Staff Accountant
Description
Northwest Center (NWC) is looking for a Staff Accountant to join our team.
Founded in 1965 by Washington parents of children with disabilities, NWC is an organization that provides services for people with disabilities from cradle through career. Though we operate a variety of businesses and services, our culture is OneNWC, where everyone is connected, valued, included, and welcomed.
LithtexNW is one of several businesses within the Northwest Center family, and we are looking to add a Staff Accountant to support our Bellingham team. This is the perfect opportunity for an accounting clerk or assistant eager to develop their skills in a supportive, growth-focused environment.
As a Staff Accountant, you will provide essential financial and administrative services to the LithtexNW division, supporting accounts payable and receivable, cash management, and financial reporting. You'll play a key part in maintaining financial integrity across projects, supporting budgeting efforts, and analyzing financial data to inform decision-making. Additionally, there is an opportunity to collaborate with internal teams to manage customer billing and monitor account activity, while contributing to a high-functioning, detail-oriented team.
Location: Bellingham, WA
Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday
Wage Range: $31.25 - $36.05 per hour
What we can offer:
- Competitive and affordable Medical (including hearing & hardware coverage!), Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- 17 Accrued Paid Time Off Days Annually
- 7 Paid Holidays + 1 Day of Floating Holiday; 3 Floating Holiday days annually after one year
- Parental Leave & Paid Compassion Leave
- Retirement 401(K) with a company match
- Employment Assistance Program (EAP) via Spring Health
- Mental Wellness Program including six free therapy sessions per year
- Opportunity for career development with our NWC Mentorship Match program
- Physical Wellness Reimbursement Program - $25/month
- Student Loan Contribution Program - $50/month
- Pet Insurance Discount Program
Check out the entire list of benefits Northwest Center has to offer here: https://nwcbenefits.hrbenefits.net/
What you'll be doing:
- Process accounts payable, including coding, approvals, invoice management, and payments
- Manage accounts receivable, including entering billing and sending invoices daily
- Handle daily cash deposits, receipts, and postings
- Conduct accounting data analysis for special projects
- Prepare, analyze, and finalize financial reports and schedules
- Maintain accurate financial records, supporting schedules and documentation
- Support budgeting, expenditure tracking, and financial analysis
- Audit records and support billing and accounts payable processes
- Analyze trends, costs, and operations to support decision-making
- Monitor past-due accounts, provide timely support schedules for sales staff, and process credit card payments
Needed Experience:
- Associates Degree (AA) in Accounting or related field required
- Bachelors Degree (BA) in Accounting or related field preferred
- Two (2+) or more years of experience in an accounting/finance department
- Proficiency with any Accounting ERP system required
- Excellent customer service skills with a positive, professional attitude
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and accurate, with the ability to maintain confidentiality in a deadline-driven environment
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
Northwest Center is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us at [email protected].
At Northwest Center, we do not just accept diversity and inclusion — we celebrate it, support it, live it, and flourish in it to benefit our employees, the community, and our clientele. We believe that our strength lies within our diversity and the forward motion towards a day when people of all abilities can learn and work together.
We believe that curiosity and critical thinking are essential to the dialogue and improving decision-making, planning, resource allocation, and how we treat others. Our goal is to create and implement more equitable practices, policies, and culture. To be equitable means to value and respect individuals from all cultural backgrounds, genders, races, identities, and abilities. Northwest Center is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and veterans’ status.