General Accountant

Cahaba Medical Care Foundation•Centreville, AL

8h•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for transacting accounting entries, completing month-end close activities, reconciling accounts, processing payroll, and generating managerial reports. The General Accountant will serve the organization's accounting requirements including General Accounting, Payroll, Fixed Assets accounting, and Pharmacy accounting primarily, with a supporting role related to Cash Management, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable. The position requires booking entries related to leases, notes, mortgages, and other liabilities, and maintaining revenue recognition standards for various revenue streams. The role also involves supporting daily cash management, participating in month-end and year-end closing activities, and assisting with the annual financial audit. Additionally, the accountant will enter and analyze statistical data, participate in inventory counts, and act as an expert in synchronizing accounting systems. Maintaining adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and internal controls is crucial. The role also includes assisting in developing annual operating budgets, maintaining job procedures, contributing to cross-functional projects, assisting leadership with special requests, and modeling Cahaba Medical Care’s Core Cultural Competencies.

Requirements

A minimum of two years of experience in the Accounting profession
Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting or other business-related field
Indisputable reputation for integrity
Disciplined sensitivity regarding confidential information
Critical thinking to ask appropriate questions and recognize questionable transactions
Collaborative disposition
Passion for Cahaba Medical Care’s Core Cultural Competencies
Advanced skill and proficiency with accounting software
Functional with spreadsheet software in manipulating large data sets

Nice To Haves

Functional in Sage Intacct accounting software
Familiarity with BILL A/R and A/R software
Experience with Ramp Credit Card software
Expertise in Pharmacy accounting including operating in Liberty software
Experience with Google Sheets including graphing features

Responsibilities

Serve the organization’s accounting requirements including General Accounting, Payroll, Fixed Assets accounting, and Pharmacy accounting primarily, with a supporting role related to Cash Management, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable
Book entries related to leases, notes, mortgages, and other liabilities
Maintain revenue recognition standards as they relate to patient revenue, grant revenue, donations, and all other revenue streams
Support daily cash management efforts including ongoing reconciliations of all bank accounts, tracking of donations, and accounting for credit card transactions
Participate in month-end and year-end accounting activities
Support the annual financial audit, providing requested data and analyses
Enter and analyze statistical data including patient encounters and other accountability metrics
Participate in annual physical inventory of the Foundation’s inventory and its fixed assets, producing reports and analyses
Function as the resident expert related to synchronization of accounting systems (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Credit Cards, General Ledger)
Maintain rigid adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Adhere to all internal controls including regular reconciliations of balance sheet accounts
Assist in developing annual operating budgets and other forward-looking strategic analyses
Maintain job procedures for assigned tasks and functions
Contribute to cross-functional projects and objectives
Assist leadership with special projects and information requests
Model Cahaba Medical Care’s Core Cultural Competencies
Perform other requests and responsibilities as assigned by leadership