Staff Accountant

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Aids in the preparation of periodic reports on the organization's financial stability, liquidity, and growth.
• Assists with consolidation of all cost accounting procedures and other statistical and routine reports.
• Collaborates with assigned auditors for the completion of annual financial audit.
• Supports analyses of operational issues impacting functional groups and the entire institution, determining their financial impact.
• Aids in the preparation of reports, including financial statements, balance sheets, income statements, and statistical reports.
• Researches and analyzes accounting data.
• Prepares monthly financial and statistical data.
• Prepares cost reporting data.
• Records journal entries related to month-end processes.
• Performs monthly account reconciliations for balance sheet accounts.
• Records activity for non-Medhost entries such as Rural Health Clinics and IV Solutions.
• Prepares ad hoc analysis when necessary, such as physician profitability.
• Analyzes large amounts of financial information and summaries for senior management.
• Invoicing: Receives, reviews, and verifies invoices from vendors, ensuring that billed items were purchased and amounts are correct. Codes, scans, and cross-references invoices, and obtains necessary approvals before processing payments.
• Payment Management: Schedules and prepares payments to vendors and employees for reimbursements. This includes issuing checks, processing electronic payments, and monitoring discount opportunities while resolving any discrepancies in purchase orders, contracts, or invoices to ensure credit is received for outstanding memos.
• Record Keeping and Ledger Maintenance: Maintains accurate accounts payable ledgers, posts transactions, reconciles monthly statements, and ensures all payments are properly recorded. Manages historical records, files supporting documents, and assists with audits.
• Vendor and Internal Communication: Works with vendors to obtain tax and account information, resolves billing issues, and facilitates timely payments. Collaborates with internal departments to address account discrepancies and maintains vendor databases.
• Reporting and Compliance: Generates reports detailing accounts payable status, ensures compliance with company financial policies, and assists in streamlining AP processes.

Competencies

• Meets productivity standards; completes work in a timely manner; strives to increase productivity; works quickly.
• Consistently at work and on time; does not have excessive absenteeism.
• Follows instructions; responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Seeks increased responsibilities; generates suggestions for improving work; presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in business from an accredited or university program; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and hospital experience.