DESCRIPTION

SEIU Healthcare IL Benefit Funds is a dynamic benefits administration organization committed to providing the highest quality health and retirement benefits in the most financially responsible manner, while always acting in the best interest of the union members. The Fund serves over 20,000 union workers in the Nursing Home, Home Care, Child Care, and Personal Assistant industries with the delivery of health and pension benefits. Our employees epitomize the Fund’s core values of quality service, interdependence, effectiveness, and accountability, and forge an alliance with one another to carry out our shared mission and common agreements for those we serve.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Staff Accountant is responsible for a full array of recordkeeping and compliance duties related to the financial transactions for the Nursing Home Health & Welfare (NH/HW) Fund. The Staff Accountant will assist the Accounting Supervisor with the closing process and other maintenance features of the general ledger for this fund. This role has direct involvement with ensuring the financial statements are a fair representation of the operations of the Fund.
This position must maintain excellent working relationships with peers in the Accounting Department and all key stakeholders related to the Fund Office.
The Staff Accountant will be responsible for the following:

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• High School diploma or GED equivalent
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business or experience equivalent
  Career Development & Continuing Education Opportunities: Yes

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Five (5) years of accounting, business or related experience
• Knowledge of Accounting and GAAP Rules
• Understand and execute basic accounting principles, relevant state and federal mandates, as well as Industry related disbursement policies
• Ability to type 35 words per minute accurately
• Experience with desktop computers, laptop computers, printers, copiers, scanners, fax and other office equipment
• Advanced knowledge in accounting software (QuickBooks preferred)
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Excellent written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills at all levels of business, including effectively communicating with peers, leads, managers, executives, and external partners
• Strong mathematical aptitude, analytical skills, and attention to detail
• Ability to provide excellent customer service in a professional manner
• Must be well organized and detail oriented with demonstrated effective time-management, and ability to meet deadlines
• Must have the ability to work independently and within a team environment
• Strong accountability, with the ability to manage up, manage laterally, and work cooperatively and collaboratively with peers
• Exercise clear and concise judgment, integrity and confidentiality
• Ability and willingness to assist in special projects and handle multiple tasks

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Prior multi-employer and Taft-Hartley trust fund experience strongly preferred
• Hybrid workforce experience, with in-person and remote work expectations
• Knowledge of the Fund’s benefit administration system (basys/Bridgeway)
• Experience with project management software, such as Smartsheet
• Experience with virtual conference software (Teams and Zoom)
• Awareness of social movements, labor movements, and political issues that impact the work and the organization

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide period-end reconciliations for various NH Fund asset and liabilities accounts in QuickBooks
• Prepare reports and investigate variances for various NH income and expense accounts in QuickBooks
• Bank reconciliations for the NH Fund General Checking Account
• NH Investment Account Reconciliation and corresponding journal entries
• NH fixed asset recordkeeping, including but not limited to the following, Deposits on Assets account analysis, maintenance of fixed asset listing, depreciation schedules and journal entries related to fixed assets for the two funds
• Maintenance of NH prepaid expense and prepaid insurance workpapers including processing monthly journal entries and recording the activity
• 1099 and 1095 file generation and distribution for NH Fund
• Assisting the Accounting Supervisor and Controller with NH audit completion
• Record audit adjustments at conclusion of NH audit including tie out of the pre-audit trial balance and post-audit trial balance to the auditors adjusted trial balance
• Investigate, evaluate and where feasible, implement ways to streamline or improve accounting or reporting processes
• Operate as a team player and develop strong working relationships throughout the organization to ensure open communications successful inter-departmental efforts.
• Attend and participate in various meetings, including monthly All Staff meetings, department meetings, training sessions, task force or committee meetings, and other meetings as deemed appropriate to share, discuss, and solution for question or error trends, as well as identify potential process improvements
• Create one-on-one (1:1) agendas using the Purpose, Outcome and Process (POP) Model and thorough notes must be kept for each meeting
• Other duties as assigned by the Accounting Supervisor

PRIVACY AND SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position requires employees to handle Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and Protected Health Information (PHI) for our members. You will be responsible and accountable for maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all PII, PHI, and financial information. Report any suspected HIPAA violation or breach to our HIPAA Privacy and Security Officers.