Senior Accountant in Lawrence, Massachusetts at Merrimack Health

As a Senior Accountant, you will perform advanced-level accounting duties and tasks for Merrimack Health System.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Support and maintain department goals and objectives
• Adhere to and promote a strong internal control environment ensuring compliance with GAAP and Policies.
• Meet deadlines, including tight monthly financial statement close deadlines and audit deadlines
• Collaborates with co-workers, other departments leaders of Merrimack Health, and vendors to further the hospital’s mission and to understand the entities assigned to the accountant
• Prepare, maintain and post journal entries
• Prepare monthly reconciliations and/or supporting schedules for all the general ledger accounts for the entities that are assigned to them
• Will review the Balance Sheet reconciliations monthly with Accounting Manager, Assistant Controller and ACFO/CFO.
• Ownership of designated G/L accounts
• Prepares new G/L accounts requested before opening gets approval from Accounting Manager and Assistant Controller then completes the building within EMR.
• Works with the FPA and ensures they have updated the accounting records in the budgeting system
• Will communicate issues that arise immediately to the Accounting Manager and/or Assistant Controller for quick visibility.
• Works with Assistant Controller and ACFO for forecasting the remainder of a year by entity
• Provide financial analysis and models to management including, but not limited to, variance reporting of the annual operating budget.
• Federal, State, and private Grant accounting and management
• Review budgeted expenses for the entities assigned for month end reviews
• Assist in the review of the general ledger month-end close and presentation of the balance sheet and income statement results
• Assist in the accounting and financial reporting of the Hospitals’ affiliated entities
• Prepares all accruals for all entities assigned
• Ensures 941s and al applicable state taxes are filed and paid timely
• Assist in the preparation or review of various monthly, quarterly and spontaneous reports as asked for by entity
• Assist in the preparation or review of various quarterly and annual tax returns
• Provide documentation to management and/or auditors to support transactions

EDUCATION AND RELATED EXPERIENCE:

Required:
• Bachelor’s degree with concentration or degree in Accounting or Business Management
• 3+ years of Accounting experience

Preferred:
• Healthcare industry accounting experience
• Grant accounting experience