Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Summary and Qualifications Responsible for general accounting functions, including financial reporting. Provide monthly financial statements for review by management. Ensure development, implementation, and evaluation of departmental accounting standards. Responsibilities: Support Controller/AVP of Finance in managing and evaluating performance to ensure quality of services and maintain technical expertise of workgroup personnel Help direct and review workgroup activities May coordinate and review work completed by Staff Accountant Ensure timeliness, accuracy, and completeness to meet specified deadlines Maintain multiple general ledgers Review monthly journal entries, analyses, and account reconciliations as required to accurately close the monthly fiscal period Review detailed monthly actual to budget variance reports to support hospital in the review of monthly operating performance Review monthly reports for key indicators and statistics Assist Controller/AVP of Finance, as needed, with financial information requests and questions Coordinate distribution of monthly reports to directors and hospital administrators Review monthly reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts, including documentation to support all balances Participate in development and detailed review of annual operating budgets and performance projections Coordinate and review annual personal property tax and Sales & Use tax returns, as required Perform timely internal compliance audits as directed. Maintain ongoing documentation Ensure that all processing and reporting deadlines are consistently achieved Assist in the development, documentation, and implementation of departmental accounting standards Maintain strictest confidentiality to ensure that privileged and/or proprietary information is adequately safeguarded against disclosure Participate in ongoing professional development activities to remain informed of changing industry trends and government regulations Practice and adhere to the Code of Conduct philosophy and mission statement Qualifications: Bachelor s degree in business or accounting 3-7 years of experience 3 years of experience in a multi-entity healthcare-related environment (preferred)