Staff Accountant

POSITION SUMMARY:Under the direction of the Accounting Management Team, the Staff Accountant is responsible for preparing numerous journal entries and general ledger reconciliations including intercompany transactions for the monthly financial close, ensuring all monthly close activities are completed in a timely manner. Additionally this position performs financial trend analyses, assists in abandoned property filings, prepares various treasury functions including creating intercompany invoices and wire transfers, and supports Accounting Supervisory and Accounting Manager in annual audit requestsPosition: Staff AccountantDepartment: Finance AdministrationSchedule: Full TimeESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:In conjunction with various clinical and non-clinical departments, prepare standard/adhoc journal entries including intercompany journal entries for the BUMG clinical departments, BUMG Corporate and BUAP as a part of the monthly closePrepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations for the BUMG clinical departments including but not limit to cash, accounts payable/accruals, prepaids, other assets, other liabilitiesReconcile and analyze monthly patient and non-patient cash posted to the G/L as a part of the monthly cash reconciliation process. This includes recording all non-patient activity identified through the cash log reconciliationReconcile monthly payroll G/L interface to external invoice files by BUMG clinical departmentAnalyze revenue and expense trends for the BUMG Clinical departments, BUAP, and BUMG Corporate to help understand financial performance including recording any adjusting journal entries identified during review. This also includes providing trend/variance explanations to BUMG management for monthly financial close meetingsWork closely with BUMG Finance team to compile and prepare quarterly financial workbooks with supporting financial analysis detail; distribute monthly financial statements including related workbooks to BUMG clinical departmentsCoordinate with BUMG clinical departments to obtain supporting documentation to create non-patient accounts receivable billing invoices and apply cash collected to related outstanding invoicesPrepare monthly intercompany invoices which includes compiling and analyzing the activity paid by BUMG Corporate and charged back to each BUMG clinical departmentUtilize BOA Cash Pro to download bank statement activity and initiate all monthly, quarterly, and annual wiresComplete quarterly payroll audit analysis to ensure employees are paid from only one payrollAssist the Senior accountant in annual abandoned property filingSupport the Accounting Supervisor and Accounting Manager in annual audit requestsPrepare ad-hoc financial analyses/projects as requested by Accounting Management TeamPromotes open communication, team building efforts and collaboration among team members and between departmentsParticipates in employee training; actively promotes knowledge sharing within the departmentUtilizes hospital's Values as the basis for decision making and to facilitate the hospital's missionFollows established hospital infection control and safety procedures

JOB REQUIREMENTSEDUCATION:Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or FinanceEXPERIENCE:A minimum of 1-3 years of professional experience is required.KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:Strong accounting knowledge with the ability to apply GAAP principlesComputer software experience on both a General Ledger System (G/L Lawson/Infor preferred) as well as comparable spreadsheet and word processing software (Microsoft Office Word and Excel) including the ability to understand the Lawson Accounting System and the relationship to all BMC and affiliatesSolid communication skills to interact effectively with a number of parties outside the BUMG Corporate department which include BUMG clinical departments, BMC Account payable, BMC Treasury, and BMC AccountingAbility to follow directions, organize information of material for others, complete assignments as requested, ask clarifying questions to ensure understanding when needed, verify information/work and check for accuracySets up procedures to ensure high quality of work, approach tasks with "can do' attitude, proven time management abilities, multitasking with effective priority definition, adheres to deadlines for assigned tasksComplete assigned tasks without follow-up from supervisor, overcomes minor process changes to still complete task

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