Senior Accountant - Rye Brook, NY

Sonic Healthcare USA•Rye Brook, NY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Accountant provides management with timely, critical financial information by preparing monthly financial statements and departmental variance analyses by general ledger account, including month-over-month and year-over-year comparisons. The role requires knowledge of GAAP, particularly as applied to healthcare, revenue recognition, contractual adjustment and bad debt allowance estimates, and accrual accounting. The Senior Accountant communicates financial results to management, contributes to departmental and company procedures, and manages accounting projects and other responsibilities as needed. The position is based in Rye Brook, New York, with a hybrid-onsite work arrangement, Monday through Friday, for 40 hours per week. It is full-time and benefit eligible.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
Knowledge of GAAP.

Responsibilities

Coordinate month-end close and review processes for two locations.
Perform month-end close procedures and prepare monthly financial statements, journal entries, account reconciliations, and analysis of results.
Use database reporting to streamline monthly closing and prepare departmental variance analyses by general ledger account, including month-over-month and year-over-year comparisons.
Estimate revenue, contractual reserves, and bad debt in accordance with GAAP, and evaluate accounts receivable.
Forecast, reconcile, and record payroll and benefit entries.
Monitor cash and treasury balances.
Evaluate corporate insurance options and monitor costs.
Identify and implement process improvements to streamline accounting processes.
Maintain internal controls for accounting procedures and coordinate with Accounts Payable and Receivable teams.
Support the annual external audit, including preparing audit schedules and responding to auditor questions and requests.
Work with department heads to generate, record, and maintain accrual balances.
Work with department managers to ensure protocols are followed, expenses are properly managed, and established budgets are adhered to.
Maintain purchase and lease contracts and develop prepaid expense schedules.
Maintain a real-time fixed asset schedule covering location, depreciation, ownership or lease status, financing schedules, and maintenance agreements.
Work with the Financial Analyst and Director of Purchasing on cost-reduction projects, understand cost drivers, and monitor planned savings against actual results.
Update the annual cost-allocation methodology.
Prepare tax reporting and related work papers.
Contribute to developing and monitoring departmental and company financial and accounting procedures for manager and senior management review and approval.