Staff Accountant

St. Josephs Medical Center•Houston, TX

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Staff Accountant applies accounting, record-keeping, and analysis principles to maintain the hospital’s general accounting systems and financial reporting. The role supports the monthly close and external audits; daily cash posting and balancing; monthly bank-account balancing; general-ledger monitoring and analysis; and assigned balance-sheet reconciliations. Additional duties include non-patient accounts receivable billing, contract analysis, coordinating physician payments, and maintaining communication with hospital and System Office personnel. The position supports St. Joseph Medical Center’s mission, vision, and values; follows HIPAA requirements and applicable compliance policies; and promotes patient and employee safety. It also contributes to budgets, audit schedules, special projects, and monthly electronic sales-tax filings. The hospital describes its workplace commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and states that it does not discriminate on protected or other non-job-related grounds.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or another related field.
Two years of accounting experience.
Technical, critical-thinking, and interpersonal skills relevant to the work, including the ability to communicate effectively with physicians, health team members, patients, and families.
Ability to prioritize work and independently carry out duties with minimal supervision.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Computer literacy with Microsoft software and products.

Nice To Haves

Hospital or healthcare accounting experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare journal entries for the monthly close and external audits, ensuring account activity is recorded and adjustments or corrections are made as needed.
Work with the Central Business Office on daily cash posting and the daily cash-balancing report.
Balance bank accounts monthly.
Monitor and analyze routine and non-complex general-ledger accounts; review entries and balances for reasonableness and interpret trends or deviations.
Prepare assigned balance-sheet account reconciliations.
Analyze trend reports, identify significant fluctuations, and explain variances for assigned general-ledger accounts.
Maintain contact with hospital personnel and management, respond to management inquiries, and recommend procedures to address issues or concerns.
Assist with budget preparation and internal and external audit schedules.
Perform special projects using appropriate accounting theory and GAAP.
File and remit the hospital’s monthly sales-tax return electronically.
Handle non-patient accounts receivable billing and contract analysis.
Coordinate physician payments.
Follow HIPAA guidelines designed to prevent or detect unauthorized disclosure of protected health information.
Promote patient and employee safety through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention of medical errors.
Support the compliance program by upholding the Code of Ethics, adhering to and helping enforce relevant policies, and completing compliance education as requested.
Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned.