Accountant

Hennepin Healthcare•Minneapolis, MN

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Under minimal supervision, the Staff Accountant is primarily concerned with the accounting functions for the health care system. This role involves preparing, reconciling, and analyzing financial statements and reports, journal entries, and transactions. The accountant will also verify compliance with procedures, assess the effectiveness of management controls, and ensure the accuracy of financial information. Responsibilities include conducting surveys and procedural studies, recommending changes, documenting work activities, and participating in the installation of new systems. The role may involve reviewing vendor expenditures and budgets, assisting higher-level auditors, and potentially providing training or supervision to clerical staff. Special projects and assistance to other units may also be required. Specific duties include preparing journal entries, reconciling trial balance accounts, analyzing financial statements and expense reports, explaining variances, and assisting with month-end narratives and financial statement preparation. The accountant will also support the Senior Accountant in preparing monthly financial statements and assist with the annual year-end audit, budget compilation, and review. All work requires self-review for reasonableness and a thorough understanding before submission. Maintaining record retention and filing systems is also part of the role. Additionally, the position handles grant accounting functions, including preparing, reconciling, and analyzing grant financial activities, administering grant terms, and assisting with grant financial reconciliations and audits.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college with a major in accounting, business administration with emphasis in accounting, or other specialty area related to the duties of the position -OR- An approved equivalent combination of education and experience
Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of financial reporting system
Demonstrates initiative and follow through
Must have strong spreadsheet skills (i.e., Excel)
Attention to detail
Strong work ethic
Deemed Reliable
Possess Integrity

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting preferred
One to three (1-3) years of general ledger experience in an automated environment preferred

Responsibilities

Prepares, reconciles, and analyzes routine and complex financial statements and reports
Prepares journal entries, difficult and complex accounting entries, transactions and reconciliations
Performs routine work in verifying compliance to procedures, effectiveness of management controls, and the accuracy of accounting and other financial information
Conducts less complex surveys, analyses and system and procedural studies, and recommends changes in procedures and methods
Prepares written documentation of work activities, such as routine work papers and audit reports, and procedures
Participates in the installation of new systems and procedures
May prepare analysis of various ledger accounts
May review expenditures and accounting procedures of contractual vendors and compare vendor budgets with purchase of service contracts for compliance to contract stipulations
Assists higher level auditors/accountants in the examination and analysis of accounting methods and procedures
May provide assistance, work direction, training or supervision to employees engaged in paraprofessional or clerical accounting activities
May perform special projects and provide assistance to other Units, Departments, etc. on audit or accounting related matters
Prepares journal entries to be posted to general ledger
Prepares reconciliation of assigned trial balance accounts
Analyzes financial statements and detailed expense reports, explains variances to trend, and prepares month–end narratives
Assists Senior Accountant in the preparation of monthly financial statements and other financial reports
Assists in the preparation of the annual year–end audit
Assists in compiling, formulating and reviewing fiscal budgets
All work is self–reviewed for reasonableness and with a complete understanding before being presented as evidenced by analysis and ability to explain your work
Maintains record retention and filing system
Other duties as assigned
Prepares, reconciles and analyzes routine and complex financial activities for grants
Reviews and administers financial terms and conditions of grants including funder agency reporting, time and effort requirements, budgets, billing, and grant closing procedures
Assists higher-level auditors/accountants in the examination and analysis of grant accounting methods and procedures
Assists in the preparation of the grant financial reconciliations and any grant audits
Assists in compiling, formulating and reviewing grant budgets