STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Accounting Department Support

Provide a variety of support and expertise in the Accounting Department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains Hospital, Provider, and Clinic financial balance sheet, records, general ledger account reconciliations.
• Prepares journal entries and adjusting journal entries and assist the Accounting Manager with monthly close processes
• Meet closing and financial reporting deadlines
• Responsible for information requests, reviewing financial statements and assisting with audits
• Review and audits accounts payable information and invoices
• Completes monthly bank reconciliations
• Assists with maintaining the general ledger integrity, auditing cash receipts, and other financial transactions as needed
• Provides support for accounts payable and payroll departments
• Assists in the yearly budgeting process
• Support year-end close and reporting processes
• Develops and document business processes and policies
• Distributes monthly departmental profit and loss statements to management for review
• Assists with strengthening internal controls
• Assists the CFO as needed

Core Competencies

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Performs other related duties as may be assigned
• Ensures all accounting tasks are performed according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Other Duties

• Demonstrates commitment to professional growth and competence by adherence to hospital and departmental annual training commitments.
• Participates in self-development by attending mandatory in-services and educational programs appropriate to the goals and needs of the department.
• Maintains compliance with Chambers Health standards of operation. Always adheres to Chambers Health Business Conduct Policy. Maintains all records and reports to ensure compliance, with all local, state and federal regulations and codes.
• Maintains compliance with all requirements of Federal, State and local regulations and guidelines including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended.
• And other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in a related field.
• Healthcare Provider Experience

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lifting up to 10 pounds maximum and occasionally lifting and or carrying small items (files, manuals, binders).
• Occasional Bending, Reaching, Lifting, Carrying, Kneeling, Smelling, Pushing, Pulling and/or Overhead Reaching
• Frequent Keying (typing) and/or walking
• Constant Hearing, Seeing, Speaking, Sitting and/or Standing

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to unpleasant work environment such as high noise, exposure to heat and cold. Due to nature of the organization employee could be exposed to biohazardous conditions such as radiation and blood borne pathogens. Employee will be exposed to stressful situations, which require critical thinking and immediate resolution.