Lead Accountant, Remote

Description

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Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and maintenance of accurate financial information for assigned areas of the general ledger
• Performs general ledger account analysis and reconciliations and prepares financial statements for the Health Ministry (“HM”)
• Demonstrates problem-solving skills related to healthcare financial operations and understands external, regulatory, payor, and other forces impacting health care financial operations including US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and other regulatory reporting requirements, IRS regulations, etc.
• Maintains awareness of new industry developments and standards
• Serves as a key resource leading and mentoring staff, driving key accounting projects, and participating with management as a thought leader
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with leaders from HM, Service Area, Trinity Health, and related entities and exhibits the ability to maintain confidentiality
• Responds to requests for information
• Reviews financial records, and financial statements
• Led the timely implementation of agreed upon audit recommendations related to areas of responsibility
• Prepares annual 990 and other tax returns and accumulation of financial information to support community benefit reporting
• Prepares sales and use tax reporting, local personal property tax reporting, annual escheatment of unclaimed property reporting, mandatory government surveys and others related reporting
• Completes inter-company billing, cash transfers, and reconciles inter-company balances with system office and other HMs
• Leads and mentors’ staff in a positive and constructive manner and proactively plans, creates and participates in staff development activities to enhance technical, analytical and professional skills of the staff
• Incorporates strong and sound business acumen into day-to-day operations and interaction with colleagues
• Partner closely with Manager or Director of Finance to ensure alignment between financial operations and business unit priorities
• Serves as a lead accounting resource to support the Finance Management team with reporting activities, influencing, and coordinating the support of other financial operations and reporting resources

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance
• Minimum five (5) to seven (7) plus years’ experience
• CPA and Healthcare Exposure Preferred, But Not Required
• Treasury Accounting experience preferred, but not required
• Experience working with various computer accounting systems and ability to use Microsoft Office suite