Staff Accountant

STERLING HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC•Mount Sterling, KY

24d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring the integrity of the organization's accounting and financial reporting processes. This position prepares timely and accurate month-end journal entries, financial statements, and account reconciliations while assisting with year-end close, audits, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. The role supports organizational decision-making by providing reliable financial information and identifying opportunities to improve accounting processes and efficiencies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
3 or more years’ experience in healthcare financial management.
Demonstrates the highest standards of honesty, integrity, and ethical behavior in all financial and business activities. Maintains confidentiality of sensitive financial and organizational information.
Possesses a strong understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting standards, account reconciliation processes, budgeting practices, internal controls, and regulatory compliance requirements. Maintains current knowledge of accounting regulations, industry best practices, and financial management techniques.
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with employees, management, auditors, vendors, and external stakeholders. Demonstrates professionalism, courtesy, tact, and respect in all interactions.
Actively pursues professional growth and development opportunities to enhance accounting knowledge, technical skills, and overall job performance. Seeks feedback and applies lessons learned to improve effectiveness.
Maintains composure and effectiveness while managing competing priorities, meeting deadlines, and responding to changing business needs. Demonstrates perseverance and a positive attitude during periods of high workload or organizational change.
Embraces change and demonstrates the ability to quickly adapt to new systems, processes, priorities, and organizational requirements. Remains open to new ideas and approaches to achieve departmental goals.
Promotes a positive team environment by encouraging cooperation, communication, knowledge sharing, and mutual support. Works collaboratively across departments to achieve organizational objectives.
Effectively plans, organizes, prioritizes, and manages multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines and maintaining quality standards.
Assumes responsibility for achieving high-quality, accurate, timely results. Demonstrates sound judgment, follows through on commitments, and takes ownership of assigned duties and projects.

Responsibilities

Record, review, and verify day-to-day financial transactions, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and credit card activity, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
Prepare and post month-end journal entries and perform timely and accurate balance sheet account reconciliations.
Reconcile revenue, receivable, and related accounts on a monthly basis for Dental, Pharmacy, Vision, and Medical service lines to ensure accurate financial reporting.
Perform monthly cash reconciliations and monitor cash activity to ensure account balances agree with supporting documentation.
Prepare, update, and maintain monthly financial, operational, and productivity dashboards to support management reporting.
Compile, analyze, and distribute monthly encounter and productivity reports for senior leadership.
Assist with the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and supporting schedules.
Support annual financial audits by preparing requested documentation, schedules, reconciliations, and responding to auditor inquiries.
Assist with the development of annual budgets, cash flow forecasts, financial projections, and variance analyses.
Research, recommend, and implement process improvements that enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness of accounting and finance operations.
Ensure compliance with applicable accounting principles, internal controls, organizational policies, and regulatory requirements.
Collaborate with department leaders and other stakeholders to provide financial information and analysis as needed for operational decision-making.
Participate in department, management, and company-wide meetings as required.
Perform other duties, special projects, and responsibilities as assigned.