Senior Accountant

Stanford Health Care • Newark, NJ

4d • $42 - $55

About The Position

If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered. Day - 08 Hour (United States of America) This is a Stanford Health Care - University Healthcare Alliance job. A Brief Overview Under general direction, responsible for the more complex activities associated with maintaining general ledger accounts and for developing financial statements and reports. Performs diverse and specialized assignments, in assigned area of expertise, in which analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors. Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. May determine methods and procedures on new assignments and may provide guidance to other lower level personnel. Locations Stanford Health Care - University Healthcare Alliance What you will do Assists in monthly, quarterly and annual period close process, as assigned. Designs, implements and maintains internal controls, reports for financial systems and interfaces. Prepares and/or reviews account reconciliations, cost reports, billings, bank reconciliations and various other financial reports, as assigned. Provides information to auditors and management as needed; prepares audit schedules as necessary. Recommends procedures and implements corrective action wherever indicated in operations, areas out of compliance with hospital policy, internal controls and accounting policies, as assigned. Reviews and/or prepares federal, state and other regulatory reports, ensuring compliance with established guidelines, as assigned. Reviews and/or prepares financial transaction and/or general ledger journal entries and supporting documentation for approved financial transactions journals to ensure their accuracy and takes necessary action to correct any errors. Reviews, maintains, reconciles and updates general ledger accounts, as assigned. University HealthCare Alliance (UHA) is a physician network and medical foundation partnered with Stanford Health Care and Stanford Medicine. UHA was formed with a mission to provide excellent medical care through exceptional access and service in communities around the Bay Area and a vision to heal humanity through science and compassion, one patient at a time. UHA is comprised of three medical groups with over 70 clinic locations and over 350 board-certified care and specialty care providers. We are dedicated to providing the highest standards of clinical excellence in order to ensure access for patients to leading providers, while contributing to Stanford University’s well-respected Stanford Hospital and Clinics’ transformation into a broader and more integrated regional health system. Together, UHA and Stanford are pioneering new ways to practice medicine across multiple locations, using Stanford’s advanced resources to create seamless continuity of care for every patient.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a work-related field/discipline from an accredited college or university
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience
• Ability to analyze and develop solutions to complex problems
• Ability to apply judgment and informed decisions
• Ability to communicate complex concepts in simple form to non-finance users to understand the appropriate use and limits of the information provided
• Ability to communicate effective in written and verbal formats including summarizing data, presenting results
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to manage, organize, prioritize, multi-task and adapt to changing priorities
• Ability to work effectively both as a team player and leader
• Knowledge of computer systems and software used in accounting
• Knowledge of computer systems and software used in functional area
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Knowledge of local, state and federal regulatory requirement related to the functional area
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements for GAAP, tax issues, and financial reporting

Responsibilities

• Assists in monthly, quarterly and annual period close process, as assigned.
• Designs, implements and maintains internal controls, reports for financial systems and interfaces.
• Prepares and/or reviews account reconciliations, cost reports, billings, bank reconciliations and various other financial reports, as assigned.
• Provides information to auditors and management as needed; prepares audit schedules as necessary.
• Recommends procedures and implements corrective action wherever indicated in operations, areas out of compliance with hospital policy, internal controls and accounting policies, as assigned.
• Reviews and/or prepares federal, state and other regulatory reports, ensuring compliance with established guidelines, as assigned.
• Reviews and/or prepares financial transaction and/or general ledger journal entries and supporting documentation for approved financial transactions journals to ensure their accuracy and takes necessary action to correct any errors.
• Reviews, maintains, reconciles and updates general ledger accounts, as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees