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Senior Accountant

Job Description

Senior Accountants are responsible for accounting support.  Governmental and third party reimbursement accounting for all Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Systems corporations and prepares cost reports, financial reports, contracts budget, statistical analyses, monthly reports, and other ad hoc reports as required. Coordinates and participates in the preparation of the capital and operating budgets. Assists Accounts Payable Payroll when needed and with the interdependencies with the general ledger and these sub-systems. Serves as an internal resource for other accounting staff in regards to technically complex or difficult issues. Assists Management Team and other departmental areas on financial items and reimbursement issues.

Department: Accounting & Finance

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am-430pm

Responsibilities

Analyzes and interprets data from various sources such as department volume statistics, revenue reports, accounts payable, materials management, payroll, and cash transaction reports, develops problem analysis and recommendations for improvement.  Identifies trends and advises financial leadership regarding significant issues., Assembles all financial and statistical information necessary to prepare monthly financial reports and other submissions to governmental and other third-party agencies to ensure timely and accurate reimbursement from those agencies for services provided., Assists the Director of Accounting, Controller, and CFO with development of financial reports for forecasting, trending, and results analysis, which will assist in decision-making, as requested and will provide financial decision making support to other leaders across the organization., Collects and studies data to determine costs of business activities.  Interprets data for the purpose of determining past financial performance.  May recommend budget adjustments in revenue and/or cost improvement measures., Coordinates, participates, develops financial systems and spreadsheet tools, trains, and functions as an internal resource for the development of the operating and capital budgets with Management Team by gathering data, organizing information, analyzing reasonableness and providing reports.  Provides guidance and direction to other accounting staff., Coordinates and participates in the preparation of the capital and operating budgets.  Assists Accounts Payable, Payroll when needed and with the interdependencies with the general ledger and the sub-systems.  Serves as an internal resource for other accounting staff in regards to technically complex or difficult issues.  Assists Management Team and other departmental areas on financial items and general accounting issues., Keeps Director of Accounting and/or Controller informed of circumstances in areas under his/her direction., Maintains a working relationship with external auditors and reimbursement consultants regarding changes in reimbursement laws and regulations; keeps executive management informed of charges., May assume responsibility for special projects as assigned., Prepares tax returns and supporting documents for assigned entities, Responds to requests for assistance and information from other System employees as rapidly as possible without compromising the integrity of the information or missing assigned deadlines., Responsible for performing complex accounting functions and financial analysis, including assuming a leadership role to guide accounting personnel in daily tasks, reviewing financial data to make forecasting decisions and communication with company executives about financial strategies., Serves as an internal resource to other accountants and departmental directors and managers on resolution of problematic areas and areas of expertise., Uses various financial system modules in the performance of duties, such as accounts payable, abstracting, fixed asset, billing accounts receivable, general ledger and payroll., Utilizes the data in the execution of journal entry preparation, financial statement development, working with external auditors, revenue and expense analysis, maintaining accurate account balances including reconciliation of accounts, correction of system transaction errors, working with leadership, etc in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  Responsible for review and approval of journal entries and reconciliations prepared by other general accounting staff.

Requirements:

BS (Required)

Compensation

Estimated Compensation Range

$57,574.40 - $89,232.00

Pay based on experience