Senior Accountant

Ohio Living•Lincoln, NE

10d

About The Position

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! Our intention is to have employees who are passionate about making their personal mission statement come to life each day at work! Be it through providing healing, eradicating loneliness, contributing to efficiencies, streamlining processes, being dependable, sparking creativity or something else, the demonstration of HOW you do your job is just as important as WHAT you do in your job. Alongside our valued employees, we are making a difference throughout the state of Ohio in the lives of those that need healthcare or those embracing the next chapter of their lives. Sustained members of our team demonstrate accountable behavior and share our values of customer service, innovation, inclusion, integrity, financial stewardship, leadership and care. The Senior Accountant maintains, reconciles, records, and analyzes financial accounting transactions for assigned business units and supports the preparation of financial statements in accordance with company standards and federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field required.
Three years experience in accounting and/or auditing required.
Proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and the internet required.
Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Nice To Haves

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation preferred.
Candidate toward achieving CPA a plus.
Experience in a long-term care, hospital, or other related healthcare setting a plus.
Proficiency with a financial accounting and reporting system preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs account balance reconciliations accurately, clearly, and timely as prescribed (i.e. monthly or quarterly).
Performs accurate and complete cut-off accounting for month-end reporting by preparing appropriate journal entries to accrue or adjust receivables, adjusts prepaid and other assets, and accrues or adjusts payables or other liabilities.
Monitors, tests, and facilitates corrections as needed to ensure that accounting and statistical data is transferring accurately from support software sources to the financial accounting system, which may include revenue/receivables/receipts, expenses/accounts payable/disbursements, payroll expenses/disbursements, and others as identified.
Designs, develops, and upgrades financial and analytic procedures, summaries, and/or reports as requested.
Prepares and provides additional project-based or special summaries as needed on the timeline requested.
Assists in the preparation of the annual budget by maintaining master budget templates, obtaining and uploading supporting data to the budget template, participating in the budget preparation meetings making the most of the adjustments in the template, and developing the final upload to the financial accounting system.
Coordinates and/or prepares the schedules, reconciliations, and other informational requests as assigned to support the performance of the annual audit.
Coordinates, compiles, accumulates, and/or prepares information necessary to perform the preparation of annual cost reports.
Provides support, assessment, and development of accounting, financial reporting, and internal control systems and procedures as requested.
Assists in selecting, designing, and installing financial accounting and reporting systems as requested.
Participates in other initiatives or special projects as identified and assigned.
Prepares and records financial accounting transactions necessary to provide monthly financial statements within the designated time frame.
Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and reports on an accurate and timely basis to ensure comprehensive quality upward reporting presentation on prescribed timelines, including preparing certain data summaries for key indicator reports.
Prepares annual budget on an accurate and timely basis to ensure comprehensive upward reporting presentation on prescribed timelines.
Provides ongoing, consistent, timely, and comprehensive assessment of, support to, and communication with appropriate corporate staff and staff at the assigned location(s), including internal control process support, financial accounting and reporting system use, accounting transaction records use and retention, budget preparation, and financial reporting.
All other duties as assigned.