Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for the accounting and reporting functions of this healthcare services organization. This position reports directly to the Director of Accounting and requires the employee to be a leading team member of the department. This employee will ensure that the accounting work is performed in a timely and efficient manner; financial reporting is accurate and complete using consistent methodologies in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and state specific Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP), as applicable; required filings are made accurately and within prescribed deadlines; and other management reporting requirements are completed and delivered on time.

What You Will Do

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for monthly financial close, including monitoring and preparation of month-end accruals, preparation and/or review of journal entries, identification and correction of incorrect account coding, reconciliation and posting of Concur Expense reporting transactions, preparation and/or review of account reconciliations, actual to Budget/Forecast variance analysis, preparation of financial statements and footnotes, financial analysis and trend identification, and review of contracts for accounting applicability.

Why It Might Be a Fit

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• Five (5) years of progressive accounting experience related to the areas described above in General Responsibilities.
• Big 4 Accounting Experience is a plus!
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field required.
• CPA license strongly preferred; will consider non-licensed candidates with comparable work experience in complex accounting environments.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (e.g. Excel, Word, etc).
• Advanced proficiency in general ledger accounting using systems such as Microsoft Dynamics, Lawson Infor, Peoplesoft, Oracle, or SAP.
• Experience and understanding of complex general ledger coding strings to ensure proper accounting.
• Ability to see the “big picture” and yet have excellent attention to detail.
• Highly skilled in financial analysis and demonstrated ability to understand relationships and make correlations between different financial statement lines and financial statements.
• Has a “can do” attitude and seeks excellence in their performance. Performs self-review of work to ensure accuracy prior to the Director of Accounting review.
• Exceptional workpaper documentation skills, including tick and tie-out documentation from source to final presentation).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be deadline and results oriented. Must be a fast learner and efficiency oriented.
• Works well in a team environment and is a self-starter and self-sufficient with minimal supervision.

Benefits

• Pay Range: $77,905.00 - $116,858.00
• Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action
• Diversity in qualified candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disable/Protected Veteran
• Reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in completing the online application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process