Staff Accountant

Kennedy Krieger Institute • Baltimore, MD

14d

About The Position

The Staff Accountant performs monthly accounting and financial close responsibilities, including recording financial transactions and journal entries and reconciling balance sheet accounts. The role ensures assigned journal entries are recorded and monthly reporting and reconciliations are completed accurately and within deadlines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or accounting.
• At least one year of experience working in a general accounting department or public accounting.

Responsibilities

• Process non-patient cash receipts daily, researching and identifying appropriate General Ledger coding.
• Process daily credit card transactions while ensuring confidential information is handled properly.
• Prepare and enter assigned monthly journal entries, including balance sheet, revenue and expense, and net asset transactions.
• Update and reconcile assigned balance sheet account reconciliations across asset, liability, and net asset accounts.
• Enter fixed assets accurately into the Lawson Asset Management system monthly.
• Assist the Senior Accountant with non-patient accounts receivable activities, including posting, reconciling payments, monthly analysis, and recommendations for adjustments.
• Assist with monthly accounting schedules by obtaining information from reports and performing accurate data entry.
• Assist the Manager, Accounting and Senior Accountant with ad hoc general accounting and administrative tasks as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level