Senior Accountant, Accounting, 40 Hours, Days - Heywood Hospital

Hours: 40 Hours, Days, Monday - Friday

Essential Functions

• Maintains a thorough understanding of Meditech (including B/AR,GL, Payroll, AP) and maintains the Meditech General Ledger dictionaries for Heywood, HMG and Realty.
• Maintains analysis of various balance sheet and income statement accounts that enable verification of the accuracy of the accounts.
• Ensures that all revenue and expenses have been recorded in the proper month as well as provide explanation of variances.
• Maintains General Ledger compiled reports to ensure accuracy before being released to internal customers.
• Keeps the Controller informed on the status of assigned tasks so that he/she is aware of significant or unusual problems.
• Keeps the Controller informed of recurring problems after attempts to resolve.
• Keeps the Controller informed of recurring problems after attempts to resolve.
• Reconciles the Heywood Hosp. operating cash account between the bank and the amounts posted by Patient Accounts to ensure all activity is properly posted, and communicates with Patient Accounts regarding errors in cash postings to ensure that they are corrected.
• Delegates duties and reviews tasks of Accounts Payable, and General Accounting personnel ensuring that all tasks are completed correctly and on time.
• Reviews accounts of the Hospital, Heywood Medical Group and Realty Corporation to ensure the accuracy of balances and totals.
• Adapts to changing workflow by allocating personnel as appropriate.
• Maintains the competency level necessary to provide adequate coverage in each subordinate’s position.
• Provides coverage as necessary for the Hospital Payroll Coordinator and Accounts Payable Clerk.
• Monitors the workflow of employees and makes decisions or suggestions to improve completion of assignments.
• Trains employees in unique and routine job related issues.
• Coordinates financial audits and ensures that works schedules are completed within the set audit time frame.
• Acts as a departmental liaison for internal and external customers to provide necessary information in an appropriate manner.
• Assists in preparation of Budgets.

Statement of Other Duties

This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

Functional Demands

Physical Requirements

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands).

Organizational Expectations

Behavioral Attributes

The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation, concern for order, flexibility, initiative, self-confidence, customer service oriented, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork, analytical thinking and information seeking.

Job Requirements

Minimum Education

• BS or BA with major in Accounting is required.

Minimum Work Experience

• 3-4 years in Hospital Accounting is necessary. 
• A minimum of 2 years supervisory experience is also required. 
• Emphasis on General Ledger and Accounts Payable.

Required Skills

• Must be versatile, having the ability to complete most accounting functions. 
• Must have a fairly high level of telephone and face to face verbal and listening skills in order to communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, managers and outside agencies