Accountant

I.General Purpose of the Job The Accountant will collect, interpret, and report financial data to help support the finance and administrative team in developing agency-wide decisions and strategies. II.Essential Duties & Responsibilities Gather, organize, and interpret financial data from all sources and ensure accurate cost reporting. Identifies variances and business gap areas which require senior management’s attention. Assists with maintain and updating the general ledger. Devotes time to risk management activities as related to accounts receivable andcompliance activities. Prepare financial reports with reliable conclusions which management can use to implement more effective operational strategies, including but not limited to variance and reimbursement rate analyses Assists in developing forecasting models for revenue and expenditures. Assist in all monthly accounting processes. Creates and writes financial reports to help streamline processes while assuring real-time reporting. Assists in identifying business improvements initiatives. Other duties as assigned. III.Supervisory Responsibilities None IV. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. V.Education and/or Experience Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Science, or Business Administration. Advance knowledge of accounting platforms such as: Great Plains, FundEZ, Quickbooks, etc. Experience with Accounting and B.I. packages such as Great Plains, Solomon, Quickbooks,Cognos, etc. Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in finance and/or accounting in a healthcare environment. A28 clinic/FQHC, healthcare network, or hospital setting experience strongly preferred. Experience with cost reporting, such as Medicaid and/or Medicare preferred. VI.Necessary Skills & Abilities Language Skills Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual should have intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office software and Accounting software including but not limited to Excel, PowerPoint, B.I. software, Outlook, Word, etc.. VII.Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employeeto successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may bemade to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands andfingers, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit.The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop,kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. VIII.Travel This job may require minimal travel between clinic sites and/or business travel depending uponscheduling needs. IX.Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employeeencounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations maybe made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderately loud. Limited exposure risk to Bloodborne Pathogens (Category 3). #J-18808-Ljbffr