Accountant

North Mississippi Health Services; Tupelo (MS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

North Mississippi Health Services is seeking an Accountant to ensure timely and accurate accounting, AR activities, bank reconciliations, and support for budgets. You will work under the Financial Reporting Manager and coordinate with internal/external stakeholders to maintain precise financial data.

This role emphasizes accuracy, organized reporting, and effective communication. The team supports multiple hospitals and clinics and requires strong organizational skills and adaptability in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
• Experience with general ledger, AR, and financial reporting required.
• Ability to prepare monthly/annual statements and assist with budget variance analyses.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries and reconcile ledgers.
• Maintain current reconciliations of balance sheet accounts.
• Prepare income statements, balance sheet, cash flows, and variance analyses.

Skills

Accounting

General Ledger

Financial reporting

Accounts Receivable

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

ERP Software

Job description

Posting Description

We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates' "True North" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.

At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in connecting you to a career that challenges you, engages your mind and inspires you to be the “you” you always wanted to be. We also believe in celebrating everything that makes you uniquely you – your talents, your perspectives and your passions – and connecting you with others to create a supportive and innovative team that aspires and achieves together. Most of all, we believe in helping you leverage and connect your personal passion with a much greater purpose. We’re committed to helping our team of over 7,000 unique individuals discover what connects you to our mission, vision and ultimate “why” – our patients.

With seven hospitals, more than 60 clinics, four long-term care facilities, state-of-the-art women’s and behavioral health facilities and multiple outpatient care centers, we have a variety of career opportunities waiting for you.

JOB SUMMARY

The Accountant at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for facilitating timely and accurate accounting, Accounts Receivable, bank reconciliations. This role operates under the guidance of the Financial Reporting Manager and engages strong organizational and communication skills to ensure accurate and timely transmission of data and bills, assist with budget preparation, generate reports, provide audit support, and interface effectively with internal and external stakeholders to provide organized, efficient, and accurate accounting. The Accountant also remains flexible and adaptable to provide support on Special Projects as needed to promote effective organizational function.

JOB FUNCTIONS

• Prepare and record journal entries and outside system activity not automatically interfaced with the general ledger.
• Primary responsibility for reviewing the general ledger to insure accurate maintenance of the ledger with correct balances.
• Maintain current reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts, including outside A/R systems.
• Primary responsibility for preparing the monthly income statements (current year-to-date and last year-to-date), the balance sheet, statement of cash flows, stats page and budget variance analysis to be presented to hospital management, senior leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Prepares the AR reserve workpapers and calculations to properly record AR reserves for month end balances.
• Prepares the monthly Allowance and Bad Debt Volume/Mix/Rate analysis that provides some insight as to the changes in monthly Net Revenue.

Periodic/Statistical Reporting

• Responsible for collecting data and preparing statistical reports for their assigned companies. This position works with the Decision
• Support dept as well to keep accurate statistical information in the financial packets.
• Assemble data and prepare special periodic reports such as Sales/Use Tax Returns and Bureau of the Census reports and other special periodic reports as assigned by the manager or director.

Subsidiary Records

• Responsible for the maintenance of the major asset register for their assigned companies.

Budget

• Actively participates in the preparation and review of the budget for their assigned companies to assure the timely and satisfactory completion of the budgeting process.

Audit

• Primary responsibility for assisting internal and external auditors by providing accounting documents to enable the audit to be completed in a timely and efficient manner.