STAFF ACCOUNTANT

## Description

**Summary** To direct, review, and evaluate the work of the reimbursement, budget, cost accounting, home and community finance, and managed care contracting managers and to assist the Director of Accounting/CFO and other administrators/department managers in matters related to budget, reimbursement, cost accounting, managed care contracting, and financial operations at the home and community division.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities** include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Demonstrates a good understanding of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions.
• Prepares and enters journal entries into general ledger with accuracy.
• Gathers and accurately maintains statistical data in Excel.
• Prepares monthly/quarterly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Performs statistical analyses to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes, and writes narrative reports explaining findings.
• Processes biweekly payroll and assists employees with password resets, benefits and other payroll information.
• Assists with audits, data collection, and budgets.
• Determines proper handling of financial transactions and approves transactions within designated limits.
• Monitors compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company policies and procedures.
• Reviews, investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
• Installs, modifies, documents, and coordinates implementation of accounting systems and accounting control procedures.
• Makes recommendations regarding the accounting of reserves, assets, and expenditures.
• Conducts studies and submits recommendations for improving the organization's accounting operation.
• Collects appropriate data and prepares federal, state, and local reports and tax returns.

**Education and/or Experience**
Four year university program certificate and five to twelve years related experience.
**Certificates, Licenses, Registrations**
BBA or BS with a concentration in accounting or finance preferred.
**Other Skills and Abilities**
A minimum of five to twelve years of accounting experience in the healthcare field is preferred.
**Salary is based on experience**
## Qualifications
**Education and/or Experience**
Four year university program certificate and two or more years related experience preferred.
**Certificates, Licenses, Registrations**
BBA or BS with a concentration in accounting or finance preferred.
**Other Skills and Abilities**
A minimum of two years of accounting experience in the healthcare field is preferred.