SR Accountant

Methodist Health System

$70K — $95K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting required
  • CPA certification preferred
  • 5+ years of hospital accounting experience preferred
  • Experience with accounting software, Workday preferred
  • Team-oriented problem-solver with strong interpersonal skills
  • Advanced Excel and PC skills required
  • Experience with budgeting and financial reporting necessary.

Responsibilities

  • Perform monthly close processes for hospitals, ensuring timely financial reporting
  • Assist in preparing the annual operating budget and conducting accuracy reviews
  • Prepare annual audit schedules and year-end account reconciliations
  • Analyze balance sheet asset and liability accounts regularly
  • Support physical inventory counts and adjust records for accuracy
  • Communicate financial reporting statuses to facility leadership
  • Provide financial training and support to administrative and operational teams.

Benefits

  • Offers a fast-paced and rewarding work environment
  • Collaborative team atmosphere with multidisciplinary interactions
  • Access to professional development opportunities
  • Exposure to the full accounting cycle within a healthcare setting
  • Opportunity for role advancement and specialization in hospital finance.
Full Job Description

Hours of Work :

80 hours per pay period

Days Of Week :

Monday - Friday

Work Shift :

Job Description :

Hospital Senior Accountant

Job Description:

In this technical, fast-paced, and rewarding position, you'll collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to manage the general accounting and budgeting functions for the assigned facility(s) to ensure that financial reporting needs are met and that financial statements present fairly, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the results of the hospitals’ operations.

Your Job Requirements:
Bachelor degree with major in accounting required
CPA Preferred
Hospital accounting experience preferred
Work Experience: 5 or more years of experience
Must be a team-oriented problem-solver.
Accounting software experience (Workday preferred)
Related budgeting experience required
Report writer experience helpful

Your Primary Job Responsibilities:
Performs the monthly close for assigned hospitals to assure completion of the monthly financial and statistical reports in a timely and accurate manner, including coordination with facilities’ administrative and operational teams and centralized finance team.

Assists with the preparation of the annual operating budget for assigned facilities, including oversight of model tables used for revenue/volume budgets, assisting departments with their budget, and review of overall accuracy of budget and related spreads.


Assist with preparation of annual audit schedules, year-end account reconciliations and interface with auditors.


Assists with the routine ongoing analysis of balance sheet asset and liability accounts for various entities.


Assists with facilities’ year-end count of physical inventory, extensions, and records necessary adjustments and ensures the accuracy of records.


Assists with communication with facility and corporate leadership on the status of the accounting operation and budgets as needed.

 

Assists in providing facility’s administrative and operational teams with financial training and support.

 

Other duties as assigned.


 

Additional Job Duties:


Category A: Employee with no patient care impact.
FLSA: Exempt

Job Purpose:
To assist with the general accounting and budgeting functions for the assigned facility(s) to ensure that financial reporting needs are met and that financial statements present fairly, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and corporate policy, the results of the hospitals’ operations.

 

Education:
BA/BS degree with major in accounting required
Licenses and/or Certifications (Required and Preferred)
CPA Preferred

Related Work Experience and Other Skills:
Ability to work overtime as needed.

Hospital accounting experience preferred

Must be a team-oriented problem-solver.

Must be able to analyze complex issues, identify relevant facts and communicate problematic resolution both verbally and in writing.

Must have excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and be able to interface with a multidiscipline management staff.

Accounting software experience preferred (Workday preferred)

PC Skills: advanced Excel experience, word processing, Power Point, etc.

Related budgeting experience preferred

Ten key by touch

Work Experience:
5 or more years of experience preferred

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