Staff Accountant

Bargaining Unit: Non Represented - Professional Rate of Pay: $36.19/hour + DOE Summary Participates in accounting activities within the general accounting department by performing the following duties. Essential Duties And Responsibilities Assist CFO, Controller, and Assistant Controller in coordination of Hospital activities. Reviews and reconciles general ledger accounts, resolves any discrepancies, and ensures the trial balance is balanced. Assists in preparation of journal entries, General Ledger & Accounts Payable entries other than Medicare, Medi-Cal, Contract allowances and Reserve for Bad Debt. Maintains fixed asset ledger and computes depreciation schedule. Maintains prepaid schedules and computes amortization expense. Reviews and processes daily system journals for revenue, accounts payable & supply chain. Assists in the close of the Hospital books monthly and at year-end. Reconciles all Hospital bank accounts; enters all cash transactions to General Ledger. Maintains tight internal control cash handling procedures. Assists in preparing schedules for quarterly and annual reporting to the states of California and Nevada. Records and maintains sales and use tax for multiple entities and counties. Assists in the installation and maintenance of accounting records to show receipts and expenditures. Works with Controller and Assistant Controller to establish system controls for new financial systems and develops procedures to improve existing systems, including all internal control functions.Assists in preparation of oral and written reports for financial and audit activities.Assists with the installation and maintenance of new accounting, timekeeping, payroll, inventory, property, and other related procedures and controls, with assistance from the Controller or Assistant Controller as necessary.Responsible to be recognized as a Super-user for Financial Software systems including, but not limited to, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Fixed Assets, and standalone Revenue capture programs.Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.Complies with System policies and procedures.Other duties as may be assigned. Supervisory Responsibilities No supervisory responsibilities. Minimum Education/Experience Bachelor's Degree from four-year College or university in Business Administration or Accounting or 2-3 years relevant experience Required Licenses/Certifications None Other Experience/Qualifications Hospital finance experience preferred.