Senior Staff Accountant

Senior Staff Accountant

This is a full-time and hybrid position based in Culver City, CA. Onsite 1-2 days per week, with flexibility for business needs.

The pay for this position is $77,583-$89,220 annually. Ask us about loan repayment programs you may qualify for by working at Didi Hirsch.

About Didi Hirsch Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services has been a national leader in whole-person mental health, crisis care, and substance use services since 1942 and is home to the nation's first Suicide Prevention Center. We are a nonprofit organization providing care to about 270,000 people annually across our programs. Didi Hirsch has deep roots in community-based mental health and a commitment to providing culturally responsive services that are just and equitable. More than 1,000 dedicated employees and volunteers make Didi Hirsch's work possible.

Summary As a Senior Staff Accountant, you support the preparation and oversight of month-end close activities, including journal entries, cost allocations, financial reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, and contracts and grants cost analysis. You also ensures compliance with funding source requirements and maintains accurate, up-to-date accounting records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and government contract regulations.

Primary Duties

• Prepare and/or review accruals and adjusting journal entries to support timely, accurate month-end close; identify, reconcile, and resolve financial discrepancies.
• Prepare month-end general ledger transactions to ensure data accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare month-end cost allocation schedules and entries to appropriately distribute shared costs.
• Responsible for year-end close activities and external audits; maintain general ledger and balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Perform monthly financial and operational analyses, including payroll, employee benefits, insurance, and other key expense areas.
• Prepare financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and ad hoc operational reports, as well as grants and donation reporting and revenue analysis.
• Conduct account analyses and review monthly income statement variances between actual and budgeted results to ensure accurate posting and reporting.
• Responsible for fixed asset accounting, including monitoring accounts, recording additions and depreciation, and reconciling fixed asset balances.
• Support audit- and tax-related activities as needed.
• Other duties and ad-hoc projects as needed.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, with five (5) or more years of relevant accounting experience.
• Strong ability to communicate ideas, information, and perspectives clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Advanced computer proficiency, including the preparation of complex Excel spreadsheets; routine word processing; and NetSuite ERP general ledger experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills demonstrated ability to make informed accounting-related adjustments / decisions.
• Commitment to teamwork and alignment with Didi Hirsch's mission, values, and philosophies.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities by acquiring new skills and knowledge.
• Demonstrated professionalism and ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative team.
• Possession of a valid California driver's license and a driving record acceptable to the Agency's insurance carrier, when required by job duties.

Our Vision

A future where everyone has equitable access to care and is empowered to achieve optimal mental health and well-being.

Our Mission

Didi Hirsch provides compassionate mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services to individuals and families, especially in communities where discrimination and injustice limit access.

Core Values

Excellence: We are constantly innovating, learning from the communities we serve, and applying the latest research to advance best practices. We uphold the highest ethical standards to ensure we are providing compassionate and excellent care.

Diversity & Inclusion: We value diversity of background, experience, and ideas. We celebrate differences and prioritize creating a sense of belonging.

Equity: We are dedicated to promoting health equity in our communities, and we work to dismantle disparities and discrimination within both systems of care and society.

Well Being: We are devoted to the well-being of our staff, volunteers, and communities, and believe healthy teams lead to healthy clients.

Advocacy: We advocate across all levels of government and use our voice to reduce barriers to care with the goal of access to high quality, integrated healthcare for all.

Community Engagement: We build partnerships in the community and across sectors to create a more inclusive and responsive mental health ecosystem and enhance greater accessibility to care and support.