Accountant II

About the role

This position is a member of the General Accounting team. Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the Accountant II is a key player on a team that performs a wide variety of accounting duties in connection with the month-end general ledger close process, including journal entry transactions and reviews of various financial statements, management reports, and other supporting schedules.

Responsibilities

• Prepares a variety of recurring financial transactions, reports, and analyses related to operating financial statements, intercompany activity, and other sub ledger activity and schedules.
• Performs detailed analyses of various general ledger accounts and selected companies and cost centers, as assigned.
• Reviews activity for accuracy, completeness, and reasonableness, interpreting trends or deviations and making recommendations for corrective action.
• Prepares analyses of revenue and expense budget variances, providing management with explanations for current and prior year changes, and projected impact.
• Prepares monthly journal entries for assigned GL accounts, ensuring all activity is recorded, adjustments are calculated, and corrections are made.
• Safeguards assigned accounts by ensuring they are reconciled.
• Ensures GAAP accounting standards and MGB accounting policies are strictly followed.
• Performs balance sheet GL account reconciliations using reconciliation software on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis in preparation for the annual external audit.
• Participates and presents in monthly pre-close and/or close meetings.
• Performs ad hoc analyses of issues to support management inquiries for revenue and expenses, all performed within time sensitive deadlines and with a high degree of attention to detail.
• Responds to questions and solves problems as requested by department leaders.
• Performs accounting related duties such as suspense account reconciliations, proofreading of financial documents, compilation of financial schedules, and participating in special projects as requested.
• Maintains in an organized manner all on-line supporting back-up for review by external auditors. This includes journal entries, detail trial balance reports, journal entry logs, account reconciliation reports, payroll related data, and various supporting general ledger schedules.
• Acts as an (organization) accounting liaison to other functional areas, including but not limited to: Budget/Financial Planning, Benefit Accounting, Capital Accounting, Debt/Investment Accounting, Treasury, Customer Accounts, Cash Accounting, Revenue Finance, Research Finance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Administration or related field required. Master's Degree in Accounting preferred.
• Experience: 2+ years in accounting or finance experience required. Experience in healthcare and hospital finance preferred.
• Knowledge: Knowledge of Workday GL/ERP systems is a plus.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent computer skills, including strong WORD processing skills and intermediate level (or better) EXCEL skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, and interpersonal tact for interacting with all levels of hospital & finance personnel.
• Confidence and ability to prepare and present reports and analysis during monthly online close meetings with limited assistance.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability/flexibility to handle multiple tasks and deadline pressures.
• Excellent analytical skills are required to effectively engage in systemic problem solving and innovative thinking in a timely, accurate, detail- oriented manner.
• Ability to work effectively in teams and also autonomously in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to positively internalize constructive feedback for professional development.
• Ability to evaluate, propose, and implement process and/or account reconciliation improvements.

Additional Job Details

(if Applicable)

Remote Work Location

399 Revolution Drive

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$63,648.00 - $92,570.40/Annual

Grade

6

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