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Accountant, Accounting Assistant, Bookkeeper/ Accounting Clerk
Low Income Housing Institute · Seattle, Washington · Posted Jun 25, 2026
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Position: Accountant I
Accountant I
LOCATION:
LIHI Main Office- 1253 South Jackson Street, Seattle, WA 98144
- ** This is a fully on-site position
- *
- REPORTS TO:
Accounting Manager
HOURS:
Full time, 40 hours per week:
Monday - Friday 8AM-4:30PM PAY RANGE: $ per hour POSITION TYPE:
This is a unionized position, represented by Local 8 of the Office of Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU). This is a non-exempt position.
Responsibilities:
The Accountant I is responsible for performing finance and accounting functions for LIHI, partnerships and LLCs.
Duties include:
- Prepare and process weekly check runs and rush checks, as needed.
- Acquire W9 forms before adding new non-employee vendors.
- Be responsible for accurate and timely payments.
- Transfer Safe/Positive Pay information to banks daily.
- Ensure compliance with internal control (e.g. signing authority, document approvals).
- Provide audit support.
- Other duties performed include the manual check preparation and distribution, reports distribution, filing, photocopying, faxing, administrative duties and special projects.
- Enter employee payroll related changes into the payroll software.
- Provide payroll data and reports in various formats for grant billings.
- Help solve timecard coding errors.
- Help with timecard completion and approval problems on processing days.
- Support payroll with reporting for pensions, taxes and garnishments.
- Help with state L&I reporting including quarterly volunteer totals.
- Other accounting duties as assigned.
Desired
Qualifications:
- 2 years relevant experience.
- An AA degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or other related fields. Equivalent experience may be substituted for this requirement.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, work well under pressure and meet deadlines. Must be able to maintain important payment schedules.
- Excellent data entry skills. Ability to work in a team environment and independently.
- Self-starter with good problem solving skills and ability to interact and communicate positively and successfully with all levels of the organization.
- Flexible and willing to work evenings/weekends during busy times.
- Proficiency in Excel and Word required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills needed.
Benefits for this position (pro-rated for part time employees)
- Generous vacation and sick leave
- 10 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday
- Employer-Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision (with HRA, HSA & FSA options)
- Employer-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
- 401k offered for unionized employees (through OPEIU8)
- 403b offered for non-union employees
- Employee Assistance Program
- Travel Assistance Program
- Aflac offered for all employees.
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