Accounting Manager - Clinic Team

Clinic Accounting Team Position

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The Clinic Accounting team is responsible for all accounting functions for the adult hospital group, including contractual model management, net revenue accuracy, and expense oversight.

Financial Operations Management:

• Oversee the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate completion of all accounting activities.
• Manage general ledger accounts, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• Ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Review and approve financial transactions, ensuring proper coding and documentation.
• Specialty Area Oversight (as assigned):

Revenue Accounting Focus:

• Manage revenue recognition processes, accounts receivable analysis, contractual adjustments, third-party payer reconciliations, and grant-related receivables.

Expense Accounting Focus:

• Oversee accounts payable, fixed asset accounting, inventory valuation, and detailed expense analysis to support cost control initiatives.

Clinic Accounting Focus:

• Manage financial operations specific to clinics, including patient billing interfaces, clinic-specific revenue and expense tracking, and performance reporting for individual clinic sites.

Reporting and Analysis:

• Prepare and analyze financial statements, management reports, and ad-hoc financial analyses to support decision-making.
• Monitor financial performance against budget and prior periods, identifying variances and providing explanations.
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts.

Team Leadership and Development:

• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of accounting staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide ongoing feedback and training.
• Delegate tasks effectively and manage workload distribution.

Process Improvement and Systems:

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies within the accounting function.
• Participate in the implementation and optimization of financial systems and software.
• Develop and maintain strong internal controls to safeguard assets and ensure data accuracy.

Audit Support:

• Coordinate and support internal and external audit activities, providing necessary documentation and explanations.

Experience Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience, with 2 years in a supervisory or management role preferred.
• Prior experience in a healthcare system or hospital environment is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience with general ledger, financial reporting, and month-end close processes.

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent is required.
• Master's degree or CPA certification preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting requirements.
• Proficiency with financial accounting software and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems (e.g., Workday).
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, complex formulas).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Strong leadership, communication (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Work Shift:

Days (United States of America)

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Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary.

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• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

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LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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