Senior Accountant - FT - Day - Accounting Finance & Treasury Lawrenceville NJ

Capital Health (US) • Pike, NY

2d • $69,950 - $91,395

About The Position

The Senior Accountant performs accounting functions, including preparing and posting journal entries for daily transactions and month-end closing, and conducting advanced account analysis and reconciliations for revenue, cash, receivables, and other current assets and liabilities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The role prepares and analyzes financial statements for management and other internal and external clients, assists departments with accounting and finance-related questions and requests, and works on special projects.

The position also supports accounting operations across the organization through reconciliations, financial reporting, budgeting, audit preparation, grant accounting, accounts payable controls and accruals, plant ledger maintenance, and cash reporting. It may train and mentor accounting and accounts payable staff and help improve accounting systems, procedures, internal controls, and financial reporting processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Five years of accounting or finance experience.
• Experience with computerized ledger systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, time-management, project-management, and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong accounting skills and knowledge of generally accepted accounting practices (GAAP), a basic understanding of taxation practices, and a strong understanding of internal control practices.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Suite, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to apply critical-thinking and analytical skills and perform multiple tasks within required timeframes.

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare experience.
• Knowledge of MS Access and other software packages.
• HFMA certification and/or CPA.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounting functions in accordance with GAAP, Prospect financial policies and procedures, and established guidelines; apply accounting theory to daily work, estimates, and analysis, and document accounting conclusions.
• Maintain accurate logs and records supporting accounting entries and financial information; verify that spreadsheets, analyses, journal entries, and other data sources agree, investigate questionable data, and maintain retrievable historical records.
• Train and mentor accounting and accounts payable staff as needed, provide technical assistance, and support staff development; may oversee accountants and accounting technicians.
• Complete account reconciliations and journal entries accurately and on time, investigate and resolve discrepancies, attach supporting documentation, and keep senior analysts and the director informed of significant issues.
• Use computerized general ledger and other financial systems to complete transactions and research transactions, and assist with administration of financial systems.
• Compare statistical and financial information, identify and investigate unusual items, make corrections or provide explanations, and communicate conclusions from financial analyses.
• Prepare and analyze related-entity financial statements and variance analyses, and support timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Maintain budgets and assist with accounting transactions and reporting for assigned organizational grants.
• Assist external auditors, prepare audit schedules and workpapers, and support financial and Uniform Guidance audit footnotes.
• Assist in preparing annual budgets for management review.
• Maintain internal controls for the new Accounts Payable vendor process as assigned, including 1099 status determination, BAA verification, sanction screening, and daily audits of new vendor setup; prepare and maintain monthly and annual Accounts Payable accruals and supporting analyses.
• Maintain the plant ledger and prepare monthly PP&E roll-forwards, capital addition listings, comparative analyses of capital additions and capital budgets, and periodic capital reports for senior management and the Board.
• Prepare and deliver daily cash reports to management and senior management, and post necessary general ledger entries for cash receipts, cash disbursements, billing, accounts receivable, intercompany activity, and standard and recurring transactions.
• Analyze accounting systems and procedures, recommend improvements to internal controls or processes, document procedures, and assist management with expense-management questions requiring accounting clarification.
• Assist senior financial reporting analysts and the director with special projects to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of accounting and financial reporting processes.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Benefits

• Medical plan.
• Prescription drug coverage and in-house employee pharmacy.
• Dental plan.
• Vision plan.
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Retirement savings and investment plan.
• Basic and supplemental group term life and accidental death and 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.

What This Job Offers

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