Accountant - FT - Day - Accounting Finance & Treasury Lawrenceville NJ
About The Position
Capital Health is seeking an Accountant to apply generally accepted accounting principles and internal control practices across daily work. The position applies accounting theories to routine work, estimates, and analysis, and documents the basis for accounting conclusions. The Accountant maintains accurate financial records and supporting documentation, reconciles accounts, investigates discrepancies, and performs transactions and research in a computerized general ledger system. The role performs financial and statistical analysis, prepares journal entries and reconciliations, and assists with financial statements, auditor requests, and footnote support. It also supports gift shop financial reporting, the Mental Health Grant budget and reporting, receivable activity, investment records and schedules, and special projects to improve Capital Health System’s accounting and financial reporting processes. This is a full-time, day-schedule position with 40 scheduled hours per week and an usual workday of eight hours. The position does not formally supervise employees.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or similar business certification or education.
- One year of previous accounting or finance experience.
- Solid communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
- Knowledge of basic accounting and a solid understanding of bookkeeping and accounting principles.
- Intermediate computer skills.
Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate logs and records of financial activity or statistics supporting accounting entries and information.
- Check that spreadsheets, analyses, and journal entries agree with other data sources; review data and question its validity to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- File and maintain historical records logically and retrieve them efficiently as needed.
- Perform account reconciliations accurately and on time; investigate and resolve discrepancies.
- Prepare journal entries accurately and on time, attaching appropriate supporting documentation.
- Use the computerized general ledger system to complete accounting transactions and conduct transaction research.
- Compare statistical and financial information to identify unusual items; investigate and make necessary corrections or provide explanations.
- Draw reasonable conclusions from financial analyses and present those conclusions clearly.
- Prepare journal entries and reconciliations and assist with preparation of the foundation’s financial statements.
- Prepare monthly gift shop reconciliations and financial information on time.
- Maintain the budget and reporting for the Mental Health Grant.
- Prepare work papers for auditor requests and assist with footnote support.
- Perform billing, posting, and reconciliation for other receivable activity.
- Record investment balances and activity properly and maintain related monthly schedules.
- Assist the senior financial reporting analyst with special projects to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of CHS accounting and financial reporting processes.
Benefits
- Medical plan and prescription drug coverage, including an in-house employee pharmacy
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and dependent care)
- Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
- Basic and supplemental group term life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
- Long-term and short-term disability benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter transit and parking benefits
- Voluntary legal services
- Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Voluntary identity theft insurance
- Voluntary pet insurance
- Paid Time-Off Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
