Senior Accountant

 Job Summary:

Support the AHS finance department in post award accounting and reporting compliance for federal, state, and local grants that fund operations or capital and     industry sponsored research clinical trials for all sites on internal operational reporting and external funding agency award terms and conditions.  
 

Job Responsibilities / Essential Functions:
    
 

• Responsible to manage accurate and timely reporting through the general ledger for revenues and expenses for government grants and clinical trials across all hospital sites within month-end financial close deadlines. 

• Maintain an understanding of Uniform Guidance, GAAP, GAAS, and internal policies, to support grantees with training, technical assistance, and financial reporting from application to post-award.

• Review project team prepared agency expenditure reports to verify accurate documentation prior to financial official sign off, to facilitate timely filing to agency for reimbursement.

• Maintain active grant workpaper files, reporting schedules, and records of agency invoicing, payments, and receivables; follow up on outstanding receivables to improve cash flow.

• Coordinate and prepare schedule of expenditures for annual grant compliance audits; serve as liaison and point of contact with the funded project team, auditors and funding agencies for audit and financial monitoring visits.

• Support management in financial statement preparation for grant and financial audits and required regulatory filings and compliance requirements. 

• Support financial reporting for the Atlantic Center for Research (ACR), including deposit reconciliation and distribution to operations. 

• Monitor issuance of new fund accounts for grants and clinical trials contracts; perform account analysis, journal entries, and month-end close according to established deadlines.  

• Contribute to financial process improvements, system evaluations, and assist in projects and data analysis using Excel tools.

• Assist peers and management on projects as assigned
   

Minimum Education and/or Experience Requirements:   

    •    Bachelor’s Degree Accounting ,  CPA preferred.

   
Experience:  
•    3- 4 years of experience in accounting, public experience preferred.
•    Experience with grant award reporting, interaction with government funding agencies and auditors
•    Strong knowledge of GAAP, GAAS, Uniform Guidance/ NJ TCL OMB requirements 
•    Uniform Guidance compliance, funding agency and/or financial statement auditor experience a plus.
•    Intermediate knowledge MS Office applications, GMS, General Ledger systems- Oracle a plus

Other Desired Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge:    

•    Ability to interact and communicate effectively with all levels of staff and management in a professional manner.
•    Ability to work independently, organize and prioritize work under pressure with accuracy and attention to detail. 
•    Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.




 

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for  the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years 
• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare