Senior Accountant, Remote

About the role

Responsible for assisting in the development and maintenance of accurate financial information for assigned areas of the general ledger; general ledger account analysis and reconciliations and financial statements for the Health Ministry (“HM”) and Market Record to Report (“R2R”) shared services area.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and maintenance of accurate financial information for assigned areas of the general ledger.
• General ledger account analysis and reconciliations and financial statements for the Health Ministry (“HM”) and Market Record to Report (“R2R”) shared services area.
• Maintains awareness of new industry developments and standards.
• 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.
• Aids in the preparation of 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.
• Identifies opportunities for process optimization and efficiency enhancements within the accounting function.
• Implements best practices and streamlines workflows to improve overall effectiveness and accuracy.
• Completes special projects, financial analysis, and research.
• Demonstrates the ability to organize, prioritize, and multi-task in a diverse, fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service.
• Prepares monthly accounting entries, including support, for input into the PeopleSoft G/L system (or current general ledger system) for entities and accounts assigned in accordance with established timelines.
• Reconciles, analyzes & adjusts general ledger accounts in accordance with established timelines.
• Ensures accurate detail supports workpaper reconciliations.
• Maintains confidentiality and meets all deadlines in a timely and proficient manner.
• Notifies manager when issues are identified.
• Investigates potential causes and solutions under the advisement of manager.
• Aids in the preparation of year-end financial reporting package and preparation of year-end audit work papers as assigned.
• Researches & compiles information to support ad-hoc operational projects & initiatives.
• Synthesizes & analyzes data & provides detailed summaries including graphical data presentations illustrating trends & recommends practical options or solutions while considering the impact on business strategy & supporting leadership decision making.
• Leverages program & operational data & measurements to define & demonstrate progress, ROI & impacts.
• Provides Financial Analytics including performing various analyses, developing correlations between actual results, prior month, prior year, & annual plan.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance.
• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience, such as a long tenure in health care accounting and/or HFMA certifications accepted in lieu of degree requirement.
• Minimum three (3) to five (5) years experience.
• Experience working with US GAAP and conducting financial analysis including experience in researching and analyzing accounting issues.
• CPA and Healthcare exposure preferred.
• Experience working with various computer accounting systems and ability use Microsoft office suite.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance.
• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience, such as a long tenure in health care accounting and/or HFMA certifications accepted in lieu of degree requirement.
• Minimum three (3) to five (5) years experience.
• Experience working with US GAAP and conducting financial analysis including experience in researching and analyzing accounting issues.
• CPA and Healthcare exposure preferred.
• Experience working with various computer accounting systems and ability use Microsoft office suite.

Skills

• Problem-solving skills as related to healthcare financial operations.
• Understanding of 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.
• Knowledge of new industry developments and standards.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with leaders from HM, Service Area, Trinity Health, and related entities.
• Ability to respond to requests for information.
• Ability to assist with internal and external audits, the periodic review of financial records, and financial statements including Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (grants; “Uniform Guidance” or “Single Audit”) and other RHM specific audit requirements.
• Ability to implement best practices and streamline workflows to improve overall effectiveness and accuracy.
• Ability to complete special projects, financial analysis, and research.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and multi-task in a diverse, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to prepare monthly accounting entries, reconcile, analyze & adjust general ledger accounts in accordance with established timelines.
• Ability to identify opportunities for process optimization and efficiency enhancements within the accounting function.
• Ability to research & compile information to support ad-hoc operational projects & initiatives.
• Ability to synthesize & analyze data & provide detailed summaries including graphical data presentations illustrating trends & recommend practical options or solutions while considering the impact on business strategy & supporting leadership decision making.
• Ability to leverage program & operational data & measurements to define & demonstrate progress, ROI & impacts.
• Ability to provide Financial Analytics including performing various analyses, developing correlations between actual results, prior month, prior year, & annual plan.

Benefits

Commensurate with experience.

Pay

$32.52 - $48.78

Schedule

Day Shift