Senior staff accountant(healthcare-hospital setting)

SUMMARY:

Performs a variety of accounting related functions.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: analyze, reconcile, record, and report financial information for the healthCare system in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; maintain adequate internal controls to safeguard the System’s assets; and provide financial information necessary to aid management in decision-making analysis.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting.

Minimum five years in accounting or related field

Strong mathematical and analytic skills.

Knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP).

Attention to detail and ability to write in order to explain or describe complex information.

Ability to comprehend and apply complex material such as financial reports, policies, etc.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares and distributes monthly financial statements and related management reports for GHS and partner companies.
• Reconciles bank statements to the cashbook file and the general ledger detail and posts adjusting entries on a monthly basis.
• Collects and analyzes all relevant revenue/accounts receivable information from various reporting systems and posts appropriate journal entries monthly.
• Reviews financial data, considering both historical and present circumstances, for logical explanation of variances.
• Reviews accounts payable account analysis reports for posting discrepancies and makes corrections to the general ledger monthly.
• Maintains recurring journal entries and posts to the general ledger accordingly.
• Inputs the annual operating budgets into the general ledger.
• Prepares state sales tax reports and completes check requests as necessary and prepares annual reconciliation.
• Analyzes capital requests, purchase orders and vendor invoices to document capital purchases within the fixed asset system monthly.

• Documents capital disposals within the fixed asset system as necessary.
• Processes and posts depreciation expense and other fixed asset related entries monthly.
• Reconciles the fixed asset register to the general ledger at least quarterly.
• Invoices the Genesis HealthCare Foundation and outside parties for reimbursable capital and operating expenses monthly.
• Reviews and posts all payroll journal entries and reconciles related expenses and liability accounts as necessary.
• Submits federal payroll tax payments electronically and prepares forms 941 “Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return” quarterly.
• Calculates workers compensation premiums and posts to the general ledger monthly, prepares corresponding wage reports biannually.
• Calculates federal and state unemployment expense/liability and posts to the general ledger monthly; prepares corresponding forms quarterly.
• Prepares check requests for distribution of all payroll liabilities as necessary.
• Calculates the affiliate employee health and life insurance premiums and posts to the general ledger monthly.
• Prepares and distributes FTE/Salary Summary, Overtime and Hours Worked reports monthly.
• Prepares grant reports and maintain necessary supporting documentation.