Position Summary:

Under the direction of the CEO, this position requires the ability to accurately maintain the general ledger, maintain the chargemaster, prepare journal entries, perform bank reconciliations, and gather records for financial and administrative audits, and all duties assigned to these positions.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures      compliance with Federal, State, Local regulations and guidelines,      generally accepted accounting principles, hospital pay practices and      confidentiality policies. 
• Prepares      and posts journal entries, analyzing account balances for variances,      reconciling various GL accounts, general ledger balances, financial record      and reports, and maintains accounting needs for daily operations. 
• Prepares      information for year-end audits and cost report preparation. Assists with      all audits throughout the year as needed.
• Ensures      data integrity, consistency and accuracy through proper application of      accounting principles. · 
• Maintain      confidentiality of patient and employee information. · 
• Keeps      depreciation schedules, prepaid insurance and prepaid other schedules · 
• Reconciles      bank statements · 
• Assists      with business office staff regarding billing of hospital services. ·      Oversees timely posting of cash receipts. 

· Works at maintaining a good rapport and a cooperative working relationship with departments and staff.

· Shall learn the entire accounts payable process in order to provide appropriate coverage should primary accounts payable personnel not be available.

· Shall learn the accounts receivable posting process and daily deposit process to provide appropriate coverage should primary accounts receivable personnel not be available.

· Perform others duties as assigned and necessary by the CFO.

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  Required and preferred qualifications for the role:

• Bachelors degree in accounting preferred, or equivalent related accounting experience is required.
• Two years of recent bookkeeper/accountant experience required. 
• Payroll and accounts payable experience required. 
• Previous experience in healthcare accounting, billing, and/or HIM preferred. 
• Computer experience with working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word required.
• Good verbal and written communications skills
• Good organization/time management skills
• Good customer service skills
• Strong attention to detail skills
• Mathematical ability at a level necessary to accomplish job
• Ability to quickly analyze billing problems and make appropriate corrections