Corporate Staff Accountant

Encompass Health • Birmingham, AL

15h • Onsite

About The Position

The Corporate Staff Accountant assists with accounting duties related to internal management reporting and external regulatory reporting for corporate overhead and corporate operating units. The role supports all phases of the accounting close process, including journal entries, corporate overhead cost analysis, general ledger reconciliations, special projects, and ad hoc reporting. This position is based at the company's Home Office in Birmingham, Alabama.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Accounting.
• 0–4 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Analytical and technical accounting skills.
• Microsoft Office skills.

Nice To Haves

• Public accounting experience.
• Healthcare accounting experience.
• Partnership accounting experience.
• PeopleSoft general ledger experience.

Responsibilities

• Upload journal entries from the monthly corporate accounting journal and maintain supporting documentation.
• Identify accounting issues, upload related adjusting entries, and maintain supporting documentation.
• Meet deadlines established by the monthly close calendar distributed by internal financial reporting.
• Analyze corporate overhead and general and administrative costs.
• Analyze profit and loss statements of corporate operating units.
• Validate the accuracy of corporate financial statements, including the income statement, G&A, and balance sheet.
• Understand and accurately reconcile assigned general ledger accounts.
• Prepare quarterly financial reporting packages for the regulatory external reporting group.
• Prepare packages related to debt, self-insurance, marketable securities, benefits, and corporate matters.
• Prepare ad hoc reports, schedules, and special projects as requested.
• Prepare financial schedules or information for the management reporting package (MRP).
• Work with corporate headquarters department heads on accounting issues affecting departmental P&Ls.
• Research and analyze transactions.
• Complete requests from external auditors as requested, with little supervision.
• Complete requests from internal audit and controls as requested, with little supervision.
• Support SOX compliance by documenting journal entries and general ledger account reconciliations.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time and part-time employees and their families.
• Paid time off that accrues over time.
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities.
• Company-matching 401(k).
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level