Sr. Accountant

Catholic Health•Village of Rockville Centre, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The General Accounting team is seeking a motivated, self-starting individual with experience in accounting to perform assigned accounting functions, complete assigned reports and provide accurate and timely information for review by the Assistant Director and Director. General Accounting is part of the Corporate Finance team, which handles the centralized accounting function for all of Catholic Health (CH), which includes six hospitals, three nursing homes, continuing care facilities, physician practices, foundations and corporate and shared services. Our team of accountants work closely with the other members of the Finance team, both within the department and at the aforementioned facilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree with a major in Accounting required
3-5 years accounting experience required (healthcare preferred).
PC and strong Excel knowledge mandatory.
Excellent communication and organization skills
Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
Ability to manage to deadlines and changing priorities
Willingness to learn and ability to think creatively to come up with solutions

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Lawson and Essbase a plus.
Supervisory or training experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Analysis of significant expense accounts and calculation/estimation of various accruals for assigned facilities
Prepare monthly journal entries for various balance sheet and expense accounts.
Preparation of monthly variance analysis of balance sheet and income/expense accounts.
Preparation of monthly and quarterly account reconciliations/workpapers.
Review of staff accountant’s work products, including bank reconciliations, other account reconciliations, and monthly journal entries.
Preparation of annual audit schedules and supporting documentation for annual tax returns.
May assist in preparation of schedules for the monthly financial statements and other ad hoc requests for special projects or new initiatives.