Staff Accountant

Amsurg • Nashville, TN

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

This entry-level accounting position is responsible for accounting and financial functions for assigned ambulatory surgery centers. The role oversees daily accounting activity, monthly financial reporting, cash management, bank reconciliations, budget analysis, and work paper presentation. It may also involve special projects and financial analysis. The position is remote-centric hybrid: teammates primarily work from home and go to the office two to three times a month. The employee must be able to work onsite when requested and maintain regular, reliable attendance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university.
• Ability to handle multiple simultaneous tasks effectively and efficiently while maintaining a professional, courteous manner.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented and organized.
• High integrity, including the ability to maintain confidential information.
• Ability to exercise good judgment.
• Based on business need, ability to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends as approved in advance.
• Must pass a background check and drug screen.

Nice To Haves

• Public accounting or industry experience.
• Healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary resource for center personnel regarding financial issues.
• Manage cash and maintain the proprietary cash management system for depository bank accounts.
• Manage cash inflows and outflows for assigned surgery centers, including facilitating transfers to appropriate bank accounts.
• Prepare financial statements, including creating general ledger journal entries and preparing and reviewing cash flow statements.
• Analyze month-end financial packages, make appropriate general ledger entries, and report significant variations to management.
• Reconcile fixed asset costs and accumulated depreciation accounts to depreciation schedules.
• Review physical inventory counts, create appropriate general ledger entries, and investigate significant inventory variances.
• Analyze income statement trends and prepare notes for management review of center financial reports.
• Conduct mid-month cash analysis and distribute available cash to partners monthly.
• Reconcile assigned centers’ bank accounts from bank statements to the general ledger, investigate and correct differences, and identify process or control issues involving cash variances.
• Train center personnel on best practices when irregularities are identified.
• Analyze balance sheet accounts monthly and reconcile them as needed.
• Analyze recorded accounts receivable balances monthly and reconcile them as needed.
• Analyze and record center payroll and benefits, and investigate variations in department totals or atypical per-procedure variations.
• Facilitate or assist with payroll and benefit transitions.
• Audit internal documentation regarding legal documents for assigned centers and interpret legal agreements.
• Analyze leases and maintain debt.
• Research and assist with specific center analyses.
• Monitor and implement changes to incorrect practices identified at a center.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance and work onsite when requested.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage.
• Healthcare, dependent care, limited healthcare, transportation, and parking flexible spending accounts, and health savings accounts.
• Matching 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off, with a minimum of 20 and up to 25 days per calendar year depending on position.
• Nine observed holidays.
• Paid family leave.

What This Job Offers

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