Accountant

Washington County Hospital and Nursing Home; Chatom (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington County Hospital and Nursing Home is seeking an Accountant to manage the financial operations of our facilities, ensuring accurate recording, reporting, and compliance with healthcare financial regulations. You will support budgeting, billing, cost reporting, auditing, and financial analysis.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, with MBA preferred, and experience in hospital accounting.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree with Accounting or Finance concentration.
• MBA is preferred.
• Experience in hospital or nursing home accounting is helpful.
• Knowledge of healthcare reimbursement, budgeting and audits is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required.
• Strong leadership and teamwork skills are essential.
• Self-motivated, flexible, organized, and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, examine, and analyze financial records and statements for healthcare operations according to GAAP/GASB.
• Prepare month-end journal entries and reconcile accounts.
• Drive budget preparation and monitor facility revenues and expenses.
• Own internal and external audits and cost reports, including documentation.
• Analyze and consolidate cost accounting procedures and related reports.
• Maintain and update financial databases and accounting systems.
• Manage finance-based projects.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Leadership

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

MBA (preferred)

Job description

Seeking an Accountant to be responsible for managing the financial operations of our facilities, ensuring accurate recording, reporting, and compliance with healthcare financial regulations. This role supports budgeting, billing, cost reporting, auditing, and financial analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• - Prepare, examine, and analyze financial records, reports, and statements related to healthcare operations according to GAAP/GASB principles.
• -Prepare month end journal entries, reconcile accounts monthly, and various other month end procedures.
• - Drive budget preparation and monitor facilities revenues and expenses.
• - Owner of internal and external audits and cost reports, including preparing necessary documentation, schedules, etc.
• - Analyzes, consolidates and directs all cost accounting procedures together with other statistical and routine reports.
• - Maintain and update financial databases and accounting systems.
• -Responsible for finance-based projects.

Qualifications:

• -Bachelor’s Degree with Accounting or Finance concentration is required. MBA preferred.
• - Experience in hospital or nursing home accounting is preferred.
• - Knowledge of accounting, finance, reimbursement, budgeting, credit and collection as relates to healthcare is preferred.
• - Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required.
• -Strong Leadership & Teamwork Skills required.
• -Must be self-motivated, flexible, organized, and strong attention to detail.

Job Type

Full-time

Additional Information

Position Type : Full Time
Shift : Day

Contact Information

Phyllis Hopkins - Human Resource
Human Resource
14600 St. Stephens Ave
Chatom, AL 36518
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]