JOB SUMMARY:Supervise and oversee various functions of the accounting department.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:- Adhere to and establish Fiscal Services department goals and objectives consistent with Merrimack Health strategic and operating plans, including the annual operating plan (AOP).
- Ownership of the monthly financial statements for Merrimack Health.
- Ownership of the annual audited financial statements and related footnotes.
- Adheres to monthly financial statement preparation timelines.
- Ensure compliance with debt compliance reporting.
- Will stay in compliance with Sox regulations.
- Continually improving and implementing internal controls via policies and procedures
- Will work with the General Accounting Manager and Accountants to review all balance sheet accounts quarterly.
- Reviews all account reconciliations for audit purposes.
- Review complex accounting reconciliations.
- Review departmental budget-to-actual revenue and expense performance.
- Plan and delegate work assignments, train, supervise, and evaluate staff.
- Coordinate and prepare for year-end audits and periodic external audit reviews.
- Ensure staff maintain records and prepare reports in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
- Supervise the preparation of all non-payroll tax returns for the Merrimack Health entities including 990s, MA PCs, 1120s, 355s, and 1065s.
- Supervise the preparation of all payroll-related federal and state tax returns for Merrimack Health.
- Review weekly and biweekly payroll processes.
- Coordinate the renewal of all annual insurance policies for Merrimack Health.
- Ensure compliance with local, state and federal reporting requirements in the areas of financials statements, taxes, property, grants and corporate annual returns.
- Perform periodic audits of accounting, payroll and accounts payable.
- Document and update fiscal policies, procedures, and narratives on a timely basis.
- Participate in the preparation of the annual operating budgets for Merrimack Health.
- Other duties and special projects as assigned by the ACFO, CFO or CEO.
- Ensures timely submissions EMMA and Sam's.gov.
- Ensures timely submission for BSAS grants
- Coordinates all audits single case, grants, 5500's and insurance data is done timely with auditors and insurance carrier.
EDUCATION AND RELATED EXPERIENCE:Required: - A bachelor's degree in business administration / management or a minimum of 10+ years of experience in accounting, preferably in a healthcare setting.
- Helpful to have experience using 3rd party reimbursement and Healthcare.
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills and strong Microsoft Word skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
- Must be extremely well organized and capable of handling multiple tasks simultaneously under tight deadlines.
- Must have an "always willing to learn" mentality and have strong career ambitions.
