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Welcome! Your Meridian Career Starts Here!

Position Title: Bookkeeper
Location: Gainesville, FL
Salary: $19.47|Hr. | Non-Exempt

Ready to make a positive impact in someone else's life?

Starting your career journey with Meridian is just the way to do it!

Why Meridian?

Meridian Behavioral Health is a private, non -profit organization with roots in the mental

health community since the 1960's. Since that time, we've expanded to 13 counties in

North Central Florida. We us a multidisciplinary approach to treating to those facing

mental health challenges and substance use disorders.

We want you! We welcome your knowledge, experience, story and expertise!

• Performs the duties of a full-charge bookkeeper, i.e. entering AP invoices, A/R invoices, deposits, and analyzing
  financial statements for the 4 NHP properties.
  - Performs the duties of a payee for group home clients, i.e. paying utility bills, rent, group home fees, and issuing
     customer statements, etc.
  - Performs internal audits, as directed by the Senior Accountant and completes Representative Payee reports, for
     submission to the SSA.
  - Prepares system-generated P&L and Balance Sheet for the 4 NHP properties, and analyzes any variances, on a
     monthly basis.
  - Maintains various journals, rent receivable schedules, and processes vendor invoices for payment.
  - Maintains flow of financial data to general ledger and helps to maintain chart of accounts
  - Assists with required supporting schedules to external auditors.
  - Working knowledge of Bad Debt and Depreciation accounting concepts, responsible for updating supporting
     schedules on a monthly basis, and entering the entries in the accounting software.
  - Compiles financial packets (P&L Statements and Balance Sheets) for presentation at the annual NHP Board
     Meeting.
  - Compiles quarterly expenditure reports for the NSP properties, for submission to Alachua Co, in addition to
     Quarterly Expenditure reports for submission to the Housing Dept. and HUD.
  - Enters the monthly Maintenance and Management Fees for the NHP properties.
  - As needed, assists the Meridian Clerks with the AP, A/R, or Fiscal Specialist tasks for Meridian
  - Approximately 75% of the Bookkeeper's time will be spent on NHP-related tasks, and approximately 25% of the
     time will be spent on Meridian-related tasks.
  - Attends work on a continuous and regular basis.
  - Other duties as assigned.
  

Who are we looking for? (Minimum Qualifications)

• Graduation from an accredited two-year college with AA or AS degree in accounting, business administration,
economics or other related disciplines; or an equivalent combination of education (or training) and experience
which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Minimum Typing words per minute: 27.

What You Will Love!

· Friendly, flexible and lively work environment- To all Meridian

employees we offer free activities including Zumba and Yoga. We also believe in companywide celebrations and blood drives. Our employee engagement committee is always coming up with other fun activities for all.

· Work-life balance - Generous PTO accrual for vacation, sick leave and holidays.

· Benefits - Several health insurance plan options available including tax sheltered health savings account. Vision, dental, retirement, life insurance, and accidental death are also available.

· Wellness Programs - Employees have an opportunity to earn a monthly discount on their medical plan premiums by participating in the Vitality wellness program, and Employee Assistance Program(EAP).

· Compensation & Retirement - Competitive salaries and 403(b) retirement savings with company match up to 8%.

· Growth & Education- Opportunities for growth and career advancement. Tuition reimbursement. Public service loan forgiveness and free clinical supervision.

· Perks - Cell phone plan discounts, travel reimbursement and gym membership discount programs, LegalShield, pet insurance and more!

Our Hiring Process:

·We pre-screen your application. If we find that your skills are a match for the position you applied for we will then send your resume over to the hiring manager to schedule an interview.

· If the interview is successful our talent acquisition recruiter from Human Resources Department will reach out to you with a verbal job offer and send over your background check paperwork as well as your follow up & next steps email.

· After you have cleared the background screening process our talent acquisition team will then send you an overview with expectations for New Employee Orientation start date.

Our team is committed to helping you grow into the best version of yourself you were always meant to be. Thank you for considering joining the Meridian family!

How to apply:

If you are interested in making an impact while positively impacting the community apply below.

Simply apply through this website or visit us directly at https://meridian.e3applicants.com/careers//

Join us in our mission to bring education about mental illnesses and substance use disorders and the treatment of those affected to the world.

"Hope, Recovery, and Wellness are within everyone's reach."

Meridian is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are fully committed to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, marital status, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service or because they are a protected veteran or other non-merit based factors.