Corporate Staff Accountant

Encompass Health; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with company match

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Encompass Health Corporation is seeking a Corporate Staff Accountant to support management and regulatory reporting, journal entries, and close processes. You will analyze corporate overhead costs, reconcile ledgers, and prepare ad hoc reports for management and external auditors. The role sits at our Home Office in Birmingham, AL.

You will work with department heads, assist with regulatory and financial reporting, and contribute to Sarbanes-Oxley controls and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration is required.
• 0-4 years of accounting experience is expected.
• Analytical and technical accounting skills are required.
• Microsoft Office proficiency is required.
• Public or healthcare accounting experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Process journal entries and supporting documentation for the monthly close.
• Analyze corporate overhead and general & administrative costs.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts and prepare ad hoc reports.
• Prepare quarterly regulatory reporting packages and MRPs.
• Support internal and external audit requests and SOX compliance.

Skills

Analytical and technical accounting

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Accounting

Tools

PeopleSoft general ledger

Job description

Join us on the heart-warming journey with a team that is a top leader in the rehabilitation industry

Encompass Health is the leader in the inpatient rehabilitation industry, you'll feel the Encompass Health difference as soon as you join. We collaborate and provide high-quality, compassionate, individualized care for our patients, allowing us time to get to know them and help them achieve their goals during their rehabilitation journey.

Position Purpose

The Corporate Staff Accountant assists with a variety of accounting duties related to management (internal) reporting and regulatory (external) reporting for corporate overhead and corporate operating units. This position assists in all phases of the accounting close process, including but not limited to, preparing journal entries, analyzing corporate overhead costs, reconciling general ledger accounts, special projects, and preparing ad hoc reports.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Uploads journal entries from monthly corporate accounting journal; maintains support for entries.
• Identifies issues; uploads adjusting entries related to these issues; maintains support for entries.
• Ensures deadlines are met per monthly close calendar distributed by internal financial reporting.
• Analyze and understand corporate overhead/general & administrative costs.
• Analyze and understand profit & loss statements of corporate operating units.
• Validates accuracy of corporate financial statements (income statement, G&A, balance sheet).
• Understand & accurately reconcile general ledger accounts as assigned.
• Prepares financial reporting packages quarterly for the regulatory (external) reporting group.
• Prepares packages for debt, self-insurance, marketable securities, benefits, corporate, etc.
• Prepare meaningful ad hoc reports/schedules and special projects when requested.
• Prepare financial schedules and/or financial information for management reporting package (MRP).
• Works closely with corporate HQ department heads on accounting issues affecting departmental P&Ls.
• Research & analyze transactions.
• Researches/completes requests from external auditors as requested and with little supervision.
• Researches/completes requests from internal audit/controls as requested and with little supervision.
• Ensure SOX compliance through documentation of journal entries & general ledger account reconciliations.
• This position must sit at our Home Office in Birmingham, AL

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Accounting
• 0-4 years of relevant accounting experience
• Analytical and technical accounting skills required
• Microsoft Office skills required
• Public accounting experience beneficial
• Healthcare accounting experience beneficial
• Partnership accounting experience beneficial
• PeopleSoft general ledger experience beneficial

A little about us

We're confident you'll see the difference the moment you join our team. Working at Encompass Health means working with a growing national inpatient rehabilitation leader. We're proud of our career growth opportunities and how our team members work together for the greater good of our patients. We've been named one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® Award, among others, which is pretty amazing.

Our benefits start day one

• Affordable medical, dental and vision plans for full-time and part-time employees and their families.
• Generous paid time off that accrues over time.
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities.
• Company-matching 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• A community of people who love what they do. Yes, we see that as a benefit.