Financial Accountant
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to parse the posting.
Given content:
- Reports To: Property Controller
- Position Status: Full-Time, Exempt
- Department: Finance
- Salary: $75,000-$85,000, commensurate with experience
- Location: Richmond, VA. This position is based out of BHC’s office at 2108 West Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA and works a hybrid schedule.
- To apply: ... (application instructions) – we must remove application instructions.
- About Better Housing Coalition: ... (organization description)
- POSITION SUMMARY ... (description)
- ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (list of duties)
- MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- MINIMUM SKILL REQUIREMENTS
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- EEO boilerplate (remove)
We need to decide which sections to include.
We have Pay: Salary given: $75,000-$85,000, commensurate with experience. The rule says: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Here we have salary range but also "commensurate with experience". That phrase is considered filler? The rule says "commensurate with experience" is placeholder text to avoid. So we cannot include Pay section if the only substantive content is that phrase? However we have a range $75,000-$85,000, which is substantive. The phrase "commensurate with experience" is additional but not filler; it's just extra detail. The rule says never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") – I think they mean if the content is only that placeholder, not if it's accompanied by real data. So we can include Pay with the salary range.
Schedule: The posting says "works a hybrid schedule." That's somewhat vague but it's a statement about schedule. Is that considered specific? It says hybrid schedule (some remote, some onsite). That's specific enough? Might be considered substantive. The rule says never create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. It does state hybrid schedule. So we can include Schedule.
Benefits: Not mentioned explicitly. No benefits listed. So we should not include Benefits.
About the role: We have POSITION SUMMARY and About Better Housing Coalition (organization description). The "About the role" section could be the position summary. We'll include About the role with the POSITION SUMMARY paragraph.
Responsibilities: ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS list (duties). We'll put those under Responsibilities as a - .
Requirements: Could be MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS. That's requirements.
Qualifications: Could be MINIMUM SKILL REQUIREMENTS (skills). But we also have Skills section separate. The rule says we can have Skills section for skills. We have MINIMUM SKILL REQUIREMENTS which is a list of skills. So we can put those under Skills.
Qualifications: maybe we could combine education/experience as Qualifications? But we already have Requirements for education/experience. Qualifications could be something else like certifications? Not present. So we may omit Qualifications.
We need to avoid duplicate content. Let's extract.
First, About Better Housing Coalition paragraph: "Founded over 38 years ago, BHC’s mission is to change lives and transform communities through high quality, affordable housing with the ultimate goal of helping people realize their fullest potential. The organization budget is nearly $30 MM of which 80% is self-funded with over 75 employees located at their new office at West Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA. The staff profile of BHC is C-Suite, Directors, Managers, to onsite Property Managers, Leasing Consultants, Maintenance Employees and Resident Services team members."
POSITION SUMMARY: "The Financial Accountant leads bi-weekly payroll processing and payroll recordkeeping for Better Housing Coalition (BHC), Richmond Affordable Housing (RAH), and Construction, while also maintaining accurate accounting transaction records, accounts payable, and related financial documentation for assigned divisions and departments. This role serves as the primary point of contact for employee payroll questions and works closely with the Finance team and Human Resources to keep payroll, benefits deductions, and the general ledger accurate and in balance. We’re looking for a highly organized, detail-oriented professional who takes pride in getting the numbers right and enjoys being part of a collaborative team."
We can combine these into About the role? Probably better to put About the role as the POSITION SUMMARY (description of role). The About Better Housing Coalition is organization info; maybe we could include that as part of About the role or maybe we could omit because it's not directly about the role. The instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So About the role likely expects a description of the role, not the organization. So we should use POSITION SUMMARY for About the role. The organization description could be omitted or maybe we could include as a brief note but not required. The rule says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the organization description somewhere. Where could we put it? Not under any of the prescribed headings unless we create a custom heading, but we are only allowed to use those headings? The instruction says use those headings for section headings; it doesn't forbid other headings, but says "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies we should use those headings for sections; we could add other sections if needed, but better to stick to those. However we must preserve all substantive info. The organization description is substantive. Where to put? Could be part of About the role? Might be acceptable to include it there as context. The rule says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could merge organization description into About the role section. That would preserve it.
