Job Description
Job Description
Job Summary:
The Senior Accountant is responsible for managing accounting functions for the organization, ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with federal and state regulations, and adherence to nonprofit accounting standards. This role plays a key part in month-end close, grant accounting, audits, and financial analysis to support organizational sustainability and mission-driven service delivery.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Financial Duties:
- Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP and nonprofit accounting standards.
- Manage month-end and year-end close processes, including journal entries, reconciliations, and accruals.
- Maintain general ledger accuracy and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
- Perform balance sheet and income statement analyses and provide explanations for variances.
- Prepare and review the monthly Medical, Pharmacy and Vision revenue, accounts receivable, and payment transactions, preparing all necessary journal entries in accordance with GAAP.
- Monitor cash flow, bank reconciliations, and revenue recognition.
- Support billing and revenue cycle teams with financial reconciliation as needed.
Budget & Forecasting:
1. Assist in the development of annual departmental and organizational budget
2. Assist with the preparation of cash flow reporting
3. Assist with the preparation of a twelve month rolling forecast and trending analysis.
4. Prepare ad hoc financial reporting as necessary
Audit & HRSA Compliance
1. Assist with the coordination of the annual Single Audit and other regulatory reviews
2. Ensure compliance with Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200), HRSA regulations or requirements, and other healthcare regulations.
3. Assist with Annual UDS Reporting, including but not limited to collection of data, preparation, and review of data prior to submission
4. Maintain internal controls and assist in implementing of any new Accounting Standards.
5. Assist with preparation for HRSA Operational Site Visit (OSV)
6. Assist with grant related reporting
KPI:
1. Assist with and review the collection of daily clinical metrics.
2. Preparation and review of monthly clinical dashboards
3. Assist with the preparation of quarterly provider incentive reports
General Duties:
1. Assist CEO, CFO, and other executive staff with projects as necessary
2. Participate in company functions, i.e., all staff meetings, community events.
3. All other tasks as requested.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting with a minimum of three years of accounting experience.
- Supervisory experience a plus
Credentials and Experience
Required
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:
- Working knowledge of computer, computer systems, and applications.
- Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures on manual and automated systems.
- Ability to work with computer accounting programs, spreadsheets, and applications with special emphasis on Microsoft Office Excel.
- Ability to use cost accounting reports to recommend alternatives for controlling operations.
- Ability to examine documents for accuracy and completeness.
- Ability to prepare records in accordance with detailed instructions.
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly.
Special Requirements
Requires sitting, standing, and walking for extensive periods of time. Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours. Requires frequent exposure to communicable diseases, body fluids, toxic substances, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to a clinic environment. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to work with a moderate noise level in the work environment is required.
The above information is intended to describe the most important aspects of the job. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required in order to perform the work. The health center reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the business need arises. Additionally, this job description is not intended as an employment contract, implied or otherwise, and the Center continues to maintain its status as an at-will employer.
If the essential functions of this position cannot be performed in a satisfactory manner by the employee, reasonable accommodations may be made.