Cost Accountant

Cost Accountant Opportunity

An immediate opening for a Cost Accountant in Los Angeles. This healthcare organization is in need of a Cost Accountant with two years of experience, with healthcare experience being a plus. The Cost Accountant will have primary responsibility to perform and administer the Strata Cost Accounting Module for the Health System including costing for three hospitals and multiple physician groups. The Cost Accountant provides detailed, advanced financial and analytical support and helps improve the effectiveness of reporting, planning, and forecasting activities to streamline processes and improve information to drive value. In addition to everyday activities such as performing analyses of financial reports, making recommendations based on findings, and assisting with budgeting, forecasting, and projections, the Cost Accountant is responsible for sophisticated special assignments. The candidate will handle a full range of project components in an independent and autonomous manner, independently troubleshoots problems and recommends or implements corrective action. This person will apply detailed knowledge of the areas of assigned responsibility, and an extensive knowledge of the department functions and its interrelation with the larger organization.

The primary duties and responsibilities in order of most significance are :

• Analyzes and interprets data, identifies trends, and provides recommendations based on findings.
• Summarizes information, data, and recommendations, and prepares presentation materials. May present findings to management.
• Completes complex / special assignments.
• Researches and resolves inquiries for assigned functional areas.
• Coordinates with other members of finance and / or management to review financial information and forecasts.
• Routinely communicates with supervisors relating to issues and deliverables.
• Applies federal and state regulatory and licensing requirements, as well as organizational by-laws, rules and regulations, and policies and procedures to all assigned projects.

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