
Sit F 21-50 lbs N
Manually Manipulate F 51-100 lbs. N
Reach Outward O
Reach Above Shoulder O Push/Pull
Climb N 12 lbs or less O
Crawl N 13-25 lbs O
Squat or Kneel N 26-40 lbs. N
Bend O 41-100 lbs N
Grasp O
Speak F

Other Physical Requirements

• Vision (Near)
• Sense of Sound - listening to instructions and customer comments

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