Senior Accountant

Atlantic Health System•Morristown, NJ

12h

About The Position

Support the AHS finance department in post award accounting and reporting compliance for federal, state, and local grants that fund operations or capital and industry sponsored research clinical trials for all sites on internal operational reporting and external funding agency award terms and conditions.

Responsibilities

Responsible to manage accurate and timely reporting through the general ledger for revenues and expenses for government grants and clinical trials across all hospital sites within month-end financial close deadlines.
Maintain an understanding of Uniform Guidance, GAAP, GAAS, and internal policies, to support grantees with training, technical assistance, and financial reporting from application to post-award.
Review project team prepared agency expenditure reports to verify accurate documentation prior to financial official sign off, to facilitate timely filing to agency for reimbursement.
Maintain active grant workpaper files, reporting schedules, and records of agency invoicing, payments, and receivables; follow up on outstanding receivables to improve cash flow.
Coordinate and prepare schedule of expenditures for annual grant compliance audits; serve as liaison and point of contact with the funded project team, auditors and funding agencies for audit and financial monitoring visits.
Support management in financial statement preparation for grant and financial audits and required regulatory filings and compliance requirements.
Support financial reporting for the Atlantic Center for Research (ACR), including deposit reconciliation and distribution to operations.
Monitor issuance of new fund accounts for grants and clinical trials contracts; perform account analysis, journal entries, and month-end close according to established deadlines.
Contribute to financial process improvements, system evaluations, and assist in projects and data analysis using Excel tools.
Assist peers and management on projects as assigned

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
Life & AD&D Insurance.
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
PTO & Paid Sick Leave
Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
Backup and On-Site Childcare
Well-Being Rewards
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance