Accountant-Staff, Senior

Location: Gainesville, GA

Job Category:

Accounting & Finance

Work Shift/Schedule:

8 Hr Morning - Afternoon

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role:

Job Summary

Under the general direction of the Accounting Manager, performs complex accounting, reporting, and analysis functions for NGHS and affiliated entities. Work performed involves independent judgment and requires a thorough knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and practices. Initiates processes with NGHS personnel to maintain accurate and up-to-date methodologies as they relate to the treatment of revenues, expenses, and compensation issues.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications:

• Educational Requirements: Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

• Minimum Experience: Three (3) to five (5) years accounting or accounting-related experience, including general experience with Revenue Cycle and a working knowledge of Payroll

• Other:

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications: CPA

• Preferred Educational Requirements:

• Preferred Experience: Healthcare and/or Auditing

• Other:

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated working knowledge of accounting cycle and ability to apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment with fluctuating priorities and frequent deadlines

• Attention to detail and pro-active follow-up skills

• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel

• Subject matter expect for assigned financial areas

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Performs detailed analysis to determine monthly and year-end accruals for income and expense items to ensure proper matching of revenue and expense in the accounting period. Maintains detailed supporting records for accruals.

• Performs research and analysis to determine causes of budget variances for monthly and year-to-date revenue and expense accounts, and prepares various related reports for management and auditors.

• Investigates and determines causes of year-over-year changes in Balance Sheet accounts, and prepares various related reports for management and auditors.

• Evaluates existing procedures for recording financial transactions to determine methods of reducing time and cost of the accounting operation and provides recommendations for improvement.

• Attains and enhances knowledge of various software systems utilized in assigned area of responsibility through review of documentation and class attendance as applicable.

• Partners with Information Systems Department to identify and remedy problems as they may occur, and assists with testing various computer applications due to systems upgrades as necessary or as needed.

• Reviews and analyzes system-generated entries to ensure the appropriate booking of transactions, and corrects any errors found during review process.

• Ensures accurate posting of journal entries to the general ledger, and maintains appropriate supporting documentation for necessary journal entries.

• Reconciles general ledger accounts to supporting documents to ensure proper coding and documentation, and corrects any errors found during review process.

• Prepares various ratios, analysis, and reports utilizing advanced functions of spreadsheet and other standard financial and business software, applying principles of accounting to analyze financial information contained in prepared reports.

• Assists Staff Accountants and Bookkeepers as necessary or as needed in conducting queries and generating special financial and accounting reports.

• Assists in training new staff members by orienting them to the department, familiarizing them with procedures, and ensuring knowledge and appropriate application of accounting procedures. Provides feedback to Manager along with any recommendations for additional instruction or learning.

• Mentors and develops Staff Accountants through coaching and demonstrating where appropriate.

• Researches and reports to management potential issues affecting expenses, balances, or cash flow, and assists as directed in documentation and monitoring of internal controls.

• Designs, develops, prepares, and maintains various analysis and reports for management utilizing advanced functions of spreadsheet and other standard financial and business software.

• Reviews, interprets, and analyzes various financial and statistical data as requested, selecting the best method of reporting information to contain costs and provide timely results.

• Completes various financial surveys from government agencies, healthcare associations, and various other organizations, and completes any external audit work papers including supporting schedules and footnotes as assigned.

• Evaluates complex accounting and financial reporting issues and makes sound recommendations for their resolution.

• Establishes new accounts, modifies existing accounts, and maintains financial reporting structures as needed and as necessary within designated listing of appropriate business entities.

• Exercises sound independent judgment within general policy guidelines. Creates and maintains database to review and evaluate accounting information in preparation for interim and year-end financial audits.

• Assists auditors as needed regarding interpretation of data.

• May be required to assist attorneys in preparing annual Medicare and Medicaid cost report work papers, and may also be responsible for analyzing, monitoring, and preparing various reports for patient revenue across the various entities of the Health System according to GAAP recognition of revenue guidelines.

• Reconciles assigned accounts on a timely basis by preparing journal entries for any corrections, reviewing, interpreting, and analyzing various financial and statistical data, and prepares and responds to surveys requesting financial information.

• Appropriately escalates issues and/or concerns to supervisor in a timely manner.

• Performs other duties and assignments as assigned or requested by manager.

Physical Demands

• Weight Lifted: Up to 20 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time

• Weight Carried: Up to 20 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time

• Vision: Heavy, Constantly 66-100% of time

• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Occasionally 0-30%

• Standing/Walking: Occasionally 0-30%

• Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally 0-30%

• Intensity of Work: Occasionally 0-30%

• Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding

Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals.

NGHS: Opportunities start here.

Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.