Staff Accountant(Healthcare setting)

TITLE: STAFF ACCOUNTANT (Healthcare-Hospital setting) LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio Are you considering a career change?

Looking for a smaller community(25K population), that offers a low cost of living(18% lower than US average) and plenty of activities in the area but is within an hour of a large city.

If so, an opportunity to work with an integrated health care system based in east central Ohio is looking for someone to join their team.

The system is a not-for-profit and has over 300 physicians and multiple outpatient care centers throughout the area.

The system is the largest provider in a six county region and a primary referral center.

It offers a higher level of service than what is typically found in a community of its size including open-heart surgery, trauma care, a Level II neonatal intermediate care unit, neurosurgery and comprehensive cancer services.

SUMMARY: Analyzes, reconciles, records, and reports financial information for Genesis HealthCare System in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Provides adequate controls to safeguard the System’s assets and aids management’s decision-making analysis.

RESPONSIBILITIES: -Prepares/distributes financial statements and related management reports for GHS and partner companies in a timely manner.

-Reconciles bank statements to the cashbook file and the general ledger detail, posts adjusting entries accordingly on a monthly basis.

-Collects and analyzes all relevant revenue/accounts receivable information from various reporting systems and posts appropriate journal entries monthly.

-Maintains all supporting documentation in a neat and orderly manner.

-Reviews financial data, considering both historical and present circumstances, for logical explanation of variances.

-Reviews the accounts payable account analysis reports for posting discrepancies and makes correcting entries to the general ledger.

-Maintains recurring journal entries and posts to the general ledger accordingly.

-Inputs the annual operating budgets into the general ledger.

-Prepares state sales tax reports and completes check requests as necessary.

-Collects and analyzes capital requests, purchase orders and vendor invoices to document capital purchases within the fixed asset system monthly.

-Reviews the capital-in-progress (CIP) accounts monthly and ensures timely capitalization of these assets.

-Documents capital disposals within the fixed asset system as necessary.

-Processes and posts depreciation expense and other fixed asset related entries monthly.

-Reconciles the fixed asset register to the general ledger at least quarterly.

-Invoices the Genesis HealthCare Foundation and outside parties for reimbursable capital and operating expenses monthly.

-Reviews and posts all payroll journal entries and reconciles related expenses and liability accounts as necessary.

-Submits federal payroll tax payments electronically and prepares forms 941 “Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return” quarterly.

-Calculates workers compensation premiums and posts to the general ledger monthly, prepares corresponding wage reports biannually.

-Calculates federal/state unemployment expense/liability, posts to the general ledger monthly, prepares corresponding forms quarterly.

-Prepares check requests for distribution of all payroll liabilities as necessary.

-Calculates state and city tax withholdings monthly and prepares reconciliation annually.

-Calculates the affiliate employee health and life insurance premiums and posts to the general ledger monthly.

-Prepares and distributes FTE/Salary Summary, Overtime and Hours Worked reports monthly.

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.

Knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP).

Strong mathematical and analytic skills.

Attention to detail and ability to write in order to explain or describe complex information.

Demonstrates appropriate problem-solving skills to accomplish work assignment.

Ability to comprehend and apply complex material such as financial reports, policies, etc.

ADDITIONAL INFO: Position reports to Accounting Director.

Position is full time and at this time will be working remotely until COVID is under control and then they will be required to be onsite full time.

The hospital will offer a range between $46K-62K depending on experience and a great benefit package.

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