Senior Accountant

Carolina Meadows Careers • Chapel Hill, NC

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About The Position

Carolina Meadows, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is one of the nation's foremost continuing-care retirement communities. Our mission is to enrich and improve the lives of residents and those connected to our community. We do this by continuously striving to be the best place to live and work.
Carolina Meadows, a continuing care retirement community in Chapel Hill NC is searching for a vital finance and accounting position which will position the community through upcoming personnel transitions the result of planned retirements.
The Senior Accountant, who will become an integral part of the finance team may provide an opportunity for this person to assume responsibility for the Director Position at the point that the director position becomes available.
Position Summary – Senior Accountant
Reporting to the Director of Finance and Accounting, this position is primarily responsible for accounting functions and internal accounting control for Carolina Meadows, Inc. and three related companies as delegated by the Director of Finance and the Chief Financial Officer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Accounting required.
• Minimum of three (3) years of related accounting experience is required, including experience in an accounting department setting, with payroll, accounts payable and billing/collections knowledge, preferred.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Detail-oriented coupled with strong analytical, documentation and reconciliation skills.
• Excellent communication and people skills with the ability to develop collaborative relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service excellence.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite with advanced Excel skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in public accounting (audit) a plus.
• Experience with senior living and/or non-profit accounting preferred.
• Experience with senior living software systems MatrixCare a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, analysis, reporting, and general business support for financial processes.
• Assists the Director with financial closing procedures for month and quarter closings.
• Works collaboratively with internal customers (including Leadership as well as the Executive Team) to properly analyze and interpret financial results.
• Works closely with the Payroll Specialist and serves as a back up for the payroll function for three companies.
• Accounting and Report for Fixed Assets.
• Physician Practice accounting and reporting.
• Financial statement and general ledger compilation and analysis.
• Assists the CFO and the Director with annual audit support.
• Shares cross training and process improvement responsibilities with the Director for: Accounts Payable, Billing/Accounts Receivable, and Payroll.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees