Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title: Senior Accountant

Looking to grow your career while making a meaningful impact every day? Join our team.

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, this role plays a key part in driving financial accuracy and insight. You’ll be responsible for supporting daily accounting operations, including preparing and analyzing financial reports and contributing to cost accounting activities. This is a great opportunity to build your expertise in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where your work truly matters.

Just For You:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

• Texas Medical Center location with free parking.

• Education and Career Advancement.

• Career advancement.

Tips to thrive in our culture:

• Embody our Core Values of Commitment, Integrity, and Respect

• Work to actively create experiences that inspire others to save lives, each and every day.

• Embrace doing it right, making connections, and creating desired experiences.

• Comply with all organizational policies and standards, including safety rules, and be willing to report actual and potential violations to the appropriate supervisor or manager.

Essential ResponsibilitiesClosing and Reconciliation Duties (65%)

• Prepare journal entries related to month end close duties.

• Reviews and analyzes assigned general ledger account balances, verifies accuracy, and makes recommendations for changes.

• Maintains and reconciles reports of blood and blood components.

• Prepares monthly bank and balance sheet reconciliations.

• Performs analysis of unusual or exceptional items and makes recommendations for addressing same.

• Prepares monthly activity, executive and department analysis reports.

Financial Duties: 30%

• Prepares annual audit schedules, analyzes discrepancies, and prepares necessary corrective journal entries.

• Assist in the preparation of annual budget.

• Performs financial analysis.

• Reviews Costing of products and services.

Additional Duties (5%)

• Leads the annual Blood Inventory count process.

• Offers direction and support to staff regarding accounting procedures.

• Completes additional responsibilities as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.

Experience

• Three years’ related experience in all areas of accounting.

• Proficiency in ERP systems

• Intermediate or advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency

Travel: None

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

• Must be available to work at least 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week.

• Must be able to work additional hours as necessary, based on business needs and as determined by management.

• Must be available and willing to work such weekends and holidays as determined by supervisor to meet business needs.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to operate a computer and other office machinery and remain in a stationary position. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Employees are required to be familiar with and abide by the team lift requirements as specified in the Safety Program to prevent bodily injury and for the health and safety of others.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Professional office setting. Fast-paced environment that requires strong attention to details and strong analytical skills. Moderate noise levels in a cubicle workspace.

Who We Are:

Since 1975, Gulf Coast Blood has been one of the nation’s largest community blood centers, serving 170 hospitals across 26 counties. Headquartered in Houston, we support the world’s largest medical complex—the Texas Medical Center—while operating 18 donor centers and hosting more than 7,000 mobile blood drives each year. As an FDA-accredited nonprofit, we provide high-quality human cellular material for both scientific and therapeutic use.

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT

Gulf Coast Blood is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants for positions are considered without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, military status, protected veteran status, disability status, genetic testing results, or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable law, statute, regulation or Executive Order.