Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary:

A Senior Accountant is responsible for a variety of accounting and financial functions supporting the Accounting/Finance departments. This role plays a key part in financial reporting, analysis, budgeting, and compliance processes. All tasks require a high degree of confidentiality and accuracy.

Position Responsibilities:
* Perform account analysis and reconciliation for all balance sheet accounts across all entities.
* Complete monthly financial statement close activities in accordance with established closing schedules.
* Analyze financial data to support strategic decision-making, cost reduction, and revenue enhancement.
* Actively participate in and contribute to audits, cost reporting, and tax filings; ensure all audit, cost report, and tax return requirements are completed by established deadlines.
* Participate in the annual fiscal budget process and ongoing financial projections throughout the fiscal year, including:
o Utilizing budget software to create budgets and forecasts
o Providing detailed financial analysis
o Projecting future results
o Converting budget data into the general ledger system
* Collaborate with operations leaders, program directors, and other departments to align financial processes with organizational goals.
* Take the lead in coordinating the accounts payable month-end closing process, including resolving accounting issues and supporting Business Office personnel.
* Maintain and support accounting systems and financial reporting tools.
* Support departments and staff with financial processes, procedures, and inquiries.
* Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Bachelor s degree in Accounting required with a minimum of six (6) years of relevant healthcare accounting experience. Demonstrates strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, along with excellent written and verbal communication abilities and the capacity to exercise sound and logical judgment in a variety of situations. Possesses in-depth knowledge of financial systems, including general ledger, GAAP, financial statement presentation, budgeting, payroll, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. Highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, with expertise in the use of spreadsheets and other software programs to maximize efficiency. Experience with Sage or similar accounting systems preferred. Familiarity with software tools used to identify and analyze quality indicators, measure variables, and highlight financial trends is expected. Experience with AI tools to automate reconciliations, detect anomalies, and generate predictive financial insights is a plus. Demonstrates an understanding of regulations governing the long-term care industry, including Medicare, Medicaid, and HUD.

Benefits:
Promotion opportunities
Flexibility
Education/Learning
Competitive benefit package

What we look for:

Experience: If you've had a job or experience in a position with similar goals and responsibilities, we'd love to connect with you.
Skills: We're looking for individuals that are compassionate, team players, social, trustworthy and service-minded.
Characteristics: We're looking for individuals that are self-motivated, dependable, ethical, and ready to jump in and provide outstanding care and customer service to our residents.

The Company

Our Core Values, better known as We Care is that each and every employee in the organization is held to standards of Wholeheartedness, Excellence, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and being Ethical. Whether you work for HCF or become a resident of HCF, we can promise you one thing; we will treat you like family!