Box Butte General Hospital
Full job description
Title: Accountant
Reporting Relationship: Controller or CFO
General Summary of Responsibilities: Assists the Finance Department with assigned projects. These projects include (but are not limited to): maintaining the general ledger, financial and statistical reporting, and budgeting and audit preparation. Demonstrate knowledge of accounting principles and how to apply them in specific situations while adhering to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and supporting the systems of internal control.
Essential Job Functions:
- Assist with monthly and yearly close processes and monthly financial statement preparations including the routine reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and selected income statement accounts.
- Oversee the distribution of monthly reports including financial statements, department responsibility reports, and department pay and benefit reports.
- Work directly with the Payroll Accounting Assistant during bi-weekly payroll processing. Learn all aspects of payroll and become proficient in processing payroll.
- Prepare payroll journal entries for upload to the general ledger system.
- Review and assist with the monthly bank reconciliation of bank accounts and revenue posting.
- Review and assist with monthly sales tax reports for the hospital, including payment to the state.
- Ensure that all payroll deposits and reports are submitted timely and accurately.
- Ensure the daily banking of cash and checks. Provide oversight over cash drawers, vault cash, change machines and petty cash to ensure the integrity of this highly vulnerable asset.
- Provide guidance and/or assistance to distribute the monthly reports including financial statements and department responsibility reports.
- Assist with monitoring and analyzing monthly operating results against budget.
- Assists with Annual Budgets
- Complete audit assignments, ensuring tasks are completed on schedule.
- Continue to increase knowledge of healthcare accounting, financial and revenue cycle issues by reviewing journals and periodicals and attending appropriate in-services and workshops.
- Provide guidance and/or assistance to the Accountant II (Junior Accountant), including serving as their back-up, if needed.
- Prepare the annual Foundation Tax Return.
- Work with the Chief Financial Officer to coordinate audit assignments with Finance Department staff and ensure tasks are completed on schedule.
- Attend Monthly Finance Committee Meetings
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- Perform monthly reconciliation of bank accounts.
- Prepare the invoicing and collection of miscellaneous receipts.
- Review the daily accounts payable entries including the appropriateness of expenditures, the classification of expenditures, and the accuracy of data entry including timeliness and appropriate cut-off.
- Assist with maintaining of property inventory records including year-end inventory counts and cash drawer audits.
- Assist Finance Department in monthly and yearly close processes and monthly financial statement preparations including the routine reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and selected income statement accounts.
- Prepare the annual 1099 forms and submit them timely and accurately.
- Assist in the preparation of annual budgets.
- Complete audit assignments, ensuring tasks are completed on schedule.
- Continue to increase knowledge of healthcare accounting, financial and revenue cycle issues by reviewing journals and periodicals and attending appropriate in-services and workshops.
- Calculate and prepare monthly sales tax reports for the hospital including payment to the state.
- Provide guidance and/or assistance to the AP/MM clerks when needed, including serving as their back-up, if needed.
- Attentive to the charge implications of new departments, new services, or re-engineered services.
- Work directly with the Accounts Payable Staff. Learn all aspects of accounts payable and become proficient in processing weekly batches.
- Prepare expense, assets, and accounts payable journal entries for upload to the general ledger system.
- Provide guidance and/or assistance to the Accounting I (Staff Accountant) when needed, including serving as their back-up, if needed.
- Assist with monitoring and analyzing monthly operating results against budget.
- Prepare the Foundation’s quarterly financial statements.
or
- Maintain the daily updating of the cash journal and monitor cash requirements versus availability.
- Daily banking of cash and checks. Assist in maintaining cash drawers, vault cash, and petty cash to ensure the integrity of this highly vulnerable asset.
- Perform monthly reconciliation of CD’s and Investment accounts.
- Prepare the invoicing and collection of miscellaneous receipts.
- Review the daily accounts payable entries including G/L coding, appropriateness of expenditures, the classification of expenditures, and the accuracy of data entry including timeliness and appropriate cut-off.
- Assist with maintaining of property inventory records including year-end inventory counts and cash drawer audits.
- Assist in monthly and yearly close processes and monthly financial statement preparations including the routine reconciliation of significant balance sheet accounts and selected income statement accounts.
- Create and distribute the monthly statistical reports.
- Assist with monitoring and analyzing monthly operating results against budget.
- Assist in the preparation of annual budgets.
- Complete audit assignments, ensuring tasks are completed on schedule.
- Continue to increase knowledge of healthcare accounting, financial and revenue cycle issues by reviewing journals and periodicals and attending appropriate in-service and workshops.
- Provide guidance and/or assistance to the AP/MM clerks when needed, including serving as their back-up, if needed.
- Reviews and studies all charge information relative to billing requirements.
- Attends workshops and seminars to maintain a high level of knowledge and capabilities; specifically focused on coding regulations for Modifiers, HCPCS, CPT-4, APC’s and Revenue codes.
- Assist Revenue Cycle Analyst with Charge Master Descriptions and Calculations.
- Prepare G/L coding for expense and capital requests
Other Job Functions:
- Perform technical functions of the department, as necessary.
- Attend mandatory in-service, training sessions and meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications:
Education:
Required: Bachelor of Science/Arts in Business with Accounting concentration;
Licenses:
Required: Valid Driver’s License
Experience:
Required: Excellent keyboarding skills and proficiency with Outlook, Internet Explorer, Word, Excel and Power Point. A comprehensive knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Proficiency with a variety of inter-related IT systems, including: general ledger, payroll, and accounts payable
Preferred: Excellent keyboarding skills and proficiency with Outlook, Internet Explorer, Word, Excel and Power Point. A comprehensive knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Experience in all aspects of financial statement preparations and a key player in organization audit activities. Proficiency with a variety of inter-related IT systems, including: general ledger, payroll, and accounts payable. An overview knowledge of hospital and clinic billing and accounts receivable systems. A minimum of five years of experience as a senior level accountant or financial analyst in any industry with demonstrated leadership abilities.
Upon hire must provide copy of Immunization Record and disclose your current influenza immunization
All offers of employment are subject to a Background check and drug screen.
EOE