Senior Accountant

About the role

We are one of the nation’s largest community blood centers, proudly serving over 170 hospitals across 26 Texas counties. Headquartered in Houston, we support the world’s largest medical complex, the Texas Medical Center, while operating donor centers and thousands of mobile drives each year. Our mission is powered by professionals who embody integrity, commitment, and respect.

Mission: To partner with the community to save and sustain lives by providing a safe supply of blood, biotherapies and related services.

Essential Responsibilities

• Closing and Reconciliation Duties (65%): Prepare journal entries related to month end close duties, reviews and analyzes assigned general ledger account balances, verifies accuracy, and makes recommendations for changes, maintains and reconciles reports of blood and blood components, prepares monthly bank and balance sheet reconciliations, performs analysis of unusual or exceptional items and makes recommendations for addressing same, prepares monthly activity, executive and department analysis reports.
• Financial Duties (30%): Prepares annual audit schedules, analyzes discrepancies, and prepares necessary corrective journal entries, assists in the preparation of annual budget, performs financial analysis, reviews Costing of products and services.
• Additional Duties (5%): Leads the annual Blood Inventory count process, offers direction and support to staff regarding accounting procedures, completes additional responsibilities as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Experience: Three years’ related experience in all areas of accounting. Proficiency in ERP systems. Intermediate or advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency.

Tips to thrive in our culture

• Embody our Core Values of Commitment, Integrity, and Respect.
• Work to actively create experiences that inspire others to save lives, each and every day.
• Embrace doing it right, making connections, and creating desired experiences.
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards, including safety rules, and be willing to report actual and potential violations to the appropriate supervisor or manager.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to operate a computer and other office machinery and remain in a stationary position. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Employees are required to be familiar with and abide by the team lift requirements as specified in the Safety Program to prevent bodily injury and for the health and safety of others.

Work Environment

Professional office setting. Fast-paced environment that requires strong attention to details and strong analytical skills. Moderate noise levels in a cubicle workspace.

About Gulf Coast Blood

We are one of the nation’s largest community blood centers, proudly serving over 170 hospitals across 26 Texas counties. Headquartered in Houston, we support the world’s largest medical complex, the Texas Medical Center, while operating donor centers and thousands of mobile drives each year. As a nonprofit, the patients and donors we serve are at the heart of everything we do. We continuously ensure our donors have an incredible experience while saving lives in our community. From personal TVs to blankets and snacks, we aim to keep our donors comfortable and happy. Every donor is a hero and so are those who utilize their talents to make an impact.