Thus About the role will contain both the POSITION SUMMARY and the organization description.
Now Responsibilities: list of essential functions. We'll extract each bullet.
Essential Functions list:
- Payroll Processing & Administration
- Lead bi-weekly payroll processing for BHC, RAH, and Construction, including review, approval, and submission.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for employee payroll questions, including hours, deductions, pay discrepancies, and W-2s.
- Set up and maintain new hire, termination, and pay-rate change records within the payroll system.
- Process wage garnishments, levies, and other court-ordered payroll deductions through the payroll system in compliance with applicable law.
- Track and reconcile PTO, sick leave, and other accrual balances against payroll records
- Coordinate with Human Resources on benefits enrollment changes that affect payroll deductions.
- Maintain payroll compliance with wage and hour law, including FLSA classification recordkeeping, and maintain confidential payroll files.
- Payroll Accounting & Reconciliation
- Record payroll costs in Yardi via CSV journal entry import.
- Review 403(b) contributions and import them into Yardi via CSV journal entry import.
- Review benefit invoices and import them into Yardi.
- Reconcile payroll deductions bi-weekly.
- Reconcile payroll-related general ledger accounts monthly, including tax liabilities and benefits withholdings.
- General Accounting & Accounts Payable
- Maintain records of accounting transactions for BHC and related entities, assigned divisions, departments, and properties with a high degree of accuracy.
- Record invoices and deposits and assist in preparing adjusting entries for assigned departments and divisions.
- Receive and verify invoices, prepare payment vouchers, and maintain accurate accounts payable records.
- Ensure accurate, complete, and timely payment of invoices to contractors, vendors, and suppliers for BHC, RAH, and related entities.
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations for the BHC corporate account and property accounts.
- Deposit donor, tenant, and other checks into the bank through the check scanner.
- Assist in preparing balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports.
- Audit, Tax & Year-End Reporting
- Review and ensure the accurate, complete, and timely filing of 1099/1096 forms for BHC and related entities.
- Support payroll audits and year-end payroll reporting.
- Assist with annual audit, tax return, and local audit work.
- All other duties as assigned by management.
We'll turn each of these into
- items. Could group under headings but not required; just a flat list.
Now Requirements: MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required; some college preferred.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in accounting and accounts payable or a related accounting field.
- Prior payroll processing experience required.
We'll put as
- .
Skills: MINIMUM SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- Solid understanding of accounting principles, functions, and procedures, with the ability to perform intermediate math functions.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook, and accounting software.
- Exceptional attention to detail, with a proven track record of maintaining high data accuracy while managing high-volume data entry and processing.
- Ability to concentrate on intricate detail with frequent interruptions, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and responsibilities.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across departments.
- Discretion in handling confidential payroll and financial information.
We'll put as
- .
Pay: Salary: $75,000-$85,000, commensurate with experience. We'll output that as a
under Pay heading.
Schedule: "works a hybrid schedule." Also location: Richmond, VA. This position is based out of BHC’s office at 2108 West Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA and works a hybrid schedule. So schedule is hybrid. We'll put that as
under Schedule.
We should also include location? Not a heading; could be included in About the role or maybe as a short p under About the role? The instruction says do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Location is minor metadata; we could include a short p under About the role or maybe after the role description. But we have no heading for location; we could just include it in About the role paragraph.
We must remove boilerplate: EEO, application instructions, etc.
Now construct HTML.
We'll start with
About the role
then containing the combined description: POSITION SUMMARY + organization description.
We need to ensure we don't repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it). So we don't add a heading for the job title.
Now
Responsibilities
then - ... each duty.
Then
Requirements
then - ... education/experience.
Then
Skills
then - ... skills.
