Senior Accountant

Summary

• Position Summary
  • The Accountant II analyzes and maintains a complete and accurate general ledger; prepares managerial and financial reports.  Prepares and compiles financial data in a timely manner to support established schedules and deadlines.  Prepares journal entries and supporting schedules for closing.  Reconciles assigned accounts including preparation of appropriate documentation.  Participates as required on special project teams.  Prepares analysis and recommend solutions for problems and improvements to existing systems and processes.  Prepares schedules, reports, presentations, etc. for management.  With minimal supervision, follows established procedures to perform moderately complex tasks requiring application of fundamental accounting practices and procedures.  Analyzes records of financial transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries.  Coordinates accounting procedures and activity across the enterprise to ensure standardization and consistency.  Responsible for preparing and analyzing financial statements for specific entities.  Provides information and assistance to external auditors, affiliates, and management as needed.  Performs other duties as assigned.
• Education
  • Bachelor's  in Accounting, Business or Finance - Required
• Experience
  • 2 - 3 Years Healthcare a plus, but any type of accounting for a medium size enterprise or larger - Preferred
• License & Certification
  • CPA - Preferred
• Core Job Functions
  • Balance sheet reconciliations are completed timely. Reconciling amounts are adequately identified. Takes action to facilitate the resolution of reconciling amounts.
  • Variance analysis is completed each month in a timely manner and included in the Internal Operations book. Sufficient analysis is performed to enable management to understand the root cause of a variance. The explanations of variances are helpful to management to predict likely future results.
  • Works with co-workers to promote excellence and focus on continuous quality improvement. Establishes performance measures and sustains improvements.
  • Significant leadership is provided in area of expertise. Plans, coordinates and executes appropriate processes meeting expectations for quality and timeliness.