Senior Accountant

Work Shift Day Work Day(s) Monday-Friday Shift Start Time 8:00 AM Shift End Time 5:00 PM Worker Sub-Type Regular Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s. Job Description Maintains effective and efficient financial records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Reconciles and analyzes complex consolidated, entity, service line, and department financial records. Maintains accounting records for significant entity or focus area. Works closely with Corporate Finance leadership, campus leadership, and Financial Operations Managers and Analysts to monitor actual financial performance compared to budget. Helps prepare and review financial reports for internal and external audiences (e.g., Executive Team, Finance Committee, and Board of Trustees). Experience 5 years of experience in corporate accounting or finance, or 2.5 years of experience in public accounting. May substitute required experience with CPA or Master’s degree; count for 1 year total. Preferred Qualifications Certified Public Accountant Experience in public accounting Master’s degree in Business Administration, Master’s of Accountancy or Master’s in Accounting Education Bachelor's degree in Accounting Certification Summary No professional certifications required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles. Able to assume responsibility for accounting records of significant entity or focus area. Strong organizational, analytical, research, and problem-solving skills. Demonstrated attention to detail with focus on goals and objectives. Proven ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information. Able to work in a team environment, collaborating and communicating with staff across all levels. Capable of working independently, without constant supervision. Proven ability to prioritize/complete tasks and manage multiple assignments/deadlines. Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills. Proficient in computerized accounting systems and Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Job Responsibilities Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes for significant entity or focus area. Record period-end and corrects journal entries. Reconcile interfaces into general ledger, including accounts payable, payroll, revenue, project activities, and system allocations. Prepare financial reports in varying formats utilizing multiple data sources. Help generate monthly financial packages to distribute to Finance department management, senior leaders, internal partners, board, and board sub-committees. Complete account reconciliations, budget variance, and other financial statement analyses. Act as finance connection for assigned cost centers and/or entities to help operational managers understand Finance department reports, policies, and processes that may address facility-level variances, results of operations, reclassifications, or other journal entries as well as issues and recommends opportunities for improvement. Prepare audit work papers for year-end financial audit, involving compliance, regulatory and other assigned audits (e.g., A-133 and benefit plan). Utilize customer service approach to fulfill job duties and support additional assignments (e.g., research of technical accounting guidelines and investigation of transaction details). Assist supervisor and other leaders by helping resolve issues. Identify opportunities to improve processes. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law. Primary Location Address 1575 Northeast Expy NE Job Family Accounting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children’s offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Children’s has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country. Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. #J-18808-Ljbffr 10 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.