Then
Pay
then $75,
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So About the role likely expects a description of the role, not the organization. So we should use POSITION SUMMARY for About the role. The organization description could be omitted or maybe we could include as a brief note but not required. The rule says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the organization description somewhere. Where could we put it? Not under any of the prescribed headings unless we create a custom heading, but we are only allowed to use those headings? The instruction says use those headings for section headings; it doesn't forbid other headings, but says "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies we should use those headings for sections; we could add other sections if needed, but better to stick to those. However we must preserve all substantive info. The organization description is substantive. Where to put? Could be part of About the role? Might be acceptable to include it there as context. The rule says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could merge organization description into About the role section. That would preserve it.
Thus About the role will contain both the POSITION SUMMARY and the organization description.
Now Responsibilities: list of essential functions. We'll extract each bullet.
Essential Functions list:
- Payroll Processing & Administration
- Lead bi-weekly payroll processing for BHC, RAH, and Construction, including review, approval, and submission.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for employee payroll questions, including hours, deductions, pay discrepancies, and W-2s.
- Set up and maintain new hire, termination, and pay-rate change records within the payroll system.
- Process wage garnishments, levies, and other court-ordered payroll deductions through the payroll system in compliance with applicable law.
- Track and reconcile PTO, sick leave, and other accrual balances against payroll records
- Coordinate with Human Resources on benefits enrollment changes that affect payroll deductions.
- Maintain payroll compliance with wage and hour law, including FLSA classification recordkeeping, and maintain confidential payroll files.
- Payroll Accounting & Reconciliation
- Record payroll costs in Yardi via CSV journal entry import.
- Review 403(b) contributions and import them into Yardi via CSV journal entry import.
- Review benefit invoices and import them into Yardi.
- Reconcile payroll deductions bi-weekly.
- Reconcile payroll-related general ledger accounts monthly, including tax liabilities and benefits withholdings.
- General Accounting & Accounts Payable
- Maintain records of accounting transactions for BHC and related entities, assigned divisions, departments, and properties with a high degree of accuracy.
- Record invoices and deposits and assist in preparing adjusting entries for assigned departments and divisions.
- Receive and verify invoices, prepare payment vouchers, and maintain accurate accounts payable records.
- Ensure accurate, complete, and timely payment of invoices to contractors, vendors, and suppliers for BHC, RAH, and related entities.
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations for the BHC corporate account and property accounts.
- Deposit donor, tenant, and other checks into the bank through the check scanner.
- Assist in preparing balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports.
- Audit, Tax & Year-End Reporting
- Review and ensure the accurate, complete, and timely filing of 1099/1096 forms for BHC and related entities.
- Support payroll audits and year-end payroll reporting.
- Assist with annual audit, tax return, and local audit work.
- All other duties as assigned by management.
We'll turn each of these into
- .
Skills: MINIMUM SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- Solid understanding of accounting principles, functions, and procedures, with the ability to perform intermediate math functions.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook, and accounting software.
- Exceptional attention to detail, with a proven track record of maintaining high data accuracy while managing high-volume data entry and processing.
- Ability to concentrate on intricate detail with frequent interruptions, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and responsibilities.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across departments.
- Discretion in handling confidential payroll and financial information.
We'll put as
- .
Pay: Salary: $75,000-$85,000, commensurate with experience. We'll output that as a
under Pay heading. Schedule: "works a hybrid schedule." Also location: Richmond, VA. This position is based out of BHC’s office at 2108 West Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA and works a hybrid schedule. So schedule is hybrid. We'll put that as
under Schedule. We should also include location? Not a heading; could be included in About the role or maybe as a short p under About the role? The instruction says do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Location is minor metadata; we could include a short p under About the role or maybe after the role description. But we have no heading for location; we could just include it in About the role paragraph. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, application instructions, etc. Now construct HTML. We'll start with
About the role
thencontaining the combined description: POSITION SUMMARY + organization description. We need to ensure we don't repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it). So we don't add a heading for the job title. Now
Responsibilities
then- ... each duty.
Then
Requirements
then- ... education/experience.
Then
Skills
then- ... skills.
Then
Pay
then$75,
- ... skills.
Then
- ... education/experience.
Then
- ... each duty.
Then
- .
Pay: Salary: $75,000-$85,000, commensurate with experience. We'll output that as a